Na Mesma Rua
Joana Amendoeira Lyrics


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Solta a areia, conta o tempo
Num punhado saberás
Tanta quanta água ao vento
Num minuto se desfaz

Dança de roda quebrada
Por mãos molhadas de choro
Pode mesmo não ser nada
Não saberes aonde eu moro

Quanta estrada por pisar
Que anda daqui para ali
Não a posso atravessar
Por não estares ao pé de mim

Podes crer, eu vou guardar
O segredo de ser tua




Se algum dia me encontrar
Contigo, na mesma rua

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Joana Amendoeira's song "Na Mesma Rua" convey a sense of nostalgia and longing for someone who is no longer physically present. The opening lines "Solta a areia, conta o tempo / Num punhado saberás / Tanta quanta água ao vento / Num minuto se desfaz" suggest the ephemeral nature of time and memory, as if the singer is grasping at fleeting memories of the person they miss. The line "Dança de roda quebrada / Por mãos molhadas de choro" evokes a sense of pain and sadness, as though the singer has been crying and remembering the lost connection with this person. The next line, "Pode mesmo não ser nada / Não saberes aonde eu moro" suggests that the singer may have lost touch with this person entirely, and that their memories and longing may be one-sided.


The final stanza of the song reveals the depth of the singer's feelings: "Quanta estrada por pisar / Que anda daqui para ali / Não a posso atravessar / Por não estares ao pé de mim / Podes crer, eu vou guardar / O segredo de ser tua / Se algum dia me encontrar / Contigo, na mesma rua." The singer reflects on the roads they have traveled and the distance between them and the person they miss. The line "Não a posso atravessar / Por não estares ao pé de mim" is particularly poignant, suggesting that the singer is unable to move forward without this person, even if they can't be physically present. The final lines reveal the singer's hope that they may one day encounter this person again, and that they will still hold the secret of their love for them.


Overall, "Na Mesma Rua" is a beautiful and bittersweet song that speaks to the universal experience of longing for someone who is no longer part of your life.


Line by Line Meaning

Solta a areia, conta o tempo
Let the sand run through your fingers, count the time


Num punhado saberás
In a handful you'll know


Tanta quanta água ao vento
As much as water in the wind


Num minuto se desfaz
It disappears in a minute


Dança de roda quebrada
Broken circle dance


Por mãos molhadas de choro
By hands wet with tears


Pode mesmo não ser nada
It may really be nothing


Não saberes aonde eu moro
You not knowing where I live


Quanta estrada por pisar
So many roads to walk


Que anda daqui para ali
Going from here to there


Não a posso atravessar
I cannot cross it


Por não estares ao pé de mim
Because you are not beside me


Podes crer, eu vou guardar
You can believe, I will keep


O segredo de ser tua
The secret of being yours


Se algum dia me encontrar
If someday I meet you


Contigo, na mesma rua
With you, on the same street




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Diego Fernandes Gomes

Eu amo uma joaninha portuguesa.

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