Translation of the song Crítica da razão pura artist Ana Moura
Crítica da razão pura
Criticism of Pure Reason
//Porque quiseste dar nome
Why did you want to name
Ao gesto que não se diz//
The gesture that is not said
Ao jeito de ser feliz
By way of being happy
Porque quiseste dar nome?
Why do you want to name it?
//De que te vale saber
What is it worth for you to know
De que é feita uma paixão //
Of what passion is made
As estradas de um coração
The ways of a heart
De que te vale saber?
What is it worth for you to know?
//Porque quiseste pensar
Why did you want to think
Aquilo que apenas se sente//
What is just felt
O que é alma luz e gente
That it is the soul light and human
Porque quiseste pensar?
Why did you want to think?
//Diz onde está a razão
Say where is the reason?
Daquilo que não tem juízo//
Of that which lacks judgement
Que junta o choro e o riso
That joins the crying and the laughter
Diz onde está a razão?
Say where is the reason
//Porque quiseste entender
Why did you want to understand
O fogo que fomos nós?//
The fire that we were?
//Meu amor, se estamos sós
My love, if we are alone
Foi porque quiseste extender//
It was because you wanted to prolong it.