Ainda Bem Lyrics in English Marisa Monte

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ainda Bem by Marisa Monte from Portuguese to English.
Good thing
That now I've found you
I really don't know
What I did to deserve
You
Because nobody
Gave a damn about me
Who did, I wasn't into
I even stopped believing in me
My heart
Was already used to
Loneliness
Who'd say that at my side
You would stay
You came to stay
You make me happy
You make me sing
Like this
My heart
I was already retired
With no illusions
Had been mistreated
Everything changed
Now you've arrived
You make me happy
You make me sing
Like this
My heart
Was already used to
Loneliness
Who'd say that at my side
You would stay
You came to stay
You make me happy
You make me sing
Like this
My heart
I was already retired
With no illusions
Had been mistreated
Everything changed
Now you've arrived
You make me happy
You make me sing
Like this
Good thing
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Marisa Monte’s “Ainda Bem” is a love-letter to second chances. The singer starts by confessing that she had practically filed her heart away: loneliness felt normal, past hurts had soured her hopes, and even when people showed interest she just was not in the mood. Suddenly, someone special appears and turns everything upside down. She cannot believe her luck and wonders what she ever did to deserve a partner who makes her both happy and inspired to sing again.

The chorus repeats like a grateful mantra: “Você que me faz feliz, você que me faz cantar” (“You are the one who makes me happy, you are the one who makes me sing”). Each line celebrates how love can revive a weary spirit, transforming resignation into bright, melodic joy. “Ainda bem” means “good thing” or “luckily”, and the entire song is a gleeful thank-you note to fate for delivering love just when she had stopped expecting it. Listening feels like opening a window after a storm and discovering clear blue skies—that sweet moment when you realize your heart is ready to beat loudly again.

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