O Que Tinha De Ser
Elis Regina & Antonio Carlos Jobim Lyrics
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Encontrar-te me fez criança
Porque já eras meu, sem eu saber sequer
Porque és o meu homem, e eu tua mulher
Porque tu me chegaste
Sem me dizer que vinhas
E tuas mãos foram minhas com calma
Porque foste em minh'alma como um amanhecer
The lyrics of Tom Jobim's song O Que Tinha de Ser, as interpreted by Elis Regina, speaks about the serendipitous meeting of two people who were fated to be together. The singer of the song highlights that the man she met was her last hope in life, and finding him made her feel like a child again. She goes on to describe how he was already hers before she knew it, and how they have now become each other's - him as her man and her as his woman.
The singer of the song reflects on how the man arrived in her life without giving prior notice, and how his hands became hers calmly. She then speaks about how he came into her life like a sunrise, brightening up her soul. The last line of the song culminates in the significance of the man coming into her life, as he was everything that had to be - he was the one she was meant to be with.
Line by Line Meaning
Porque foste na vida a última esperança
You were my last hope in life.
Encontrar-te me fez criança
Finding you made me feel like a child again.
Porque já eras meu, sem eu saber sequer
You were mine even before I knew it.
Porque és o meu homem, e eu tua mulher
You are my man, and I am your woman.
Porque tu me chegaste
Because you came to me.
Sem me dizer que vinhas
Without telling me you were coming.
E tuas mãos foram minhas com calma
And your hands became mine calmly.
Porque foste em minh'alma como um amanhecer
Because you were like a sunrise in my soul.
Porque foste o que tinha de ser
Because you were what had to be.
Lyrics © VM ENTERPRISES INC, CORCOVADO MUSIC CORPORATION, Tratore
Written by: Marcus Vinicius Da Cruz De M. Moraes, Antonio Carlos Brasileiro De A Jobim
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