Samurai
Djavan/Ivan Lins Lyrics
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Quanto querer
Cabe em meu coração
Ai
Me faz sofrer
Faz que me mata
E se não mata, fere
Vai
Na casa da paixão
Sai
Quando bem quer
Traz uma praga
E me afaga a pele
Crescei, luar
Pra iluminar as trevas
Fundas da paixão
Eu quis lutar
Contra o poder do amor
Caí nos pés do vencedor
Para ser o serviçal
Do samurai
Mas eu to' tão feliz
Dizem que o amor atrai
Ai
Quanto querer
Cabe em meu coração
Ai
Me faz sofrer
Faz que me mata
E se não mata, fere
Vai
Sem me dizer
Na casa da paixão
Sai
Quando bem quer
Traz uma praga
E me afaga a pele
Crescei, luar
Pra iluminar as trevas
Fundas da paixão
Eu quis lutar
Contra o poder do amor
Caí nos pés do vencedor
Para ser o serviçal
Do samurai
Mas eu to' tão feliz
Dizem que o amor atrai
The song "Samurai" by Djavan/Ivan Lins is about wanting someone so much that it hurts. The first verse is about the intense desire the singer feels for their lover, but also the pain and suffering that comes along with it. They feel like they are being hurt, but cannot let go of this person. The second verse is about the power of love, and how it can consume someone against their will. The singer has tried to fight against the power of love, but ultimately falls victim to it and becomes a servant to their lover.
The chorus is a call for the moon to shine brighter and illuminate the depths of this passion. The singer describes themselves as a samurai or warrior, but one who has been defeated by love. Despite the suffering, the singer still feels happy to be with their lover. The song ends with the idea that love is magnetic and pulls people towards it, even if it means getting hurt in the process.
Line by Line Meaning
Ai
Expressing a deep emotional feeling of distress
Quanto querer
The intensity of love and desire
Cabe em meu coração
The amount of love and desire is overwhelming
Me faz sofrer
Love brings pain and anguish
Faz que me mata
Love can be deadly and dangerous
E se não mata, fere
If love does not kill, it wounds
Vai
Love goes away without saying why
Sem me dizer
Love does not communicate its departure
Na casa da paixão
Love resides in the house of passion
Sai
Love leaves unexpectedly
Quando bem quer
Love comes and goes as it pleases
Traz uma praga
Love brings a curse
E me afaga a pele
Love touches the skin with tenderness
Crescei, luar
Moon, grow brighter
Pra iluminar as trevas
To shine light on the darkness
Fundas da paixão
The deep passion that exists
Eu quis lutar
I wanted to fight
Contra o poder do amor
Against the power of love
Caí nos pés do vencedor
I fell at the feet of the conqueror
Para ser o serviçal
To become a servant
De um samurai
To serve a samurai
Mas eu ti' tão feliz!
But I am so happy!
Dizem que o amor
They say that love
Atrai
Attracts
Lyrics © Green Records Music Publishing Group, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Djavan Caetano Viana
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