Maria Creuza
Voce Abusou lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1972
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, MPB
- Length
- 3:57
Tirou partido de mim, abusou
Took advantage of me, abused
Tirou partido de mim, abusou
Took advantage of me, abused
Tirou partido de mim, abusou
Took advantage of me, abused
Mas não faz mal, é tão normal ter desamor
But it's okay, it’s so normal to have unrequited love
É tão cafona, sofredor
It's so cheesy, a real heartbreaker
Que eu já nem sei se é meninice ou cafonice o meu amor
That I no longer know if my love is childish or just tacky
Se o quadradismo dos meus versos
If the square-ness of my verses
Vai de encontro aos intelectos
Meets the intellects
Que não usam o coração como expressão
Who don't use their hearts as expression
Você abusou
You took advantage
Tirou partido de mim, abusou
Took advantage of me, abused
Tirou partido de mim, abusou
Took advantage of me, abused
Tirou partido de mim, abusou
Took advantage of me, abused
Que me perdoem se eu insisto neste tema
Forgive me if I insist on this theme
Mas não sei fazer poema ou canção
But I don't know how to write poetry or song
Que fale de outra coisa que não seja o amor
That speaks of anything other than love
Se o quadradismo dos meus versos
If the rigidity of my verses
Vai de encontro aos intelectos
Clashes with intellects
Que não usam o coração como expressão
That don't use the heart as expression
Você abusou
You abused
Tirou partido de mim, abusou
Took advantage of me, abused
Tirou partido de mim, abusou
Took advantage of me, abused
Tirou partido de mim, abusou
Took advantage of me, abused
Você abusou
You abused
Tirou partido de mim, abusou
Took advantage of me, abused
Tirou partido de mim, abusou
Took advantage of me, abused
Tirou partido de mim, abusou
Took advantage of me, abused
Você abusou
You abused
Tirou partido de mim, abusou
Took advantage of me, abused
Tirou partido de mim, abusou...
Took advantage of me, abused...
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Key vocabulary
- tirou
- tookA2
- partido
- partyA2
- abusou
- overusedB1
- quadradismo
- rigidity
- versos
- versesB2
- vai
- go
- encontro
- meetingA2
- intelectos
- intellectsB2
- usam
- useA2
- coração
- heartB1
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About this song
Maria Creuza was a Brazilian singer in the MPB genre, recognized as Vinicius de Moraes’ favorite interpreter and for her major hits including “Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar” and “Pois É.” She recorded and toured with Moraes, worked closely with Antônio Carlos Pinto and Jocafi, and hosted the TV show Encontro com Maria Creuza in Salvador, Bahia.