Marlene, nome artístico de Victória Bonaiutti de Martino (São Paulo, 22 de … Read Full Bio ↴Marlene, nome artístico de Victória Bonaiutti de Martino (São Paulo, 22 de novembro de 1922 — Rio de Janeiro, 13 de junho de 2014),[1][2] foi uma cantora e atriz brasileira, conhecida como a Rainha da Era de Ouro do rádio.

Tendo gravado mais de quatro mil canções em sua carreira, Marlene foi um dos maiores mitos do rádio brasileiro em sua época de ouro. Sua popularidade nacional também resultou em convites para o cinema (onze filmes depois de Corações sem Piloto, de 1944) e para o teatro (cinco peças após Depois do Casamento, em 1952), tendo também trabalhado em cinco revistas depois de Deixa Que Eu Chuto (1950). Suas atividades internacionais incluíam turnês pelo Uruguai, Argentina, Estados Unidos (onde se apresentou no Waldorf-Astoria Hotel e em Chicago) e França (apresentando-se por quatro meses e meio no Teatro Olympia em Paris, a convite de Édith Piaf, que a vira no Copacabana Palace, no Rio). Também compositora, teve seu samba-canção A grande verdade (parceria com Luís Bittencourt) gravado por Dalva de Oliveira, em 1951.

Woman in Love
Marlene Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴

Falling in love again
Never wanted to
What am I to do?
I can't help it

Love's always been my game
Play it how I may
I was made that way

I can't help it

Men cluster to me like moths around a flame
And if their wings burn, I know I'm not to blame

Falling in love again
Never wanted to
What am I to do?
I can't help it

Men cluster to me like moths around a flame
And if their wings burn, I know I'm not to blame

Falling in love again
Never wanted to

What am I to do?
I can't help it

Overall Meaning

Marlene Dietrich's song "Falling in Love Again" is a tale of a woman who is resigned to the fact that she falls in love too easily, despite not trying to. The repeating chorus of "never wanted to, what am I to do? I can't help it" sets up the theme of the song. Through the rest of the lyrics, she acknowledges that love has always been her game, but that she can't help the effect she has on men who are drawn to her like moths to a flame. She accepts that she is not to blame for the men who get hurt because of their attraction to her.

The chorus is an expression of her exasperation at her own emotions, and her sense of inevitability that she will always fall in love again. The line "What am I to do?" is a rhetorical question, as she knows that she cannot change herself or her habits. The song speaks to the universal human experience of not being able to control our own emotions and impulses, even if we know that they will lead us to heartbreak.

Line by Line Meaning

Falling in love again
I find myself falling in love again, despite my reluctance.

Never wanted to
I never intended to fall in love again.

What am I to do?
I am at a loss as to what I should do about these feelings.

I can't help it
I have no control over my emotions and falling in love again.

Love's always been my game
Love has always been something that I enjoy and am familiar with.

Play it how I may
No matter how I approach love, I always seem to end up falling for someone.

I was made that way
My nature seems to be drawn to love and the feelings that come with it.

Men cluster to me like moths around a flame
Men are inexplicably drawn to me, regardless of my intentions or efforts to avoid them.

And if their wings burn, I know I'm not to blame
If the men who are drawn to me end up getting hurt or burned, it is not my fault, as they are the ones who choose to pursue me.

Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: F. HOLLANDER, REG CONNELLY

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

To comment on or correct specific content, highlight it

TRACKS