Tropicana
Lucy Alves Lyrics

Lucy Alves's song Tropicana is a beautiful celebration of tropical fruits and the pleasures of savoring them. The song's opening lines, "Da Manga rosa, quero gosto e sumo, Melão maduro, sapoti, juá, Jaboticaba, teu olhar noturno, Beijo travoso de umbu cajá" (Pink mango, I want its taste and juice, Ripe melon, sapote, juá, Jaboticaba, your nocturnal gaze, Sour kiss of umbu cajá), create a sort of sensory feast, invoking the delicious flavors and textures of these fruits. The lyrics go on to describe the smooth skin and sweet and juicy flesh of caju (cashew), the honey-like saliva and honey of uruçu (native Brazilian bees), and the overall ephemeral nature of tropical fruits, saying "Linda morena, fruta de vez temporana" (Beautiful dark-skinned woman, fruit of the temporary season).

The refrain, "Morena Tropicana, eu quero teu sabor, Ai! Ai! Ioiô! Ioiô!" (Tropicana dark-skinned woman, I want your flavor, Ai! Ai! Ioiô! Ioiô!), repeats these praises in a catchy and celebratory way, showing the singer's desire to taste and enjoy the sensations alluded to in the verses.

The overall effect of Tropicana is one of joy and sensuality--a tribute to the pleasures of life and the fleeting but intense experiences that make it worth living.