Insensatez
Antonio Carlos Jobim w. Frank Sinatra Lyrics
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I must have seemed
When she told me that she loved me
How unmoved and cold
I must have seemed
When she told me so sincerely
Why, she must have asked
What was I to say
What can you say when a love affair is over
Now she's gone away
And I'm alone with the memory of her last look
Vague and drawn and sad
I see it still
All her heartbreak in that last look
Ah, porque você foi falso assim, assim tão desalmado
What was I to do?
What can one do when a love affair is over?
The song Insensatez, also known as How Insensitive, is a melancholy ballad that reflects on the aftermath of a love affair that has ended. The lyrics dwell on the moment when the singer is told by his lover that she loves him, and his reaction, which he realizes in hindsight was cold and unemotional. The repetition of the phrase "How insensitive I must have seemed" emphasizes the regret and self-blame that the singer feels. He laments that he did not react differently in that moment, but he is also resigned to the fact that the love affair is over and there is nothing he can do to change it.
The lyrics are full of vivid imagery, particularly in the description of the lover's last look, which is "vague and drawn and sad." The use of the Portuguese phrase "Ah, porque você foi falso assim, assim tão desalmado" adds to the melancholic tone of the song and emphasizes the international influence of the music. The song's melody is haunting and beautiful, with a subtle bossa nova rhythm that perfectly complements the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
How insensitive
I must have been completely indifferent
I must have seemed
I appeared to be
When she told me that she loved me
When she expressed her love for me
How unmoved and cold
I must have been unemotional and unfeeling
I must have seemed
I appeared to be
When she told me so sincerely
When she earnestly expressed her feelings
Why, she must have asked
She probably wondered
Did I just turn and stare in icy silence
Did I respond by looking coldly and without emotion
What was I to say
What could I possibly say
What can you say when a love affair is over
What words are there when a romantic relationship has ended
Now she's gone away
Now that she has left
And I'm alone with the memory of her last look
And I am by myself with the recollection of her final gaze
Vague and drawn and sad
Indistinct and showing strain and sorrow
I see it still
I can still picture it in my mind
All her heartbreak in that last look
All of her anguish was conveyed in that final expression
Ah, porque você foi falso assim, assim tão desalmado
Oh, how false and heartless you were
What was I to do?
What action could I have taken
What can one do when a love affair is over?
What options are there when a romantic relationship has come to an end
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Antonio Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel, Vinicius De Moraes
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Alan Felipe
A insensatez que você fez
Coração mais sem cuidado
Fez chorar de dor
O meu amor
Um amor tão delicado
Ah, porque você foi fraco assim?
Assim tão desalmado
Ah, meu coração quem nunca amou
Não merece ser amado
Vai meu coração ouve a razão
Usa só sinceridade
Quem semeia vento, diz a razão
Colhe sempre tempestade
Vai, meu coração pede perdão
Perdão apaixonado
Vai porque quem não
Pede perdão
Não é nunca perdoado
Andre Nyc
Since I looked up the lyrics translated (anyone has a better translation pls share
The foolishness you did
heart more careless
Made me cry in pain
My love
a love so delicate
Ah, why were you so weak?
so heartless
Oh, my heart that never loved
doesn't deserve to be loved
Go my heart listen to reason
Just use sincerity
Who sows wind, tells reason
always reap storm
Go, my heart asks for forgiveness
passionate forgiveness
Go because who doesn't
ask for forgiveness
is never forgiven
Baila Nova
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RetroRockdriques Rock
Can you please sing and perform " the song photograph or also known as fotographia
Roberto Naif
My 9 month old grandson loves to watch you and hear you on the tube! Thank you for sharing your talent and helping with babysitting! 😊
Cristina Linda
A música brasileira e de uma profundidade tão imensa que provoca algo misturado como saudades (palavra única brasileira), amor , vontade de tudo e de nada , parabéns pelo trabalho
Violet
La música brasileira, tiene una elegancia única y transmite mucha paz
Richard Aulin
Wow, I really have to say - through out the years I have followed your interpretations of the fantastic Bossa Nova/Jobim song book, this one is by far the best I’ve heard! How you have enhanced over time! Delighted! Outstanding!
Baila Nova
Very nice to hear Richard :) Thank you! ❤️
Dave Smith
Echo ... I thought the same, and wondered if it was true or just me. Conclusion: this is one of their best! Beautiful. Takes my imagination to a Brazil on an overcast day. I rarely like a song enough to listen to it twice in a row ....
Eveline Fujita
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Justwantahover
I build speakers that sound different, more spacial, by having the med driver not quite in the box (but very nearly). This is my favourite test track! On my channel. Chears big ears.