Hey Menina Lyrics in English Samhara , Santti, Gabi Fernades

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Hey Menina by Samhara from Portuguese to English.

I stopped, threw myself on the couch

how good it is to love

When love appears, we even forget

That feeling was there

I went to the kitchen, saw I was alone there

Opened the fridge so I could think

I wasn't even thirsty, but I opened a can

And called my neighbor

I just needed to tell

That a gorgeous guy appeared on the street

He called me his and took me to dinner

It was all so pretty, felt like a dream

With no date or time to end

Hey, girl, can you teach me

To be happy and make you happy

With the ease you make your rhyme?

Hey, girl, can you teach me

To have simplicity, with the wit

Of a woman with a girl's soul?

And he stopped, got lost in a gaze

He grabbed my hand, said the show would go on

He took me to the car, tossed his cigarette away

Said he'd just quit smoking

Yeah, his new addiction was me

And he even got lost on the way to where he was taking me

But soon the car stopped, and he said, "We're here"

He opened the door and asked me to dance

He took me to the samba, everything planned

The bar was packed and he knew how to win me over

They played Mart'nália, Martinho, Zeca Pagodinho

Raça Negra and Só Pra Contrariar

Suddenly we stay to the sound of Maria Rita

It was already past 3 a.m. and I was there, happy as can be

He danced with me, lover and friend

He leaned to my ear and said

Hey, girl, can you teach me

To be happy and make you happy

With the ease you make your rhyme?

Hey, girl, can you teach me

To have simplicity, with the wit

Of a woman with a girl's soul?

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SONG MEANING

“Hey Menina” bursts with the thrill of love at first sight. Our heroine is caught off-guard by a gorgeous stranger, so overwhelmed that she flops onto the sofa, raids the fridge for a thinking drink, and runs to tell her neighbor every detail. The lyrics paint a vivid scene of that heart-racing moment when you realize a quiet feeling was waiting inside you all along.

The story then sweeps us through a dream-like first date: dinner, a spontaneous decision to quit smoking, and a midnight samba party filled with the classics—Mart’nália, Martinho, Zeca Pagodinho, Raça Negra, Só Pra Contrariar, even Maria Rita after 3 a.m. While they dance, the chorus is his playful request: “Hey, menina, can you teach me to be happy the way you rhyme so easily?” The song celebrates carefree romance, the power of a woman’s youthful spirit, and the simple joy of dancing through the night with someone who sees you as both friend and new addiction.

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Samhara Hey Menina Lyrics