Story Behind The Song
When I got the lyrics back from Luiz, I said to him, "This is a happy melody, but you've written such a sad lyric." His reply: "Oh yes, we Brazilians do that all the time!"
Song Description
Portuguese lyric with rubato verse and slow samba groove on chorus.
| Song Length |
4:38 |
Genre |
Latin - General |
| Tempo |
Multiple Tempos |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Language |
Other |
| |
Lyrics
Mais Do Que a Vida
by Sue Terry and Luiz Simas
copyright 1998 Sweet Sue Music/Lydjul Music--BMI
(verse 1)
Doce perfume de flor
raro sabor de caja
e na praia o suave som das ondas
(verse 2)
Linda modal melodia
que um dia um sabia cantou
tudo issa uma nuvem enciumada levou
(chorus 1)
Sem o seu amor, sem voce
sem a sua luz, seu calor
so posso te dizer
(que) eu nao sei viver assim
(chorus 2)
Nao ha paz em mim sem voce
nada tem sentido nem valor
entenda por favor
nao quero mais viver assim
English translation:
Sweet perfume of flower
rare flavor of caja (a fruit)
on the beach the soft sound of waves
Beautiful modal melody
which one day a sabia (a kind of bird) sang
all of this a jealous cloud took away
Without your love, without you
without your light, without your warmth
all I can say is
that I can't live like this
There is no peace in me without you
nothing makes sense, nothing is worth it
please understand
I don't want to live like this anymore