Quando A Gente Ama Lyrics in English Xamã

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Quando A Gente Ama by Xamã from Portuguese to English.

I don't know what's missing for this love to work

Did I mess up by pleasing you too much?

With a jaca cut and outlaw Loratil

Call a moto-taxi, the kid'll bring it

Loving you like I do, I didn't even want to

But this shallow life is so good sometimes

Weekly dilemma, drugs are

Good only for your ego and bad for your heart

When we love

She watches me, made a fake

From the beat, from the honey, I came

Modern look, sexy lady

Con artist, don't lie to me

Almost eleven, maybe

Another shot of gin

Your love takes me, my lady, after at the setorzin'

Balloon on my ear, baby, Carlinho's son, lil dude

Flex, feel me, I have the face of crime

Sometimes it seems I live on lies

Chasing illusions that have nothing to do with it

You're still gonna be mine, Rocinha babe

Craudinho said my cred's in the dendê

Can't you see?

I don't care what others say

I only regret what I didn't do

In matters of love, the heart's who speaks

I accept all your crises

And I pretend I believe what you say

But when we're in love, I'm the happiest thug

But when we love, I am

When we love

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SONG MEANING

Quando A Gente Ama paints a vivid picture of a love that feels as intense and unpredictable as a night out in Rio. Xamã moves through scenes filled with mototáxis, gin shots, street slang and flirtatious glances, wondering why the relationship never quite clicks. He questions whether loving “too much” is the real problem, and he contrasts shallow party thrills with the deeper pull of genuine affection.

The lyrics juggle contradictions: confidence and insecurity, truth and fabrication, pleasure and regret. Even amid fake social-media profiles, ego-boosting escapades and the buzz of quick-fix thrills, the chorus reminds us that when we love, everything else fades. Xamã admits he accepts every crisis and still feels like “the happiest rascal” whenever love breaks through, delivering a relatable message about embracing imperfect passion in an imperfect world.

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