Você Não Manda Em Mim Lyrics in English by Marília Mendonça, Maiara & Maraisa

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Você Não Manda Em Mim by Marília Mendonça from Portuguese to English.

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Ah ah ah (ah ah ah)

Get your hands off me

When I met you, you weren't like this

I don't owe you any explanations

I'm not afraid of your threat

For you, it's just jealousy

But this is a sickness and you don't admit it

Your love is badly accustomed to shouting and forbidding

You don't control me

I know where I should go

I know what I can wear

If everything I do bothers you

You know the way out

If one day I change to please you

I swear I'll change my name

You want to teach me how to be a woman

First learn how to be a man

Uh uh uh uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh uh

For you, it's just jealousy

But this is a sickness and you don't admit it

Your love is badly accustomed to shouting and forbidding

You don't control me

I know where I should go

I know what I can wear

If everything I do bothers you

You know the way out

If one day I change to please you

I swear I'll change my name

You want to teach me how to be a woman

First learn how to be a man

Uh uh uh uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh uh

First learn how to be a man

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ameaça — threat

Ameaça translates to "threat". It's a strong and impactful word that stands out in the context of a relationship.

In this song, Marília Mendonça uses it to assert her independence, singing "Não tenho medo da sua ameaça" (I'm not afraid of your threat). This word perfectly encapsulates the song's theme of female empowerment and standing up against controlling behavior, making it very memorable and relevant to the song's message.

Marília Mendonça teams up with Maiara & Maraisa for a sertanejo kiss-off aimed at a possessive partner. She opens by snapping "Tire suas mãos de mim" [Get your hands off me], refusing to explain herself to someone who dresses jealousy up as love, and the chorus delivers the verdict outright: "Você não manda em mim" [You don't control me].

The bridge turns his complaint back on him. When he wants her to change, she answers "Eu juro que eu troco o meu nome" [I swear I'll change my name] before the song's sharpest line: "Quer me ensinar a ser mulher? Primeiro aprende a ser homem" [You want to teach me how to be a woman? First learn how to be a man]. It's one of Mendonça's signature feminejo anthems, heartbreak reframed as self-respect.

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