Beijo Roubado
Cesária Évora Lyrics


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Dizem que o beijo roubado
Embora seja de amor
É crime na terra, no céu é pecado
Mas o homem criminoso e pecador...

Para mim, está tudo errado
Beijo roubado tem mais calor
Quantos beijos eu ganhei do meu amor,
Eu não contei, nem ele contou

Mas nem um beijo
Foi mais beijo
Que o primeiro beijo
Que eu fingi negar, ele roubou.





Para mim, está tudo errado
Beijo roubado tem mais calor.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Cesária Évora's song "Beijo Roubado" speak to the paradoxical nature of a stolen kiss. The first two lines suggest that stealing a kiss, despite being an act of love, is a crime on earth and a sin in heaven. However, the song continues to assert that a stolen kiss is actually more powerful and meaningful than a freely given one. The singer asserts that she has received countless stolen kisses from her lover, and the intimacy of those moments cannot be measured. The final lines of the song suggest that the first time her lover stole a kiss from her was the most memorable and impactful.


It seems that the song is playing with the idea of the forbidden and the taboo. In some cultures, stealing a kiss is seen as a sign of affection and affectionate cunning. The song speaks to the power and intimacy of that moment, even if society condemns such behavior. Furthermore, the song may be suggesting that love itself is a form of rebellion, and that it is the moments of stolen intimacy that define its power and value.


Line by Line Meaning

Dizem que o beijo roubado
There is a saying that a stolen kiss...


Embora seja de amor
...although it may be out of love...


É crime na terra, no céu é pecado
...is considered a crime on earth but a sin in heaven...


Mas o homem criminoso e pecador...
...yet man is inherently a sinner and criminal...


Para mim, está tudo errado
...but for me, that's all wrong...


Beijo roubado tem mais calor
...a stolen kiss is more passionate...


Quantos beijos eu ganhei do meu amor,
...how many kisses I received from my love...


Eu não contei, nem ele contou
...I didn't count, neither did he...


Mas nem um beijo
...yet, not a single kiss...


Foi mais beijo
...was as much a kiss...


Que o primeiro beijo
...as the first kiss...


Que eu fingi negar, ele roubou.
...that I pretended to refuse, but he stole anyway.


Para mim, está tudo errado
...for me, that's all wrong...


Beijo roubado tem mais calor.
...a stolen kiss is more passionate.




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Julio Fernando San Martín

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