Milton Nascimento
Milton Nascimento (born 26 October, 1942) is a Brazilian songwriter, singer, and guitarist, who is considered one of the foremost icons of Brazilian popular music. His work spans a multitude of genres, from contemporary folk to jazz, and is often rooted in the traditional and indigenous music of the country.
Nascimento was born in Rio de Janeiro, and grew up in Três Pontas, Minas Gerais. His mother was the maid Maria do Carmo Nascimento. When he was just a few months old Read Full BioMilton Nascimento (born 26 October, 1942) is a Brazilian songwriter, singer, and guitarist, who is considered one of the foremost icons of Brazilian popular music. His work spans a multitude of genres, from contemporary folk to jazz, and is often rooted in the traditional and indigenous music of the country.
Nascimento was born in Rio de Janeiro, and grew up in Três Pontas, Minas Gerais. His mother was the maid Maria do Carmo Nascimento. When he was just a few months old, the boy was adopted by the family for whom his mother had previously worked: the couple Josino Brito Campos (a banker, mathematics teacher and electronic technician) and Lília Silva Campos (a music teacher). He lived in the boroughs of Laranjeiras and Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro. When he was 18 months old, his biological mother died and he moved with his adoptive parents to the city of Três Pontas, in the State of Minas Gerais.
In the earlier stages of his career, Nascimento played in two samba groups, Evolussamba and Sambacana. In 1963 he moved to Belo Horizonte, and his friendship with the Borges brothers (Marilton, Márcio e Lô Borges) led to the Clube da Esquina ("corner club") movement. Other members included Beto Guedes, Toninho Horta, Wagner Tiso, and Flavio Venturini.
Nascimento is famous for his chime-clear falsetto and tonal range, as well for highly acclaimed songs such as "Canção da América" ("Song from America") and "Coração de Estudante" ("Student's Heart"). The lyrics of "Coração de Estudante" remembers the funeral of the student Edson Luís, killed by police officers in 1968. The song became the hymn for the diretas Já campaign in 1984 and it was also played in the funeral of the late president Tancredo Neves the next year, who died before assuming the presidency.
While his reputation within Brazil was firmly established with his Clube da Esquina works, Nascimento's international breakthrough came with his appearance on jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter's 1974 album "Native Dancer". This led to widespread acclaim, and collaborations with American stars such as Paul Simon, James Taylor, and Pat Metheny.
Through his friendship with guitarist Warren Cuccurullo, Nascimento came to work with the pop-rock band Duran Duran in 1993. Nascimento co-wrote and performed (in the Portuguese language) the song "Breath After Breath", featured on the band's 1993 album "Duran Duran". He also performed with the band in concert when they toured in Brazil, in support of that album. Nascimento earned a Grammy award for "Best World Music Album" in 1998 for his album "Nascimento", and was also nominated in 1991 and 1995.
Nascimento was born in Rio de Janeiro, and grew up in Três Pontas, Minas Gerais. His mother was the maid Maria do Carmo Nascimento. When he was just a few months old Read Full BioMilton Nascimento (born 26 October, 1942) is a Brazilian songwriter, singer, and guitarist, who is considered one of the foremost icons of Brazilian popular music. His work spans a multitude of genres, from contemporary folk to jazz, and is often rooted in the traditional and indigenous music of the country.
Nascimento was born in Rio de Janeiro, and grew up in Três Pontas, Minas Gerais. His mother was the maid Maria do Carmo Nascimento. When he was just a few months old, the boy was adopted by the family for whom his mother had previously worked: the couple Josino Brito Campos (a banker, mathematics teacher and electronic technician) and Lília Silva Campos (a music teacher). He lived in the boroughs of Laranjeiras and Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro. When he was 18 months old, his biological mother died and he moved with his adoptive parents to the city of Três Pontas, in the State of Minas Gerais.
In the earlier stages of his career, Nascimento played in two samba groups, Evolussamba and Sambacana. In 1963 he moved to Belo Horizonte, and his friendship with the Borges brothers (Marilton, Márcio e Lô Borges) led to the Clube da Esquina ("corner club") movement. Other members included Beto Guedes, Toninho Horta, Wagner Tiso, and Flavio Venturini.
Nascimento is famous for his chime-clear falsetto and tonal range, as well for highly acclaimed songs such as "Canção da América" ("Song from America") and "Coração de Estudante" ("Student's Heart"). The lyrics of "Coração de Estudante" remembers the funeral of the student Edson Luís, killed by police officers in 1968. The song became the hymn for the diretas Já campaign in 1984 and it was also played in the funeral of the late president Tancredo Neves the next year, who died before assuming the presidency.
While his reputation within Brazil was firmly established with his Clube da Esquina works, Nascimento's international breakthrough came with his appearance on jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter's 1974 album "Native Dancer". This led to widespread acclaim, and collaborations with American stars such as Paul Simon, James Taylor, and Pat Metheny.
Through his friendship with guitarist Warren Cuccurullo, Nascimento came to work with the pop-rock band Duran Duran in 1993. Nascimento co-wrote and performed (in the Portuguese language) the song "Breath After Breath", featured on the band's 1993 album "Duran Duran". He also performed with the band in concert when they toured in Brazil, in support of that album. Nascimento earned a Grammy award for "Best World Music Album" in 1998 for his album "Nascimento", and was also nominated in 1991 and 1995.
