She has sold over 10 million albums and won numerous national and international awards, including five Latin Grammy Awards, seven Video Music Brasil, nine Multishow Brazilian Music Awards, five APCA and six TIM Music Awards. Marisa is considered by the American magazine Rolling Stone as the fourth greatest Brazilian singer, behind Elis Regina, Gal Costa and Maria Bethânia. She also has two albums on the list of the 100 best albums in Brazilian music.
In October 2021, Marisa was awarded at the 44th edition of the Tenco Award, for her work as a singer and songwriter, becoming the first Brazilian female artist to receive such an honor.
O Que Me Importa
Marisa Monte Lyrics
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Se é muito tarde para amar você
O que me importa se você me adora
Se já não há razão para lhe querer
O que me importa ver você sofrer assim
Se quando eu lhe quis você
O que me importa ver você chorando
Se tantas vezes eu chorei também
O que me importa sua voz chamando
Se pra você jamais eu fui alguém
O que me importa essa tristeza em seu olhar
Se o meu olhar tem mais tristezas
Pra chorar que o seu
O que me importa ver você tão triste
Se triste fui e você nem ligou
O que me importa seu carinho agora
Se para mim a vida terminou
Terminou, terminou
In Marisa Monte's song O Que Me Importa, the singer is reflecting on a past relationship, and acknowledging that although she may have once longed for the love and attention of her former partner, she has now moved on and their affection is no longer significant to her. The lyrics express a sense of resignation and acceptance, as the singer recognizes that it is too late to rekindle their relationship, and that her former partner's feelings for her no longer hold any meaning or significance. She observes the pain that her former partner is experiencing, but notes that she too has experienced similar sadness in the past, and that ultimately, their emotions are not aligned anymore.
The song's melancholic tone reflects the sense of loss and heartache that comes with the end of a relationship, and the lyrics suggest that the singer has come to terms with this reality. The repetition of the phrase "O que me importa" ("what does it matter to me") emphasizes the sense of detachment and emotional distance that the singer feels towards her former partner, and underscores her stoic acceptance of the relationship's end.
Line by Line Meaning
O que me importa seu carinho agora
I don't care about your love and affection now
Se é muito tarde para amar você
Because it's too late to love you
O que me importa se você me adora
I don't care if you adore me
Se já não há razão para lhe querer
Because there's no reason to love you anymore
O que me importa ver você sofrer assim
It doesn't matter to me to see you suffering like this
Se quando eu lhe quis você/nem soube dar amor
Because when I loved you, you couldn't even love me back
O que me importa ver você chorando
I don't care to see you crying
Se tantas vezes eu chorei também
Because I've cried so many times too
O que me importa sua voz chamando
Your voice calling me makes no difference
Se pra você jamais eu fui alguém
Because I was never anyone to you
O que me importa essa tristeza em seu olhar
This sadness in your eyes doesn't matter to me
Se o meu olhar tem mais tristezas/pra chorar que o seu
Because my own sadness is much deeper
O que me importa ver você tão triste
It doesn't matter to me to see you so sad
Se triste fui e você nem ligou
Because when I was sad, you didn't care
O que me importa seu carinho agora
I don't care about your love and affection now
Se para mim a vida terminou
Because my life has already ended
Terminou, terminou
It's over
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jose De Ribamar Cury Heluy
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