why did you betray me so

One of the most interesting things out in record last week in PT was A Naifa's second album "3 segundos antes da maré encher" - "3 seconds before the tide comes in".

This is a project by João Aguardela, Maria Antónia Mendes, e Luís Varatojo that mixes fado with electronica with poetry - electro-fado? The lyrics are poems by new and unknown authors (at least I've never heard of them) who write about life's banalities and tragedies taken for granted.

The promo video for "Monotone" can be seen here.

As it had happened on their previous album here we can also find a poem by one of the most interesting contemporary Portuguese authors, Adília Lopes, on the last song of the album "Porque me traíste tanto" - "Why did you betray me so".

Porque tenho eu frieiras
se nunca tiro as luvas?
porque tenho eu arranhões
se os meus gatos são meigos?
como dizia uma pobre rapariga
que era criada e mal sabia ler
também eu vou dizer
coração partido
pé dormente
vou para a cama
que estou doente
porque me traíste tanto
se os meus gatos são meigos?
porque me atraíste tanto
se nunca tiro as luvas?

Why do I have chilblains
if I never take off my gloves?
why do I have scratches
if my cats are gentle?
as a poor girl who was a maid
and could hardly read once said
I too will say
broken heart
sleeping foot
because I’m sick
I go to bed
why did you betray me so
if my cats are gentle?
why did you attract me so
if I never take off my gloves?