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Milton Nascimento Lyrics
Com sol e chuva você sonhava
Que ia ser melhor depois
Você queria ser o grande herói das estradas
Tudo que você queria ser
Sei um segredo você tem medo
Só pensa agora em voltar
Não fala mais na bota e do anel de Zapata
Tudo que você devia ser sem medo
Não se lembra mais de mim
Você não quis deixar que eu falasse de tudo
Tudo que você podia ser na estrada
Ah! Sol e chuva na sua estrada
Mas não importa não faz mal
Você ainda pensa e é melhor do que nada
Tudo que você consegue ser ou nada
Não importa não faz mal
Você ainda pensa e é melhor do que nada
Tudo que você consegue ser ou nada
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Marcio Hilton Fragoso Borges, Salomao Borges Filho
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Luisa Homura
There are many interpretations of this song, but the one I like the most goes a little like this:
So ,its important to establish that Brazil (like many other south american countries) went through a dictatorship, wich gravelly affected our country in many ways.
Anyway, and this song is about that.
"Com Sol e chuva, você sonhava que iria ser melhor depois, voce queria ser o grande heroi das estradas, tudo que voce queria ser"
(In the rain or sun, you dreamed that it would be better afterwards, you wanted to be the great hero of the roads, everything you wanted to be)
So, the beggining is about this person who dreamed of how things would get better and about their dreams as a great revolutionary hero.
"Sei um segredo, você tem medo"
(I know a secret, you are afraid)
This line is about how, even if this person has big dreams and ideas, they are afraid (most likely of the repression that people suffered during the military dictatorship).
[ ...]
"...Nao fala mais na bota e no anel de Zapata, tudo que você devia ser, sem medo"
(You dont talk anymore about the boot and in the Zapata's ring, everything you should be, without fear)
Zapata was a revolutionary, leader of the Mexican reovlution in 1910. This part is about how this person, because of fear of persecution, are not following revolutionary ideals anymore, neither are speaking of it anymore.
[...]
"Ah sol e chuva! Na sua estrada. Mas não importa, não faz mal, você ainda pensa e é melhor do que nada, tudo o que você consegue ser, ou nada!"
(Ah sun and rain! In your road. But it doesnt matter, its alright, you still think and thats better than nothing, everything you can be, or nothing!)
This is the end, and its very optimistic, considering the rest of the song. It ends off saying that basically, even if this person cant do anything, they can still think, they still have their ideals, and that is better than nothing.
Sorry for the long comment, i truly love this song and id like if more people appreciated its genious lyrics.
Alex Magno Breder
ALL YOU COULD BE
Of sun and rain you used to dream
That it'd be better later on
You wanted to be the great hero of the roads
All you wanted to be
I know a secret: you're afraid
You only think of going back
You don't talk of Zapata's boot and ring no more
All you should be, without any fear
You don't remember me no more
You did not let me talk about everything
All you could be on the road
Ah! Sun and rain on your road
But it doesn't matter, no not at all
You still think, and that's better than nothing
All you still manage to be, or nothing...
Tormenta Kustom
Com sol e chuva você sonhava
Que ia ser melhor depois
Você queria ser o grande herói das estradas
Tudo que você queria ser
Sei um segredo você tem medo
Só pensa agora em voltar
Não fala mais na bota e do anel de Zapata
Tudo que você devia ser sem medo
E não se lembra mais de mim
Você não quis deixar que eu falasse de tudo
Tudo que você podia ser na estrada
Ah! Sol e chuva na sua estrada
Mas não importa não faz mal
Você ainda pensa e é melhor do que nada
Tudo que você consegue ser ou nada
del grant!
[TRANS] Everything That You Could Be
In sun and rain, you used to dream
of things getting better soon
(com sol e chuva, você sonhava
que ia ser melhor depois)
You wanted to be the great hero
of the roads
(você queria ser o grande herói das estradas)
Everything that you wanted to be
(tudo que você queria ser)
[...]
I know a secret
(sei um segredo)
You're afraid
(você tem medo)
Now you only think about going back
(só pensa agora em voltar)
You don't talk about your beliefs anymore
(não fala mais na bota e no anel de zapata)
Everything that you should to be
(tudo o que você queria ser)
Fearless
(sem medo)
[...]
You don't remember me anymore
(não se lembra mais de mim)
You didn't want me to talk about everything
(você não quis deixar que eu falasse de tudo)
Everything that you could be
(tudo que você podia ser)
On the road
(na estrada)
[...]
There's sun and rain on your road
(há sol e chuva na sua estrada)
But it doesn't matter, it's no big deal
(mas não importa, não faz mal)
You still have your own thoughts and that's better than nothing
(você ainda pensa e é melhor do que nada)
Everything that you can be
(tudo que você consegue ser)
Or nothing
(ou nada)
[2x]
Jomar Machado
Na época eu curtia Beatles, The Who, Pink Floyd e apareceu Milton Nascimento que falava todo aquela linguagem só que com nosso sotaque... O cara é Gênio!!!!
Kleber Mathias
Gostava de Beatles também mas amo o milhão....esse álbum do clube da esquina tem a capa mais bonita de todas
Uncle Gold
Eu também. E eu sou de BH.
Ted Peters
Sou Americano, mas morei no Brasil na epoca dessa musica... e acho uma das mais bonitas que ouviu na minha vida.
unasociable7
eu tenho 17 anos e amo essa musica
unasociable7
krl
Jurema Da Fonseca
Obrigado por admirar esse grande cantor que um marco da nossa cultura sao poucos estrangeiros que conhecem nossas musicas e cultura
Edinho Mineirinho
@blacksword simples....Eua...Norte americano.
Brasil..Sul americano.
Sejamos óbvios
Samuel Gonçalves
SALVE GRINGADA 🤙
antonio carlos ferreira da silva
Estava assistindo hj a novela nos tempos do imperador e qdo puseram essa música, comecei a chorar e aí fui pro youtube ouvir, comecei a chorar de novo. Essa canção é linda demais.