Triste
Ana Caram Lyrics


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Triste é viver na solidão
Na dor cruel de uma paixão
Triste é saber que ninguém pode viver de ilusão
Que nunca vai ser, nunca vai dar
O sonhador tem que acordar

Sua beleza é um avião
Demais pr'um pobre coração
Que pára pra te ver passar




Só pra me maltratar
Triste é viver na solidão

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Ana Caram's song Triste convey a sense of deep melancholy and heartache. The singer laments the pain of living in solitude, of dreaming of a love that can never be realized. The lyrics are especially poignant because they describe something that is universal, and that many people can relate to. The pain of being alone, of unrequited love, of longing for connection and companionship.


The opening lines of the song, "Triste é viver na solidão / Na dor cruel de uma paixão" (Sad is to live in solitude / In the cruel pain of passion), set the tone for the rest of the lyrics. The singer laments being trapped in a world of unfulfilled dreams, where nothing ever goes according to plan. She wishes for someone to love, but knows that it will never come true.


The song comes to a painful conclusion in the final lines: "Que nunca vai ser, nunca vai dar / O sonhador tem que acordar" (That it will never be, it will never work / The dreamer has to wake up). The singer comes to the realization that her dreams of love can never be realized, and that she must face the harsh reality of her life.


Line by Line Meaning

Triste é viver na solidão
It is sad to live in loneliness


Na dor cruel de uma paixão
In the cruel pain of a passion


Triste é saber que ninguém pode viver de ilusão
It is sad to know that nobody can live on illusions


Que nunca vai ser, nunca vai dar
That it will never be, never give


O sonhador tem que acordar
The dreamer has to wake up


Sua beleza é um avião
Your beauty is a plane


Demais pr'um pobre coração
Too much for a poor heart


Que pára pra te ver passar
That stops to watch you pass by


Só pra me maltratar
Just to mistreat me




Writer(s): Antonio Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel, Romero Lubambo

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