Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: samba
Song Meaning of “Lalauê” by Paulinho Mocidade
“Lalauê” by Paulinho Mocidade is a soulful and romantic ode that speaks of yearning for a lost love. He expresses his longing for his former lover with a melancholic and mournful air. With somber instrumentation and passionate vocals, he sings of a desire to find his love again and to renew their love that seemed lost for so long. The lyrics are filled with vivid imagery of nature, conveying the beauty and pain of a relationship that is no more.
At first, he begins by reflecting on their love and how it seemed like a blessed gift that the heavens gave, only for it to be taken away. While in the throes of his grief, he pleads for his lover to come back home, singing, “Return to me that I may again have the glance of your eyes, and in its light, my love.” He seems to be willing to take his chances at love once again, no matter how desperately his heart is breaking.
The chorus of the song is an emotional ride in itself. He reaches out to his beloved, longing for her with a passionate plea: “Lalauê, my love, come back to my side”. His plea carries a desperate tone, as he pleads to his love to come back and fill the hollow void that she left when she went away.
The emotion is palpable, deep and moving.