The Pain of Missing Someone in 'Ainda Te Am'o ('Still Love You') by Calcinha Preta
I was listening to "Ainda Te Amo" by Calcinha Preta and decided to write about the impact of this song. It’s incredible how music captures the pain of longing and the persistence of a love that doesn’t fade, even as time goes by. The singer’s voice carries so much emotion that, in many live performances, he ends up crying while singing, which only deepens the meaning of the lyrics and the feelings they convey.
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The translation I made into English is here for anyone who wants to feel this intensity in a different way.
Ainda te Amo - Still Love You
"It's been a while
That my heart has been beating
Awkwardly, without grace
And even my guitar
No longer plays the song
The one we used to like
They forgot about us
They don't ask me anymore how you are
And of the scars, what hurts the most
Is knowing that I have to forget you
It's just that I still love you
I want you so much
I can't see you far away like this
Running away from me
There are things that can't be erased
I still love you
Like before
And I know that in your heart
Our love hasn't completely ended."The song "Ainda Te Amo," performed by the band Calcinha Preta, is a lyrical expression of longing and the love that lingers even after a relationship has ended. The lyrics reveal the inner struggle of someone who, despite knowing they should move on, is still trapped in feelings for their beloved. The song begins with a melancholic description of a heart that beats "awkwardly, without grace," and a guitar that no longer plays the music that once symbolized the couple's union, highlighting the loss of happiness and the music that once filled the narrator's life.
The chorus, "É que eu ainda te amo" ("It’s that I still love you"), is a cry of pain and attachment, showing the difficulty of breaking free from emotional bonds. The repetition of this phrase throughout the song reinforces the intensity of the feelings that still live in the narrator’s heart. The song also touches on the indifference of the outside world, which seems to have forgotten the love story they lived, deepening the sense of loneliness and abandonment.
Calcinha Preta, known for its electronic forró songs, uses melody and rhythm to convey the emotion of the lyrics. "Ainda Te Amo" is a classic example of the romantic style that characterizes many of the group’s songs, speaking directly to the hearts of those who have experienced an intense love but, due to life's circumstances, have found themselves forced to try and forget.
If anyone also feels this pain of longing, I think they will relate.
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