Amor I Love You Lyrics in English by Marisa Monte

Devotamente means 'devotedly' or 'piously'. It's an evocative adverb that describes performing an action with deep dedication, reverence, or strong feeling.

In the song, the lyrics describe someone who "beijado o papel devotamente" (kissed the paper devotedly). This word beautifully captures the intensity and sincerity of the character's emotions, making it a memorable and unique choice to express profound affection.

Have you ever been so overwhelmed by a crush that you start whispering secrets to the drywall? That is exactly where Brazilian singer Marisa Monte begins in "Amor I Love You." She opens with an open plea: "Deixa eu dizer que te amo" ("Let me say that I love you") and confesses, "Hoje contei pras paredes / Coisas do meu coração" ("Today I told the walls / Things from my heart"). Thinking about this person brings instant peace ("me acolhe a alma" / "shelters my soul"), but it also makes her chest race ("Meu peito agora dispara"). It is sweet, dramatic, and charmingly unhinged in the way genuine infatuation always is.

Then the song switches into total literary indulgence. The recited passage describes someone who "tinha beijado o papel devotamente" ("had kissed the paper devotedly") after reading romantic letters for the first time. The narrator compares that burst of affection to a parched body soaking in a warm bath ("Como um corpo ressequido / Que se estira num banho tépido"). It turns love into an all-consuming luxury of pure sensation, wrapping up with the simple, multilingual hook: "Amor, I love you."