Âmbar
Maria Bethânia Lyrics


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Tá tudo aceso em mim
Tá tudo assim tão claro
Tá tudo brilhando em mim

Tudo ligado...

Como se eu fosse um morro iluminado
Por um âmbar elétrico que vazasse dos prédios
E banhasse a Lagoa até São Conrado
E ganhasse as Canoas aqui do outro lado

Tudo plugado, tudo me ardendo...

Tá tudo assim queimando em mim
Como salva de fogos




Desde que sim eu vim
Morar nos seus olhos

Overall Meaning

These lyrics are from the song Âmbar by Maria Bethânia, a prominent Brazilian singer known for her emotive performances and interpretation of Brazilian popular music. The song describes the feeling of being fully illuminated, as if a bright light is shining from within. The first three lines repeat the same sentiment, emphasizing the clarity and brightness that the singer is experiencing.


The following lines compare the singer's state to a lit-up hill, with an electrical amber light spilling out of the buildings and bathing the nearby areas. This image is of a mesmerizing sight that captivates the singer's attention, and as a result, she feels that everything around her is connected - "tudo ligado". The second stanza emphasizes this connection, describing how everything is connected and intense, so much so that it feels like the singer is burning up.


The final line brings the meaning of the song home - this intense feeling comes from the experience of falling in love with someone who lives in the eyes of the singer. These lyrics evocatively capture the feeling of being completely consumed by love, and how this can feel like an all-encompassing, electrical surge of energy that lights us up from deep within.


Line by Line Meaning

Tá tudo aceso em mim
Everything is burning bright inside of me


Tá tudo assim tão claro
Everything feels so clear


Tá tudo brilhando em mim
Everything is shining within me


Tudo ligado...
Everything is connected


Como se eu fosse um morro iluminado
As if I were a hill illuminated


Por um âmbar elétrico que vazasse dos prédios
By an electric amber that leaked from the buildings


E banhasse a Lagoa até São Conrado
And bathed the Lagoon all the way to São Conrado


E ganhasse as Canoas aqui do outro lado
And reached the Canoas across the way


Tudo plugado, tudo me ardendo...
Everything is plugged in, everything is burning me


Tá tudo assim queimando em mim
Everything feels like it's burning inside of me


Como salva de fogos
Like a fireworks display


Desde que sim eu vim
Ever since I came


Morar nos seus olhos
To live in your eyes




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