Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: samba
Song Meaning of “Madrugada, Princípio ou Fim” by João Martins
This song speaks to spending sleepless nights, searching for a place of reassurance and consolation. The title itself describes a limbo-like state between an ending and a beginning—when it’s so late yet so early that we’re uncertain of which of the two we will eventually experience.
The lyrics talk about the silence of the night, the unclouded star-lit sky that blankets us on these long, wearying nights. It’s during these times where we find ourselves in a kind of existential stupor, unable to find a sense of direction or purpose. We feel trapped between two contrasting days, unable to choose one or the other.
The song suggests that the only thing we can do is to persevere and to hope for a reassuring sunrise full of possibility and serenity, instead of a dark and daunting dawn. In the end, we can only hope that the night will eventually come to an end.