Insensatez
Morelbaum/Sakamoto Lyrics
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Coração mais sem cuidado
Fez chorar de dor o seu amor
Um amor tão delicado
Ah, porque você foi fraco assim
Assim tão desalmado
Ah, meu coração quem nunca amou
Now, he's gone away
And I'm alone with a memory of his last look
Vague and drawn and sad I see it still
All his heartbreak in his last look
How he must have asked
Could I just turn and stare in icy silence?
What was I to do
What can one do when a love affair is over?
The song Insensatez by Morelbaum/Sakamoto is a passionate plea by the singer, who is heartbroken because of the insensitivity of her lover. This person has made her heart careless and caused her love to cry with pain because of their delicate relationship. The singer berates her lover for being weak and soulless, asking him why he had to be like that. She goes on to say that someone who has never loved another person does not deserve the love of another person.
In the second part of the song, the singer reflects on the memories of her lover who has now left her alone. She thinks about the last time she saw him and how his sad and broken-hearted look left a lasting impression on her. She wonders if he was silently asking her to turn around and look at him for one last time, but she didn't, and that's something she regrets. She then asks what one can do when a love affair is over.
Overall, the song is a beautiful but sad reflection on lost love and the pain that comes with it.
Line by Line Meaning
Ah, insensatez que você fez
Oh, the foolishness that you've done
Coração mais sem cuidado
A heart with more disregard
Fez chorar de dor o seu amor
Made your love cry with pain
Um amor tão delicado
A love so delicate
Ah, porque você foi fraco assim
Oh, why were you so weak
Assim tão desalmado
So soulless like that
Ah, meu coração quem nunca amou
Oh, my heart, those who have never loved
Não merece ser amado
Do not deserve to be loved
Now, he's gone away
Now, he has gone away
And I'm alone with a memory of his last look
And I am alone with a memory of his final gaze
Vague and drawn and sad I see it still
Still, I see it faint, gloomy and sorrowful
All his heartbreak in his last look
All his heartache in that last gaze
How he must have asked
How he must've asked himself
Could I just turn and stare in icy silence?
Could I just look back coldly and silently?
What was I to do
What was I supposed to do
What can one do when a love affair is over?
What can anyone do when a love story reaches its end?
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Vinicius De Moraes, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Roberto Carlos Braga
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Adam Scott
This has been on my chill out playlist for years!
David Chou
💖💖💖
R Garlin
Good G_d... this is one of the most beautiful peices of music I've ever encountered...
The lyrics are amazing as well (Excuse my likel inept translation from Portugese):
"
Deserted beaches continue
Waiting for the two of us
I must not miss this meeting
The sea that plays in the sand
Always calling
Now I know I can't miss
The wind that blows outside
The bush where no one goes
Everything tells me
You can no longer pretend
Because everything in life must always be this way
If I like you
And you like me
Deserted beaches continue
Waiting for the two of us
"
hokulealinda
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