Marina Correia Lima is a Brazilian singer and songwriter.

Born in Ri… Read Full Bio ↴Marina Correia Lima is a Brazilian singer and songwriter.

Born in Rio de Janeiro, she moved to Washington, in the United States, at the age of 5, due to her father's work at the Inter-American Development Bank. She began her musical career in 1977, when she had a song recorded by Brazilian musician Gal Costa. In 1978, she was introduced as a singer and released her debut studio album, Simples Como Fogo, in 1979.

In 1984, she released her fifth studio album, Fullgás, which brought her great success thanks to the title song. Her song "Pra Começar" became the opening theme of the Brazilian telenovela Roda de Fogo in 1986. Marina also participated in the Nordeste Já project, which supported the cause of the northeastern drought.

In the early 1990s, Marina faced depression due to the death of her father and separation from the woman she loved. She released her twelfth studio album, Registros à Meia-Voz, in 1996 and returned to the stage in 2000 with Síssi na Sua, a musical show with theatrical influence.

Marina Lima continued her career, going through ups and downs in her voice due to medical problems. In 2013, she released her memoir Maneira de Ser. In 2015, she released her fourth live album No Osso (Ao Vivo). In 2021, she released the EP Motim.

Me Diga
Marina Lima Lyrics

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Meu amor se você for embora
Sabe lá o que será de mim
Passeando pelo mundo a fora
Na cidade que não tem mais fim
Ora dando fora, ora bola
Uma irresponsável, pobre de mim
Se eu te peço para ficar ou não
Meu amor eu lhe juro

Que não quero deixá-la na mão
E nem sozinha no escuro
Mas os momentos felizes
Não estão escondidos
Nem no passado e nem no futuro
Meu amor não vai haver tristeza
Nada além de fim de tarde a mais
Mas depois as luzes todas acesas
Paraísos artificiais

E se você saísse à francesa eu viajaria
Muito mais muito mais

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Marina Lima's song "Me Diga" express a sense of uncertainty and dependence on the singer's lover. The song begins with the singer pleading to their lover not to leave, asking them to consider what will become of them if they do. The singer then talks about how they themselves have been wandering the world, most likely searching for meaning or a sense of self. However, without their lover, they confess to feeling lost and unable to navigate the cities that they once knew so well.

Throughout the song, the singer seems to be battling with their own emotions and shortcomings. They describe themselves as being "irresponsible" and "poor", suggesting that they may not be the easiest to love or be with. Despite this, the singer promises that they do not want to leave their lover alone, and that they will stay by their side even when times get tough.

Line by Line Meaning

Meu amor se você for embora
If you leave me, my love, I don't know what will become of me

Sabe lá o que será de mim
I have no idea what my fate will be

Passeando pelo mundo a fora
Wandering aimlessly around in the world

Na cidade que não tem mais fim
In a city that seems endless

Ora dando fora, ora bola
Sometimes rejecting, sometimes accepting advances

Uma irresponsável, pobre de mim
An irresponsible person, pity me

Se eu te peço para ficar ou não
Whether or not I ask you to stay

Meu amor eu lhe juro
My love, I swear to you

Que não quero deixá-la na mão
That I don't want to leave you hanging

E nem sozinha no escuro
And not alone in the dark

Mas os momentos felizes
But the happy moments