Alcione (Alcione Nazaré, São Luís, Maranhão, November 21, 1947) also known … Read Full Bio ↴Alcione (Alcione Nazaré, São Luís, Maranhão, November 21, 1947) also known as Marrom (brownie) is one of the most successful female sambists in Brazil who first claimed international recognition in the late 1970s, and has had 19 gold records and two platinum records.

Alcione was introduced to the traditional Brazilian music by her father. He was a military musician who worked as the conductor of the corps marching band. At the age of thirteen, she was already able to give vocal performance in college parties. At this same age, she began to study clarinet, and then learnt to play the trumpet.

At age 20 Alcione moved to Rio de Janeiro. There she worked at the city's TV Excelsior, and later went on tour in Argentina and Chile for four months. On returning to Brazil, she settled in São Paulo, working in nightclub and making appearances on television. In 1970, she started her two-year tour in Europe, performing as a vocalist and a trumpet artist.

In 1972, when back to Brazil, Alcione recorded her first single. The following year, she traveled to sing in Mexico and, in 1974, Portugal, where she recorded her first full-length album. In 1975 Alcione released her LP, A Voz do Samba, which achieved gold sales status and featured several hit tracks. The most successful songs were Não Deixe o Samba Morrer, written by Edson and Aloiso, and O Surdo, written by Totonho/Paulinho Resende.

In the late 1970s, Nazaré became well-known as a samba artist and achieved international recognition. She recorded Alerta Geral for Philips Records and, in 1978, released this album, the title of which was taken from a television show that Alcione had hosted on TV Globo for two years. Following its success, Alcione continued to release several other full-length albums in late 1970s and early 1980s, including her self-titled album.

In 1997, Alcione signed with Universal Records, subsequently releasing a label debut named Valeu, through Polygram the next year. This was followed by Celebração that same year, and Claridade---Uma Homenagem A Clara Nunes in 1999. In December 2002 Alcione was recognized for playing an important part in founding the Paraíso School of Samba in London, England. She also helped organizing and preparing the stage for a British version of the Carnival Brasil, Paraíso dos Orixás (Brazil, Paradise of the Gods). In 2003, her 2002 album, Ao Vivo, received the Best Samba/Pagode Album Award at fourth Latin Grammy Award ceremony.

She has interpreted several hits such as Não deixe o samba morrer, Lá vem você, Gostoso veneno and Ilha da maré.

On July 7, 2007 she performed at the Brazilian leg of Live Earth in Rio de Janeiro.

Autonomia
Alcione Lyrics

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Impossível nessa primavera eu sei
Impossível, pois onde estarei?
Mas pensando em nosso amor
Amor sincero

Ah se eu tivesse autonomia
Se eu pudesse, gritaria
Não vou, não quero!

Escravizaram assim um pobre coração
É necessário a nova abolição
Pra trazer de volta a minha liberdade

Se eu pudesse, gritaria amor
Se eu pudesse, brigaria amor
Não, não vou
Não quero

Ah se eu tivesse autonomia
Se eu pudesse, gritaria
Não vou, não quero!

Escravizaram assim um pobre coração
É necessário a nova abolição
Pra trazer de volta a minha liberdade

Se eu pudesse, gritaria amor
Se eu pudesse, brigaria amor
Não, não vou
Não quero

Não, não
Não quero

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Alcione's song Autonomia speak of the singer's desire for independence and freedom, specifically from a relationship that has left her feeling enslaved and restricted. She begins by acknowledging the impossibility of finding this freedom in the current season, as she wonders where she will even be. However, she holds on to the hope of a sincere love that is not trapped by bondage or control.

The chorus then reveals her true desire: autonomy. She yearns to have the power and freedom to scream and fight for her independence, to assert her own will and refuse to be held down. The following verses further emphasize the metaphor of enslavement, as she describes how her heart has been caged and begs for a new abolition - a release from her captivity.

Overall, the song speaks to the universal need for independence, agency, and the desire to break free from any kind of oppression. Alcione's powerful and emotional lyrics reveal a longing for true love and freedom from any form of bondage that may threaten it.

Line by Line Meaning

Impossível nessa primavera eu sei
It's impossible in this spring, I know

Impossível, pois onde estarei?
Impossible, where will I be?

Mas pensando em nosso amor
But thinking about our love

Amor sincero
Sincere love

Ah se eu tivesse autonomia
Ah, if I had autonomy

Se eu pudesse, gritaria
If I could, I would scream

Não vou, não quero!
I won't, I don't want to!

Escravizaram assim um pobre coração
They enslaved a poor heart like this

É necessário a nova abolição
The new abolition is necessary

Pra trazer de volta a minha liberdade
To bring back my freedom

Se eu pudesse, gritaria amor
If I could, I would scream for love