Lusitana paixão was the Portuguese entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 in Rome performed by Dulce Pontes. The song is a ballad, with Dulce singing about the fado music of her native country. She sings that on the surface, this is a style of very sad music, with a focus on "longing" and "love from the past". As the song develops, though, she explains that this is a style of song which is perfect for her feelings, in that it "doesn't make me regret".
It was performed 12th, following Ireland and preceding Denmark. At the close of voting, it finished in 8th place with 62 points.
Lyrics[]
Fado, chorar a tristeza bem
Fado, adormecer com a dor
Mmm... fado, só quando a saudade vem
Arrancar do meu passado um grande amor
Mas não condeno essa paixão
Essa mágoa nas palavras
Que a guitarra vai gemendo também
Eu não, eu não pedirei perdão
Quando gozar o pecado
E voltar a dar de mim
Porque eu quero ser feliz
E a desdita não se diz
Não quero o que o fado quer dizer
Fado, soluçar recordações
Fado, reviver uma tal dor
Fado, só quando a saudade vem
Arrancar do meu passado um grande amor
Mas não condeno essa paixão
Essa mágoa nas palavras
Que a guitarra vai gemendo também
Eu não, eu não pedirei perdão
Quando gozar o pecado
E voltar a dar de mim
Eu sei desse lado que há em nós
Cheio de alma Lusitana
Como a lenda da Severa
Porque eu quero ser feliz
E a desdita não se diz
O fado não me faz arrepender
Fado, crying the sadness a lot
Fado, falling asleep with the pain
Mmm... fado, just when the longing comes
Pulling a great love back from my past
But I don't condemn that passion
That sorrow in the words
The guitar is also crying
I won't, I won't ask for forgiveness
When I enjoy sinning
And become myself once again
Because I want to be happy
And the misfortune is silent
I don't want what fado is all about
Fado, sobbing memories
Fado, reviving the pain
Fado, only when the longing comes
Pulling a great love back from my past
But I don't condemn that passion
That sorrow in the words
The guitar is also crying
I won't, I won't ask for forgiveness
When I enjoy sinning
And become myself once again
I know that side we have
Filled with Lusitanian soul
As in the legend of Severa
Because I want to be happy
And misfortune is silent
Fado doesn't make me regret
Eurovision Song Contest 1991 | |||
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Participants | |||
Baby Doll • Stefán & Eyfi • Georgina & Paul Giordimaina • Sophia Vossou • Sandra Simó • Thomas Forstner • Sarah Bray • Carola • Amina • İzel, Reyhan & Can • Kim Jackson • Dulce Pontes • Anders Frandsen • Just 4 Fun • Duo Datz • Kaija Kärkinen • Atlantis 2000 • Clouseau • Sergio Dalma • Samantha Janus • Elena Patroklou • Peppino di Capri | |||
Songs | |||
Brazil • Draumur um Nínu • Could It Be • I anixi • Canzone per te • Venedig im Regen • Un baiser volé • Fångad av en stormvind • Le dernier qui a parlé... • İki Dakika • Could It Be That I'm In Love • Lusitana paixão • Lige der hvor hjertet slår • Mrs. Thompson • Kan • Hullu yö • Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben • Geef het op • Bailar pegados • A Message To Your Heart • SOS • Comme è ddoce 'o mare |
Trivia[]
- "Fado" is a type of sad Portuguese folk song.