Eliana Printes, one of the phenomenons of Brazilian popular music in the la… Read Full Bio ↴Eliana Printes, one of the phenomenons of Brazilian popular music in the late '90s, started in music at 13, singing at local bars in Manaus, Amazonas. Joining the band Transcendental, she had her compositions performed for the first time. Printes reached the finals of the TV contest "A Mais Bela Voz do Brasil" (Brazil's Most Beautiful Voice) on Show Sem Limite, and performed together with the composers Beto Guedes and Cláudio Nucci; before recording her first CD, Eliana Printes (1994), which was nominated by the Sharp Awards as the revelation MPB of the year (1995). In 1998, she participated in the Novo Canto project, at Rádio JB FM. Later in that year, her third CD, O Próximo Beijo, had two songs which received good airplay, "Sobre o Tempo" and "Você e Eu" (which reached the top charts), compelling her to move to Rio de Janeiro. In 2001, Printes was invited by TV Globo to record a song especially for the soap opera Porto dos Milagres, which was written by Ivan Lins and Ronaldo Monteiro de Souza. ~ Alvaro Nede

Você E Eu
Eliana Printes Lyrics

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Podem me chamar e me pedir e me rogar
E podem mesmo falar mal
Ficar de mal que não faz mal

Podem preparar milhões de festas ao luar
Que eu não vou ir, melhor nem pedir
Eu não vou ir,não quero ir
E também podem me entregar

Até sorrir, até chorar
E podem mesmo imaginar o que melhor lhes parecer
Podem espalhar que eu estou cansado de viver

E que é uma pena para quem me conheceu
Eu sou mais você e eu

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Eliana Printes's song "Você e Eu" speak about the singer's desire to distance herself from the outside world and focus solely on the relationship between her and her partner. She states that people can call, ask, beg, or talk badly about her, and it won't affect her. She is not interested in attending any parties at night, or conforming to other people's expectations. She goes on to say that people can imagine whatever they want about her, even that she is tired of living, but the truth is that she is nothing without her partner.

The lyrics are a testament to the strength of the bond between two people in love. The singer is saying that she would rather ignore the world and focus solely on her love for her partner. The outside world has nothing to offer her, and she treasures her relationship with her partner more than anything. She chooses to remain secluded from society, just so that she can be with her partner. The song is a celebration of love, and how it can transcend all boundaries and obstacles.

Line by Line Meaning

Podem me chamar e me pedir e me rogar
People can call me, ask me and beg me

E podem mesmo falar mal
And they can even speak ill of me

Ficar de mal que não faz mal
Holding a grudge doesn't harm me

Podem preparar milhões de festas ao luar
They can prepare millions of moonlit parties

Que eu não vou ir, melhor nem pedir
But I won't go, it's better not to ask

Eu não vou ir, não quero ir
I won't go, I don't want to

E também podem me entregar
And they can even hand me

Até sorrir, até chorar
Even smiling, even crying

E podem mesmo imaginar o que melhor lhes parecer
And they can even imagine whatever seems best to them

Podem espalhar que eu estou cansado de viver
They can spread the rumor that I'm tired of living

E que é uma pena para quem me conheceu
And that it's a pity for those who knew me