Triste
Elis Regina & Antonio Carlos Jobim Lyrics

Elis Regina's song "Triste" is a melancholic composition that speaks about the detrimental effects of living in solitude and the pain that is inflicted by the unrequited desire for affection. The lyrics bring forth the feeling of sadness as the singer highlights the cruel pain of a love that is not reciprocated. The sorrowful feeling is captured in the lines "triste é viver na solidão, na dor cruel de uma paixão," which translate to "sad is living in loneliness, in the cruel pain of passion." The singer laments that it is sad to know that one cannot live in illusion, that one cannot deceive oneself into believing that love would come just by wishing for it. The line, "Que nunca vai ser, nunca vai dar," which means "it will never be, it will never work," serves as a reminder that one has to eventually face reality and wake up from the dream-like state.

The lyrics also make reference to the singer's admiration for someone who she finds stunningly beautiful, someone who is beyond the reach of her love. The line, "Tua beleza é um avião, demais prum pobre coração," which translates to "your beauty is like an airplane, too much for a poor heart," shows that the singer feels inferior when compared to the object of her affection. The person's beauty is so exceptional that it appears unattainable to her. The singer admits that she stops to look at this person whenever they pass by, but it only hurts her more. The lines "só pra me maltratar, triste é viver na solidão," which mean "just to hurt me, sad is living in loneliness," depict the emotional pain that the singer feels.