Um Bouquê Para Uma Rosa
Alceu Valença Lyrics


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Mandei fazer um
Bouquet pra minha
Amada
Mas sendo ele de
Bolina disfarçada
Com o brilho da
Estrela matutina
Adeus, menina, linda
Flor da madrugada
A rosa vermelha é
Meu bem querer
A rosa vermelha e




Branca hei de amar
Até morrer

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Alceu Valença's song Um Bouquê Para Uma Rosa captures the sentiment of a lover who has gotten a bouquet made for his beloved. However, he is disappointed to find that the bouquet is made of fake flowers. He describes the bouquet as being made of "bolina disfarçada," which means "disguised dust," thus signifying that the flowers are made of some cheap material that has been dyed to look like real flowers. Despite this disappointment, he expresses his love for his "menina, linda flor da madrugada" (beautiful girl, flower of the dawn).


The last two lines of the song are particularly interesting as they convey the depth of his love. He says that the red rose is his heart's desire, but he will also love the white rose until his dying days. This sentiment speaks to the idea that true love transcends the physical attributes of the beloved and endures through all the ups and downs of life.


Line by Line Meaning

Mandei fazer um
I had a bouquet made


Bouquet pra minha
A bouquet for my


Amada
Beloved


Mas sendo ele de
But it being made of


Bolina disfarçada
Disguised paper


Com o brilho da
With the shine of


Estrela matutina
Morning star


Adeus, menina, linda
Farewell, my beautiful girl


Flor da madrugada
Flower of the dawn


A rosa vermelha é
The red rose is


Meu bem querer
My beloved


A rosa vermelha e
The red rose and


Branca hei de amar
White, I will love until death


Até morrer
Until I die




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