Balada Do Desajeitado Lyrics in English D.A.M.A , Salvador Seixas

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Balada Do Desajeitado by D.A.M.A from Portuguese to English.

I don't know what to give you

Nor can I invent pretty lines

But I learned one yesterday, only I've already forgotten it

So, look, I just want you

Verse 1

I know someone, way too shy

Who, being clumsy, was never able to speak

But today he sees the time he lost

You know that someone is me, and now I'll tell you

You don't know what I've been through

I'm always signaling to you, but you haven't paid attention

And here I am watching time go by

Waiting to see if the time comes, the time to talk to you

I don't know what to give you

Nor can I invent pretty lines

But I learned one yesterday, only I've already forgotten it

So, look, I just want you

Verse 2

You can bet that at night sleep's light

I spend the whole day waiting so I can vent

But, as always, when the moment of truth arrives

I lack ease, so I end up shutting up

I lack the knack, I start writing and tear it up

Shaking more each time and sometimes I even choke

Nothing to do, and that's why I'm telling you

That it's late not to say it

I'll say it how I know and that's it

I don't know what to give you

Nor can I invent pretty lines

But I learned one yesterday, only I've already forgotten it

So, look, I just want you

I don't know what to give you

Nor can I invent pretty lines

But I learned one yesterday, only I've already forgotten it

So, look, I just want you

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SONG MEANING

Balada Do Desajeitado (The Clumsy One’s Ballad) invites us into the head of a shy romantic who fumbles every chance to declare his love. He tries to invent “frases bonitas” (pretty phrases), scribbles pages that get torn up, and even loses sleep rehearsing the perfect confession. Each attempt collapses into nervous silence, so he boils everything down to the one line he cannot forget: “Só te quero a ti” – I only want you.

Behind the playful melody lies a relatable message: overthinking can steal precious time, while honest simplicity can say it all. Featuring Salvador Seixas, D.A.M.A shows that sincerity beats eloquence, urging listeners to drop the script, embrace their quirks, and speak straight from the heart before the moment slips away.

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