Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: forro
Song Meaning of “Mata Papai” by Asas Livres
Mata Papai is a song about looking back nostalgically at a father figure that the artist no longer has in their life. Looking back on a series of memories that were shared, they long for those times to return. As the song goes on, the artist reflects upon the times when he had this figure in his life, asking questions like “was he there to make me laugh” and “didn’t I flee from his lap?” The chorus of “Mata Papai, por onde andou?” (Where have you gone, Papa) express the longing for that figure to return and further cements the fact that this figure no longer has a presence in the artist’s life. This longing for that feeling of security and support the artist used to have as a child drives the song, ultimately ending on a bittersweet note.