Smile - O Bebado e o Equilibrista

7 Apr 2020 · 2 min

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The piece is a short, multilingual lyrical dialogue between two speakers that encourages the listener to keep smiling despite pain, longing, and hardship. Speaker A opens with Portuguese verses urging a smile when sorrow and emptiness press, then shifts to Italian, urging the listener to let the smile appear on their face and questioning the purpose of tears. Speaker B responds in English, reinforcing the message to smile even when the heart aches, and adds a Spanish line urging never to stop dreaming and to greet life with love. The dialogue returns to Portuguese, where Speaker A likens hope to a tightrope walker, emphasizing that the show of every artist must go on. The overall tone is poetic, hopeful, and supportive, blending cultural references (the Brazilian song "O Bebado e o Equilibrista") and multilingual expression to convey a universal message of resilience and optimism.

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Sorri quando a dor te torturar e a saudade atormentar os teus dias tristonhos, vazios. Sorri quando tudo terminar, quando nada mais restar do teu sonho encantador. Ormai luce questo riso che si apre sul tuo viso. Anche se sei triste tanto vedrai che ora puoi ritrovarlo, incanto smile. A che serve il pianto? La gioia vedrai, ritroverai se sorriderai.
Smile, though your heart is aching, even though it's breaking. When there are clouds in the sky, you get by and smile. Nunca dejes de soñar, y mañana al despertar, ver la vida con amor. Sonrie,
sorri. A esperança é equilibrista. Sabe que o show de todo artista tem que continuar, tem que continuar. Tem que continuar.