Rosa Lyrics in English Nuno Ribeiro , Conan Osiris

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Rosa by Nuno Ribeiro from Portuguese to English.

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Rose, rose, rose

I just want this rose

Rose, rose, rose

I just want this rose

Nowadays it’s not easy to find a great love

But I discovered as soon as she looked at me

Such a delicate way and a smell like a flower

How is it possible, how is it possible

For a seed without water to grow a flower in hand

Rose, let me give you a rose

Let me give, let me give

Rose, look how the petal lands

Rose, let me give you a rose

Let me give, let me give

Rose, look how the petal lands

I gave you a rose and I know it doesn’t smell like anything

In my garden everything that grows is longing for you

With a sickle and a hoe

I pulled out all the flowers that remind me of you

It’s just that none can smell better than you

Sorry if I’m insensitive

I just don’t know how it’s possible

For a seed without water to grow a flower in hand

And a thorn in my heart

Rose, let me give you a rose

Let me give, let me give

Rose, look how the petal lands

Rose, let me give you a rose

Let me give, let me give

Rose, that landed in my heart

That went from hand to hand

From hand to hand, from hand to hand, from hand to hand

It did a somersault and ended up in your hand

From hand to hand, from hand to hand, from hand to hand

It did a somersault and ended up in your hand

Rose, let me give you a rose

Let me give, let me give

Rose, look how the petal lands

Look how it is, look how it is

Rose, let me give you a rose

Look how it is, look how it is

Rose, look how the petal lands

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SONG MEANING

“Rosa” is a playful, romantic ode to that once-in-a-lifetime crush who instantly turns an ordinary day into a blooming garden. Over hypnotic guitars and Conan Osiris’s trademark flair, Nuno Ribeiro keeps repeating the word rosa—Portuguese for “rose”—to show how single-minded his infatuation is. The singer is amazed that “from a seed without water a flower was born” right in his hand, hinting that this love appeared out of nowhere and feels almost magical. All he wants is to offer a simple rose, because no real flower can ever smell sweeter than the person he is serenading.

Yet roses have thorns. He rips every other bloom from his garden because they only remind him of her, and he admits there is now “a thorn in my heart.” The chorus circles back again and again, mirroring how his thoughts keep looping around her. In short, “Rosa” turns a classic symbol of love into a lively, bittersweet metaphor: love can blossom without warning, fill the air with fragrance, and still leave a tiny prick that proves it is real.

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