Casa Lyrics in English Mariza

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Casa by Mariza from Portuguese to English.

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I came from far just to be close

I took this trip for you

'Cause in my own case

You're all the baggage

Of a life made for two

And of the longing still unmet

In a world that's drifting lost

You're the one who gives it meaning

And I give myself to find you

Wait for me at home, my love

Wherever that home may be

If you're there it's perfect, that's enough

You're the roof and the floor I walk on

And everything that lives in me

Wait for me at home, my love

Wherever that home may be

I'll go against winds and tides

I'm who I am 'cause you're who you are

Come call the distance between us beaten

And though time goes on

Forgetting your voice

I'll always make myself remember

This life of ours where everything runs wild

And a routine that keeps tasting like too little

If I don't see you the moment I arrive

Wait for me at home, my love

Wherever that home may be

If you're there it's perfect, that's enough

You're the roof and the floor I walk on

And everything that lives in me

Wait for me at home, my love

Wherever that home may be

I'll go against winds and tides

I'm who I am 'cause you're who you are

Wait for me at home, my love

Wherever that home may be

If you're there it's perfect, that's enough

You're the roof and the floor I walk on

And everything that lives in me

Wait for me at home, my love

Wherever that home may be

I'll go against winds and tides

I'm who I am 'cause you're who you are

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SONG MEANING

What if “home” were not a place, but a person? In “Casa,” Portuguese fado star Mariza sings about a journey where the only luggage she carries is her love for someone waiting at the end of the road. She has crossed oceans just to be near them, declaring that the world may feel lost, yet this one relationship gives everything meaning. The chorus turns the idea of a house inside out: “If you are there, it is perfect just like that.” Roof, floor, and every wall of her existence are built from the presence of her beloved.

At the heart of the song beats the uniquely Portuguese feeling of saudade – a sweet ache for someone who is far away. Mariza promises to battle “winds and tides,” to shrink any distance, and to keep every memory alive even if time tries to blur the sound of her lover’s voice. “Casa” is both a love letter and a declaration of identity: “I am who I am because you are who you are.” It celebrates devotion so strong that wherever the two hearts meet, that spot instantly becomes home.

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