Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

fados

English translation:

fados (don't translate)

Added to glossary by Rachel Fell
Sep 20, 2005 11:41
18 yrs ago
Spanish term

fados

Spanish to English Other Other
The same book on Portugal!

Con Portugal tenemos que ser sensibles, apreciar y comprender, al menos un poco, a Pessoa, la atmósfera
melancólica de sus tabernas al ritmo de fados maravillosos y ese ambiente lisboeta de ultramar.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +6 fados (don't translate)
4 +2 fados
4 +2 fados(see below)
5 fados

Discussion

Lydia Tilt (X) (asker) Sep 22, 2005:
Thanks to all for your help

Proposed translations

+6
3 mins
Selected

fados (don't translate)

the song/music form
leave in italics -

Fado...Fados! by Fernanda Maria. ... Fados! (1989) | Show All Albums. Summary;
Downloads & Streams · Similar Albums · Reviews ...
www.mp3.com/albums/77057/summary.html

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-09-20 11:48:15 GMT)
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... from the body of over 200 traditional fados which artists such as Katia
regularly update ... Music: for all the latest happenings in the world of music ...
www.bbc.co.uk/music/world/reviews/katia_nas.shtml

There are even three songs in Spanish, all of which she manages to imbue with
... ‘Singing fados is like praying for our sins’ is one key line from this ...
www.unionsquaremusic.co.uk/titlev4.php?ALBUM_ID=715&LABEL_I...
Peer comment(s):

agree moken : :O)
4 mins
Thank you, Alvaro!
agree Ines Cas (X) : Yes, don't translate it. But you might need to explain what it is.
16 mins
Thank you - yes, maybe, briefly, though as this is a book on Portugal it's probably explained elsewhere in the text
agree franglish : seems we all answered at the same time!
25 mins
Indeed, thank you!
agree maryel
1 hr
Thanks, Maryel!
agree Muriel Vasconcellos
7 hrs
Thank you, Muriel!
agree Michele Fauble
10 hrs
Thank you Michele!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much Rachel!"
+2
4 mins

fados

Hi Lydia,

A type of Portuguese song/music. I think it's left unchanged.

Good luck!

Álvaro :O) :O)

BBC - Music Interview - Mariza - [ Traduzca esta página ]
So when I sing fados she used to sing, it's with all my respect. What I am doing
is just singing what I like. It's irresistible for me not to sing what she ...
www.bbc.co.uk/music/world/interviews/int_mariza.shtml - 29k - En caché - Páginas similares

Art - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... side (and they were normally difficult and mistrustful of colored artists)
was to sing fados and other traditional Portuguese music with a semba flavor. ...
www.angola.org/culture/taag/lourdesvandunem.html - 14k - En caché - Páginas similares

Syntorama : Artists : MARIZA - [ Traduzca esta página ]
But when one night , the producer and musician Jorge Fernando heard her sing
fados , he was so impressed that he immediately suggested to make a record . ...
www.syntorama.com/eng/artists/mariza/ - 20k - En caché - Páginas similares

[PDF] INDICE
Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versión en HTML
musician Jorge Fernando heard her sing fados , he was so impressed that he.
immediately suggested to make a record . At first she was not sure, ...
www.syntorama.com/biografias/ biografias_syntorama_eng.pdf - Páginas similares

Peer comment(s):

agree Muriel Vasconcellos
7 hrs
Thanks Muriel! :O) :O)
agree Michele Fauble
10 hrs
Thank you Michele! :O) :O)
Something went wrong...
5 mins

fados

a style of song particular to Portugal
Something went wrong...
+2
9 mins

fados(see below)

fados are mournful slow tempo love songs/ballass sung by fadistas in the style of a serenade in restaurants,clubs which have lost and unrequited love as their subject matter,therefore best left in original portuguese.!
Peer comment(s):

agree Muriel Vasconcellos
7 hrs
obrigado!
agree Michele Fauble
10 hrs
obrigado
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