ILHA Lyrics in English Luan Santana
Peita is the colloquial present-tense form of peitar, a Brazilian verb that literally means “to push your chest out” and figuratively means to confront something boldly.
In the line “Primeiro a gente peita / Depois a gente aceita,” Luan Santana says “First we confront it, then we accept it,” describing the brave first reaction to heartbreak. Because it’s vivid, slangy, and rarely taught in textbooks, peita is a memorable word to add to your Portuguese toolkit.
In ILHA, Luan Santana turns heartbreak into a cosmic adventure. Rather than watching his former love laugh in someone else’s arms, he jokingly suggests they both hunt for a brand-new romance on another planet. Swallowing his own heart so he can “love himself from the inside,” the singer decides that endless suffering is just wasted time. Every disappointment becomes rocket fuel for a fresh start, and jealousy gets stuffed away in a drawer.
The chorus reminds us that love is like an ocean: waves lift you to the sky, then drop you back to the sand. When you feel you might drown in all those emotions, the right person can appear as an island — a safe place to rest and begin again. ILHA is a hopeful anthem about learning from the past, embracing the present, and believing that somewhere out there, even on another planet, a new love and a new version of yourself are waiting.
