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O fado é uma queixa e nós temos muita razão de nos queixarmos... vida fora.
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The speaker describes fado as an expression of complaint, rooted in the many difficulties people face “all through life.” The words suggest that singing this way is not pointless: life provides plenty of reasons to voice sorrow, frustration, or hardship.
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