Alceu Valenca was born in countryside Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil. He is considered the most successful artist in achieving an aesthetic balance between traditional northeastern Brazilian music and a broad range of electronic sounds and effects from pop music. One can find traces of maracatu, coco and "repentes de viola" (improvising fast-paced Brazilian folk music) in most of his songs. Alceu was able to utilize the electric guitar the electric bass, and lately even a synthesizer was added to his broad scope of musical instruments.
Because of that, Alceu was able to recreate Northeastern traditional music, like baiao, coco, toada, maracatu, frevo, caboclinhos, embolada and repentes: all sung with a sometimes rock sometimes alternative sounding music background. His music and his themes are intangible, universal and unlimited. However, his aesthetic basis is genuinely Brazilian Northeastern music.
No Romper Da Aurora
Alceu Valença Lyrics
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E a lua for embora
Entro na Rua do Sol
Dobro na rua da Aurora
Meu amor, eu vou choorando
É chegada a nossa hora.
Meu bem já vou embora
No romper dáurora
Vou e vou
Vou carregando no fundo dos olhos
Teus olhos de onça pintada
Vou remoendo segredos, saudades
Na boca
Como faz o gado
Vou farejando no fundo das ventas
'Teu cheiro
Como um cão de caça.
The lyrics of Alceu Valença's song No Romper Da Aurora describe a moment of separation between two lovers. The singer describes walking through the streets of his town at dawn, just as the sun is about to kiss the moon goodbye, and his sadness at having to say goodbye to his love. The two paths of the sun and moon crossing in the sky represents the inevitable end of their time together. As he walks through the streets, he dwells on the memories and secrets they shared, and the pain of separation is palpable. He compares himself to a dog, following the scent of his love, and to cattle, who take their memories to the grave with them.
The song is a poignant reminder that while love can be beautiful, it is not always forever. The inevitability of separation and the lingering memories that remain are themes that resonate with many listeners. The choice of the streets at dawn as a setting gives the song a melancholic and nostalgic feel. The lyrics are simple but effective, and they capture the emotions of the moment perfectly.
Line by Line Meaning
Quando o sol beijar a lua
When the sun kisses the moon
E a lua for embora
and the moon departs
Entro na Rua do Sol
I enter the Street of the Sun
Dobro na rua da Aurora
I turn onto the street of the Aurora
Meu amor, eu vou choorando
My love, I go crying
É chegada a nossa hora.
Our time has come.
Meu bem já vou embora
My dear, I'm already leaving
Vou e voou
I go and fly
No romper dáurora
At the break of dawn
Vou carregando no fundo dos olhos
I carry deep in my eyes
Teus olhos de onça pintada
Your eyes, the jaguar's painted
Vou remoendo segredos, saudades
I keep chewing secrets and nostalgia
Na boca
in my mouth
Como faz o gado
like cattle do
Vou farejando no fundo das ventas
I sniff deep in my nostrils
'Teu cheiro
Your scent
Como um cão de caça.
like a hunting dog.
Contributed by Logan F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.