DJ Patife is a prominent Brazilian drum and bass DJ. He had contact with th… Read Full Bio ↴DJ Patife is a prominent Brazilian drum and bass DJ. He had contact with the drum and bass scene through friend DJ Marky while working in a record store. DJ Patife's first gig was at São Paulo's Arena Music Hall. In 1997, he travelled to Europe with Marky. There, he accompanied Roni Size in the delivery of the Mercury Prize. With crescent popularity, Patife released his first album in 2000, Sounds of Drum'n'bass. The album was praised by England magazines Muzik and MixMag, resulting in an invitation to release the album in that country. In 2000, Patife, Marky, and the Drumagick duo played for 5,000 people in São Paulo. Patife's remix for Max de Castro's "Pra Você Lembrar" was a hit in the Londoner dance tracks and was included in the main England dance magazines' playlists. Three of Patife's songs were included in the compilation Brazil EP, released in England by V Recordings. In 2000, he participated in Otto's double-CD Changez Tout - "Samba Pra Burro Dissecado" and in Fernanda Porto's album. Patife played in the 2001 version of the Rock in Rio festival. Also in 2001, he performed in the U.S., Scotland, London, and Amsterdam.

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Que pena
DJ Patife Lyrics

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Ela já não gosta mais de mim
Mas eu gosto dela mesmo assim
Que pena, que pena
Ela já não é mais a minha pequena
Que pena, que pena

Pois não é fácil recuperar
Um grande amor perdido

Pois ela era uma rosa
Ela era uma rosa
As outras eram manjericão
As outras eram manjericão
Ela era uma rosa
Ela era uma rosa
Que mandava no meu coração
Coração, coração

Ela já não gosta mais de mim
Mas eu gosto dela mesmo assim
Que pena, que pena
Ela já não é mais a minha pequena
Que pena, que pena

Mas eu não vou chorar
Eu vou é cantar
Pois a vida continua
Pois a vida continua
E eu não ficar sozinho
No meio da rua, no meio da rua
Esperando que alguém me dê a mão
Me dê a mão
A mão

Ela já não gosta mais de mim
Mas eu gosto dela mesmo assim
Que pena, que pena
Ela já não é mais a minha pequena
Que pena, que pena
Ela já não é mais a minha pequena
Que pena, que pena
Ela já não é mais a minha pequena
Que pena, que pena
Ela já não gosta mais de mim
Mas eu gosto dela mesmo assim

Que pena, que pena
Que pena, que pena

Overall Meaning

The song "Que Pena" by DJ Patife is a lament of lost love. The singer admits that the woman he loved no longer returns his affections, but he still loves her nonetheless. He expresses his sadness at the fact that she is no longer his "pequena," or his little one. He recognizes that it is not easy to recover a lost love, especially one as precious and unique as hers.

The metaphor of a rose represents the woman's beauty and uniqueness. She stood out from the rest, who were like commonplace basil. The rose commanded the singer's heart and affection, which suggests that the love he had for her was genuine and deep. The fact that she no longer loves him is a poignant realization that he has to come to terms with. However, the singer chooses to remain optimistic and not wallow in his sorrow. He vows to continue living, singing, and not remaining alone on the street, waiting for someone to take his hand.

Line by Line Meaning

Ela já não gosta mais de mim
She doesn't love me anymore

Mas eu gosto dela mesmo assim
But I still love her

Que pena, que pena
What a shame, what a shame

Ela já não é mais a minha pequena
She's not my little one anymore

Pois não é fácil recuperar
It's not easy to recover

Um grande amor perdido
A lost great love

Pois ela era uma rosa
Because she was a rose

As outras eram manjericão
The others were basil

Ela era uma rosa
She was a rose

Que mandava no meu coração
That commanded my heart

Coração, coração
Heart, heart