On June 10, 1984, he was awarded posthumously Commander of the Order of Infante D. Henrique by former President of the Portuguese Republic, General Ramalho Eanes.
Louco
Alfredo Marceneiro Lyrics
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P'ra que te amasse melhor
Mas amaste-me tão pouco
Que eu fiquei louco de amor
Mas amaste-me tão pouco
Que eu fiquei louco de amor
Assim arrasto a loucura
Perguntando a toda a gente
Um louco também a sente
Se do amor, a tontura
Um louco também a sente
E se quiseres amar
Esta loucura mulher
Dá-me apenas um olhar
Que me faça endoidecer
Dá-me apenas um olhar
Que me faça endoidecer
Dá-me um olhar mesmo triste
Pois só nesta condição
Dá-me um olhar mesmo triste
Pois só nesta condição
Dou-te a loucura que existe
Dentro do meu coração
Dou-te a loucura que existe
Dentro do meu coração
O lenço que me ofertaste
Tinha um coração no meio
Quando ao nosso amor faltaste
Eu fui-me ao lenço e rasguei-o
Quando ao nosso amor faltaste
Eu fui-me ao lenço e rasguei-o
The lyrics to Alfredo Marceneiro's song "Louco" tell the story of a man who was asked to become crazy in order to love the woman he desired better. Despite his efforts, she loved him very little and caused the man to become mad with love. He questions others if they too feel the same dizziness of love that he does, and he offers the woman his madness, asking her only for a look to make him even crazier. The final stanza speaks about a handkerchief given to him by the woman, which had a heart in the middle. When she failed to love him, he took the handkerchief and ripped it apart.
The song seems to speak to the idea that love can drive individuals to madness or craziness, as the man in the song is driven to insanity due to his unreciprocated love. The idea that love can overwhelm and overpower someone to the point where they are considered crazy is a common theme in literature and music.
Overall, the song seems to express the pain of loving someone who does not return the same level of love, causing one to feel isolated and alone in their love-induced madness.
Line by Line Meaning
Quiseste que eu fosse louco
You wanted me to be crazy
P'ra que te amasse melhor
So that I could love you better
Mas amaste-me tão pouco
But you loved me so little
Que eu fiquei louco de amor
That I went crazy for love
Assim arrasto a loucura
So I carry this madness
Perguntando a toda a gente
Asking everyone
Se do amor, a tontura
If the dizziness of love
Um louco também a sente
Is also felt by crazies
E se quiseres amar
And if you want to love
Esta loucura mulher
This madness, woman
Dá-me apenas um olhar
Give me just one look
Que me faça endoidecer
That will drive me crazy
Dá-me um olhar mesmo triste
Give me even a sad look
Pois só nesta condição
Because only in this condition
Dou-te a loucura que existe
Will I give you the madness that exists
Dentro do meu coração
Inside my heart
O lenço que me ofertaste
The handkerchief you gave me
Tinha um coração no meio
Had a heart in the middle
Quando ao nosso amor faltaste
When you failed our love
Eu fui-me ao lenço e rasguei-o
I went to the handkerchief and tore it
Writer(s): Wilson Baptista, Henrique de Almeida
Contributed by Parker V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.