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.

O Meu Amor
Alcione Lyrics

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O meu amor
Tem um jeito manso que é só seu
E que me deixa louca
Quando me beija a boca
A minha pele toda fica arrepiada
E me beija com calma e fundo
Até minh'alma se sentir beijada

O meu amor
Tem um jeito manso que é só seu
Que rouba os meus sentidos
Viola os meus ouvidos
Com tantos segredos
Lindos e indecentes
Depois brinca comigo
Ri do meu umbigo
E me crava os dentes

Eu sou sua menina, viu?
E ele é o meu rapaz
Meu corpo é testemunha
Do bem que ele me faz

Meu amor
Tem um jeito manso que é só seu
De me deixar maluca
Quando me roça a nuca
E quase me machuca
Com a barba mal feita
E de posar as coxas
Entre as minhas coxas
Quando ele se deita

O meu amor
Tem um jeito manso que é só seu
De me fazer rodeios
De me beijar os seios
Me beijar o ventre
Me deixar em brasa
Desfruta do meu corpo
Como se meu corpo
Fosse a sua casa

Eu sou sua menina, viu?
E ele é o meu rapaz

Meu corpo é testemunha
Do bem que ele me faz

Overall Meaning

In "O meu amor", Alcione & Maria Bethânia describe the unique and gentle way their lover expresses love towards them, which leaves them feeling wild and passionate. The artists emphasize how their lover's mannerisms are so intimate that it feels like they are the only ones with access to it, such as the way they kiss slowly until their soul feels kissed or the way they touch them intimately with the intent to leave them grasping for breath. The lyrics perfectly illustrate the sensation of being aroused by someone's touch and the passion and love that it can spawn within. The artists, through their lyrics, also portray their relationship as unashamedly sensual while highlighting the trust and security they feel around each other.

Line by Line Meaning

O meu amor
The person I love

Tem um jeito manso que é só seu
My lover has a gentle way that is unique to him and no one else

E que me deixa louca
His way drives me crazy

Quando me beija a boca
Especially when he kisses me

A minha pele toda fica arrepiada
My whole body shivers

E me beija com calma e fundo
He kisses me slowly and deeply

Até minh'alma se sentir beijada
Until my very soul feels kissed

Que rouba os meus sentidos
He steals my senses

Viola os meus ouvidos
He plays with my ears

Com tantos segredos
Sharing so many secrets

Lindos e indecentes
Beautiful and indecent