Marina de la Riva is a half Brazilian and half Cuban singer. She just recor… Read Full Bio ↴Marina de la Riva is a half Brazilian and half Cuban singer. She just recorded her first album, songs from the beginning of the century till the 60's. With only on exception, "te amaré y despues", from the seventies, Silvio Rodrigues. Her album is a fresh cool new sound, latin, jazz, bossa, bolero, samba. She is a real latin girl.
This album was released in may 2007.
www.marinadelariva.com

Ausência
Marina De La Riva Lyrics

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Deixa secar no meu rosto
Esse pranto de amor,
Que a presença desatou
Deixa passar o desgosto
Esse gosto da ausência que me restou
Eu tinha feito da saudade
A minha amiga mais constante
E ela a cada instante

Me pedia pra esperar
E foi tudo o que eu fiz,
Te esperei tanto
Tão sozinha no meu canto
Tendo apenas
O meu canto pra cantar
Por isso deixa,
Que o meu pensamento
Ainda lembre um momento,
Da saudade que eu senti
A tua imagem fiel
Que hoje volta ao meu lado
E que eu sinto que perdi

Deixa secar no meu rosto
Esse pranto de amor,
Que a presença desatou
Deixa passar o desgosto
Esse gosto da ausência que me restou
Eu tinha feito da saudade
A minha amiga mais constante
E ela a cada instante
Me pedia pra esperar
E foi tudo o que eu fiz,
Te esperei tanto
Tão sozinha no meu canto
Tendo apenas o meu canto pra cantar
Por isso deixa,
Que o meu pensamento
Ainda lembre um momento,
Da saudade que eu vivi
A sua imagem fiel

Que hoje volta ao meu lado
E que eu sinto que perdi

Overall Meaning

In Marina De La Riva's song "Ausência," the singer expresses the pain and longing she feels after her lover has left her. The first stanza begins with a plea to let her tears dry on her face, as they were unleashed by the return of her ex-partner. She asks to let the bitterness of her absence pass, which is the only taste that has remained with her after their breakup. The singer reflects on her reliance on nostalgia and the pain of waiting for her former partner to return. She also laments her solitude during this time, with only her voice to sing her sorrows. The second stanza repeats these same concepts, capturing the continued misery that the singer is experiencing beyond the initial heartbreak.

This song poignantly captures the universal experience of grief after a relationship ends, which can be felt long after the physical departure of a former lover. The lyrics reveal the singer as someone who is deeply emotional, reflective, and in pain after losing someone who was fundamental to her life. Through her words, Marina De La Riva brings to life the complex emotions and sensations that she feels.

Line by Line Meaning

Deixa secar no meu rosto Esse pranto de amor, Que a presença desatou
Let this tears of love on my face dry, which presence has unleashed

Deixa passar o desgosto Esse gosto da ausência que me restou
Let this bitterness of absence, which is left in me, pass

Eu tinha feito da saudade A minha amiga mais constante E ela a cada instante Me pedia pra esperar
I had made of longing my closest friend, and at every moment it asked me to wait

E foi tudo o que eu fiz, Te esperei tanto Tão sozinha no meu canto Tendo apenas O meu canto pra cantar
And that's all I did, I waited for you so much, alone in my corner, with only my singing voice

Por isso deixa, Que o meu pensamento Ainda lembre um momento, Da saudade que eu senti
So please, let my thoughts still remember a moment of the longing I felt

A tua imagem fiel Que hoje volta ao meu lado E que eu sinto que perdi
Your faithful image, which now returns to my side, and which I feel I have lost

Writer(s): Vinicius De Moraes, Marilia Medalha Almada

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