Fundamental - Teresa Cristina e Grupo Semente
The band´s interesting name did not come about until journalist João Piment… Read Full Bio ↴The band´s interesting name did not come about until journalist João Pimentel, writing for Brazil´s top selling daily paper O Globo, made a reference in one of his articles to the group of musicians that played with Teresa Cristina every Saturday night at the bar Semente, placed in one of Rio´s most bohemian neighborhoods, Lapa. It was in 1998 that Bernardo, João, Pedrinho, Ricardo Cotrim (no longer a member of Semente) and other friends, got together for the first time. Back then, Teresa was selecting repertoire for a tribute show she intended to put together in honor of Brazilian music virtuoso Candeia, and handpicking the musicians. Bernardo, at the time a member of group Acorda Bamba, invited band mate Alexandre Bittencourt (who, in turn, invited other musician pals, including Pedrinho, João and Ricardo) to Teresa´s 30th birthday party. That was when the invitation was formalized and well accepted, prompting a routine of meetings between Teresa and the guys to rehearse Candeia´s repertoire, though, in the end, the show never made it to the stage. Still in that year, Teresa and the boys played together for the first time at a show celebrating the International Women´s Day at the Planetário da Gávea theatre. Their premiere on the pulsating night of Lapa, one of Rio de Janeiro´s musical cribs, took place right after this, when Teresa and the group were invited by a certain well known character "Seu Guaracy", of Portela Samba School, to launch the new night music program at local bar Semente, known as a health food place, up until then. It worked out so well that soon Teresa Cristina and Grupo Semente were being called the "rescuers of Lapa´s night life", that had been going down since the eighties. After becoming a hit band playing at Semente, Teresa and the guys went on to perform at other venues in Lapa, such as carioca da Gema and Centro Cultural Carioca, for an ever growing audience. Media recognition came with the release of the first album, a double tribute to Brazilian idol Paulinho da Viola´s 60th birthday, which won Teresa a couple of awards - "Prêmio Rival BR" and "Prêmio Tim"- as "Best New Artist", and a "Best Samba Album" nomination at the 2003 Latin Grammy´s. After that, many were the invitations that took Teresa and Semente all over Brasil and even to Japan, showing the world all the beauty of the good genuine Brazilian music. In 2004, Teresa, Bernardo, Pedrinho and João welcomed Mestre Trambique, coming to replace Ricardo Cotrim, who was leaving the band, and they went in the studio once again to record the band´s second album "A Vida Me Fez Assim" ("Life has Made Me This Way"), which featured Teresa´s premiere as a songwriter. They gathered an excess of overwhelming reviews, and sold-out theatres on which they performed. On that same year, the band hit the road with the "Projeto Pixininguinha" tour, performing at the main cities of the Northeast of Brazil. In 2005, they performed at the "Brazilian Year" Celebrations in Paris, while recording their fist live CD and DVD, suitably titled: "O Mundo é Meu Lugar" ("The World is My Place").
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Quantas Lágrimas
Teresa Cristina Lyrics


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Ah, quantas lágrimas eu tenho derramado
Só em saber que não posso mais
Reviver o meu passado
Eu vivia cheio de esperança
E de alegria, eu cantava, eu sorria
Mas hoje em dia eu não tenho mais
A alegria dos tempos atrás

Só melancolia os meus olhos trazem
Ai, quanta saudade a lembrança traz
Se houvesse retrocesso na idade
Eu não teria saudade
Da minha mocidade

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Teresa Cristina e Grupo Semente's song "Quantas Lágrimas" speak about the pain of losing one's past and the nostalgia that comes with it. The singer of the song is lamenting the fact that they can no longer relive their past and, as a result, they have shed many tears.


The first verse sets up the theme of the song, with the singer expressing how much they have cried after realizing that they cannot relive their past. The next few lines describe the singer's past, emphasizing how happy and content they were. But now, as they have gotten older, they find that they no longer have the same levels of happiness and joy that they once did.


The second verse takes a more somber turn, with the singer evoking a sense of melancholy and longing. The line, "Só melancolia os meus olhos trazem," or "Only melancholy brings my eyes," speaks to the singer's current emotional state. They feel that they can only look back on their past with sadness and longing. The final lines of the song express a desire to go back in time and relive their youth, implying that the singer would be happier if they could relive those days.


In conclusion, "Quantas Lágrimas" is a poignant and reflective song about the pain of growing older and losing one's past. It conveys a sense of nostalgia and longing for a time that has passed, and it speaks to the universal human experience of time moving on.


Line by Line Meaning

Ah, quantas lágrimas eu tenho derramado
I have shed so many tears


Só em saber que não posso mais
Simply knowing that I can no longer


Reviver o meu passado
Relive my past


Eu vivia cheio de esperança
I used to live full of hope


E de alegria, eu cantava, eu sorria
And with joy, I would sing and smile


Mas hoje em dia eu não tenho mais
But nowadays, I no longer have


A alegria dos tempos atrás
The joy from past times


Só melancolia os meus olhos trazem
Only melancholy brings tears to my eyes


Ai, quanta saudade a lembrança traz
Oh, how much longing memories bring


Se houvesse retrocesso na idade
If there was a way to reverse age


Eu não teria saudade
I wouldn't have longing


Da minha mocidade
For my youth




Contributed by Stella A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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