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A special gift for Davi
His name in his grandfather's handwriting
A letra do avô
Grandfather's Handwriting
Classical-style
Strings and piano behind a clear, unhurried voice - closer to an art song than a pop song.
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OriginalTranslation
Davi teu nome está escritoDavi your name is writtenNa letra do teu avôIn your grandfather's handNuma folha de cadernoOn a page from a notebookQue ele guardou no armárioThat he kept in the cupboardA tinta já está fracaThe ink has already fadedMas o traço continuaBut the stroke is still thereEle escreveu antes de tiHe wrote it before you existedNuma noite de setembroOn a night in SeptemberRepetiu o nome três vezesHe repeated the name three timesPra ver se ficava bomTo see whether it looked rightNão contou para ninguémHe did not tell anybodySó deixou o papel láHe just left the paper thereDavi teu nome ficouDavi your name stayedNa letra de outra mãoIn another hand's writingDavi teu nome ficouDavi your name stayedE agora é da tua vezAnd now it is your turnUm dia vais escreverOne day you will writeO teu nome com firmezaYour own name firmlyEm papéis e em contratosOn papers and on contractsEm cartas e em cadernosOn letters and in notebooksMas o primeiro DaviBut the very first DaviFoi escrito por eleWas written by himDavi teu nome ficouDavi your name stayedNa letra de outra mãoIn another hand's writingDavi teu nome ficouDavi your name stayedE agora é da tua vezAnd now it is your turn
Classical-style
Portuguese
The story behind this song
His grandfather writes his name out slowly in careful, old-fashioned handwriting, the same hand that once wrote his own father's.
Why this moment matters
A name written out by an older hand carries a kind of weight that a printed one never quite manages.