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.

Pior
Alcione Lyrics

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De repente é mais uma vez
Que voce me procura eu nem acredito
Esse tipo de amor qualquer dia
Me leva à loucura eu já não duvido
Eu não sei se o que eu fiz
Foi pior do que voce me fez
As palavras doeram tão fundo
Que eu disse prá mim

É a ultima vez

Mas teu corpo teu cheiro gosto
Tem qualquer mistério que mexe comigo
Você chega me pega de um jeito
Me tira do sério parece um castigo
Hoje eu digo que não volto mais
E amanha ou depois eu aposto
Se eu não te procurar você vem me buscar
E o pior é que eu gosto

Não dá voce não vai mudar
E se eu me aborreço não sei segurar
Sei lá se é voce ou sou eu
Só que um sem o outro não pode ficar
Hoje eu digo que não volto mais
E amanha ou depois eu aposto
Se eu não te procurar

Voce vem me buscar
E o pior é que eu gosto

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Alcione's song "Pior" express the complicated nature of a toxic, cyclical relationship. The singer finds themselves repeatedly drawn back to their lover, despite experiencing pain and hurt caused by them in the past. The lyrics explore the idea that this type of love can drive a person to madness and that the singer is uncertain if their actions were worse than the ones committed by their partner. The words hurt them so deeply that they have resolved to end the relationship, believing it to be their last chance at happiness.

However, their lover's touch, scent, and taste have an inexplicable hold on them, captivating and overwhelming the singer. They describe this feeling as a sort of punishment, taking them to the brink of sanity. The singer acknowledges the futility of their efforts to stay away from their lover, knowing that they will inevitably return to each other. They cannot avoid being drawn to this person, even though it hurts them, and are resigned to the fact that they will always come back to them.

Overall, the lyrics of "Pior" express the power and danger of toxic love and the seemingly irresistible allure of a partner who causes pain.

Line by Line Meaning

De repente é mais uma vez
It is suddenly yet another time

Que voce me procura eu nem acredito
That you seek me, I can hardly believe it

Esse tipo de amor qualquer dia
This kind of love one day

Me leva à loucura eu já não duvido
Will drive me crazy, I no longer doubt

Eu não sei se o que eu fiz
I don't know if what I did

Foi pior do que voce me fez
Was worse than what you did to me

As palavras doeram tão fundo
The words hurt so deep

Que eu disse prá mim
That I told myself

É a ultima vez
This is the last time

Mas teu corpo teu cheiro gosto
But your body, your scent, your taste