Mal de Amar
Preta Gil Lyrics
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Vive a me menosprezar
O quanto eu já te dei prazer
O seu gostinho é me pisar
Mas eu não ligo pra isso não
Já restaurei minha razão
E até lhe dei o meu perdão
Aonde você mora
Foi quando eu pude perceber
Que isso era mal de amar
Eu não fui feita pra você
Não adianta lamentar
Vai e se quiser correr atrás
Que pra mim já tanto faz
Aonde você mora
Com sua solidão
Vai, vai alcançar a sua paz
Eu não pensei que era capaz
De te botar pra fora
Do meu coração
In the first verse of Preta Gil's song Mal de Amar, the singer reflects on a past relationship where her partner continuously belittled her despite her efforts to please them. She acknowledges that she has given her partner pleasure in the past, but they now find pleasure in walking all over her. However, she has learned to value herself and has even forgiven her partner. The interesting thing about this verse is that despite the hurtful treatment she received, she still harbors feelings for her partner and they live on in her heart.
In the second verse, Gil comes to a realization that her behavior and feelings were due to "mal de amar," meaning the malady of love or love sickness. She recognizes that she and her partner were not meant to be together and it's not worth lamenting. She implores her partner to chase after peace and find it elsewhere because she has moved on from their relationship. She never believed that she would be strong enough to kick them out of her heart and yet she has.
Line by Line Meaning
Quando você é mais você
When you are more of yourself
Vive a me menosprezar
You live to belittle me
O quanto eu já te dei prazer
How much pleasure I have given you
O seu gostinho é me pisar
Your taste is to step on me
Mas eu não ligo pra isso não
But I don't care about that
Já restaurei minha razão
I have restored my reason
E até lhe dei o meu perdão
And I even gave you my forgiveness
Aonde você mora
Where do you live
No meu coração
In my heart
Foi quando eu pude perceber
That's when I realized
Que isso era mal de amar
That this was the sickness of love
Eu não fui feita pra você
I wasn't made for you
Não adianta lamentar
It's no use to regret
Vai e se quiser correr atrás
Go and if you want to chase after
Que pra mim já tanto faz
It doesn't matter to me anymore
Aonde você mora
Where do you live
Com sua solidão
With your loneliness
Vai, vai alcançar a sua paz
Go, go and find your peace
Eu não pensei que era capaz
I didn't think I was capable
De te botar pra fora
Of kicking you out
Do meu coração
From my heart
Contributed by Lucy L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.