Fumaça Das Horas
Nana Caymmi Lyrics

The lyrics to Nana Caymmi's song Fumaça Das Horas (Smoke of the Hours) poignantly capture the aftermath of a failed relationship. The opening lines ("Nunca mais/Falaremos de rosas") suggest that a couple's once-loving conversation has turned sour. The singer laments that they will never again speak of the sweet and romantic things that once occupied their conversations. Now, everything is buried in the smoke of time.

The next stanza ("Amanhã/Teu ciúme acorda/Outra vez/Você vai embora") suggests that the cause of the breakup was jealousy. The singer implies that their partner frequently leaves in a jealous rage, and it has become a pattern. They know that tomorrow their partner will wake up, once again jealous and leave again, unable to overcome their own insecurities.

The chorus ("Pra sair de casa/Pra subir aos céus/De algum paraíso enganador/Nossa história é de amor") adds an emotional depth to the song. The singer suggests that their relationship was full of love, their connection - so strong it was like rising to heaven. But the promised paradise was only a deception as their love was not enough to save the relationship.

As the song comes to a close, the singer is begging their love to not leave them ("Nunca mais/Vá embora/Volta agora/Já é de manhã"). They are pleading that their love reconsider parting ways and come back to them, as it is already the morning - they don't have much time to fix their relationship.

Overall, Nana Caymmi's Fumaça Das Horas is a powerfully emotional song that is relatable to anyone who has lost a relationship to jealousy or insecurity.