Eu Te Amo
Telma Costa Lyrics
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Se juntos já jogamos tudo fora
Me conta agora como hei de partir
Se, ao te conhecer, dei pra sonhar, fiz tantos desvarios
Rompi com o mundo, queimei meus navios
Me diz pra onde é que inda posso ir
Se nós, nas travessuras das noites eternas
Já confundimos tanto as nossas pernas
Se entornaste a nossa sorte pelo chão
Se na bagunça do teu coração
Meu sangue errou de veia e se perdeu
Como, se na desordem do armário embutido
Meu paletó enlaça o teu vestido
E o meu sapato inda pisa no teu
Como, se nos amamos feito dois pagãos
Teus seios inda estão nas minhas mãos
Me explica com que cara eu vou sair
Não, acho que estás te fazendo de tonta
Te dei meus olhos pra tomares conta
Agora conta como hei de partir
André Velloso - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The lyrics to Telma Costa's song "Eu Te Amo" speak of the difficulty of separating from someone you love deeply. The singer laments the fact that they have lost track of time and perhaps made mistakes along the way, but now they are faced with the daunting task of leaving their partner. The singer describes how, since meeting this person, they have dreamt and pursued their desires with reckless abandon, going so far as to burn their own bridges with the world. The singer asks their partner where they can go now that they have come to know each other so intimately.
The singer then describes how they have stumbled through many nights of playful mischief with their partner, and how they have become so entwined that they cannot discern where one body ends and the other begins. The singer asks their partner which legs they should use to walk away if they have already tangled them up so completely. The song then takes a turn towards the dramatic, with the suggestion that their union has spilled out onto the floor, with their blood dangerously mixed together. The singer describes how their clothes have become enmeshed, with their jacket wrapped around their partner's dress and their shoes treading on top of each other's. The singer then laments that they cannot simply walk away, as their partner's body and love are still so deeply a part of them.
Overall, the lyrics to "Eu Te Amo" express the chaos and confusion of a passionate and all-consuming love, while also acknowledging the pain and difficulty of separating from such a powerful force in one's life.
Line by Line Meaning
Ah, se já perdemos a noção da hora
Oh, we have lost track of time
Se juntos já jogamos tudo fora
If we have already wasted everything together
Me conta agora como hei de partir
Tell me now how to leave
Se, ao te conhecer, dei pra sonhar, fiz tantos desvarios
If, upon meeting you, I started dreaming and doing crazy things
Rompi com o mundo, queimei meus navios
I broke with the world, burned my bridges
Me diz pra onde é que inda posso ir
Tell me where else can I go
Se nós, nas travessuras das noites eternas
If we, in the pranks of eternal nights
Já confundimos tanto as nossas pernas
Have already confused our legs so much
Diz com que pernas eu devo seguir
Tell me which legs should I follow
Se entornaste a nossa sorte pelo chão
If you spilled our luck on the ground
Se na bagunça do teu coração
If in the mess of your heart
Meu sangue errou de veia e se perdeu
My blood went into the wrong vein and got lost
Como, se na desordem do armário embutido
How, if in the disorder of the built-in closet
Meu paletó enlaça o teu vestido
My jacket gets entangled with your dress
E o meu sapato inda pisa no teu
And my shoe still steps on yours
Como, se nos amamos feito dois pagãos
How, if we loved like two pagans
Teus seios inda estão nas minhas mãos
Your breasts are still in my hands
Me explica com que cara eu vou sair
Explain to me how am I supposed to leave
Não, acho que estás te fazendo de tonta
No, I think you are playing dumb
Te dei meus olhos pra tomares conta
I gave you my eyes to take care of them
Agora conta como hei de partir
Now tell me how to leave
Lyrics © CORCOVADO MUSIC CORPORATION
Written by: ANTONIO CARLOS A/K/A CHICO BUARQUE JOBIM,, FRANCISO BUARQUE DE HOLLANDA
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