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.
mel pra minha dor
Alcione Lyrics
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Quando percebi que o seu amor
Poderia ser mel pra minha dor
Esqueci de quem só me fez chorar
Reabri meu coração pra de novo amar
E secaram por fim: Lágrimas
Esqueci o final: Trágico
Se meu barco não foi: Rígido
Foi assim, tipo assim: Mágico
Que senti tudo em mim: Nítido
E lá dentro do meu: Âmago
Liberdade era a nova tônica
Refrão (2x)
E voltaram os meus: Sonhos
Em meus olhos enfim: Brilho
Meu viver já não mais: Prantos
Coração refugou: Lindo
Novo amor enxotou: Prantos
Meu querer, sem temer: Vivo
Alegria se fez: Canto
E a tristeza de vez: Lindo
Refrão (2x)
Repete a 1ª
Refrão (2x)
The lyrics of Alcione's song "Mel pra minha dor" describe the feeling of finding a new love after going through a painful past relationship. The chorus repeats twice, emphasizing the realization that the new love could become the sweetness needed to heal the pain. The singer forgets the ones who made her cry and opens her heart to love again. The use of metaphors, such as the boat that wasn't rigid but magically carried her to the new love, shows the power of this new feeling to restore hope and joy.
The first verse talks about how all her tears dried up, and she forgot the tragic ending of her past relationship. She no longer feels like a shipwrecked person, and the freedom she gained became a new tonic. This freedom, mixed with the magic of the new love, brought back her dreams and made her eyes shine again. She no longer cries but sings with joy, and even the sadness became beautiful.
Line by Line Meaning
Quando percebi que o seu amor
When I realized that your love
Poderia ser mel pra minha dor
Could be honey for my pain
Esqueci de quem só me fez chorar
I forgot about those who only made me cry
Reabri meu coração pra de novo amar
I opened my heart again to love
E secaram por fim: Lágrimas
And tears finally dried
Esqueci o final: Trágico
I forgot the tragic ending
Me salvei já não sou: Náufrago
I saved myself, I am no longer a shipwreck
Se meu barco não foi: Rígido
If my boat wasn't rigid
Foi assim, tipo assim: Mágico
It was like magic
Que senti tudo em mim: Nítido
I felt everything clearly in me
E lá dentro do meu: Âmago
And deep inside me
Liberdade era a nova tônica
Freedom was the new tonic
E voltaram os meus: Sonhos
And my dreams returned
Em meus olhos enfim: Brilho
In my eyes, finally, there was shine
Meu viver já não mais: Prantos
My life was no longer tears
Coração refugou: Lindo
My heart resisted beautifully
Novo amor enxotou: Prantos
New love drove away tears
Meu querer, sem temer: Vivo
My desire, without fear: alive
Alegria se fez: Canto
Joy became a song
E a tristeza de vez: Lindo
And sadness, for good: beautiful
Refrão (2x)
Chorus (2x)
Repete a 1ª Refrão (2x)
Repeat the 1st Chorus (2x)
Contributed by Abigail Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Daiane 😍🤩
Maravilha música 🎶 🎶 Dois Grandes Cantores.....ABRIL 2022 Alguém ouvindo esse clássico?
Silvio Ramos
Samba de 1a linha, grande composição do Nelson Rufino, interpretação maravilhosa do Roberto Ribeiro e da Marron.
Reinaldo Francisco Francisco
Quantos domingos acordei com os bons vizinhos ouvindo isso. ....ah tempo bom que não tenho mais
Gugu do Kvaco
A voz do samba.... Roberto Ribeiro!!
Grande intérprete👏👏🎶🎶
kelly dayane
Samba de raiz e assim , e sempre será , na minha infância , escutei tanto ,nas festas comemorativas de Natal , Ano Novo , e outras comemorações , e não entendia muito as letras , hoje eu agradeço a esses belos profissionais por me trazer boas lembranças , hoje sei o que foi lindo e maravilhoso , mesmo não entendo nada daquele tempo lindo.....
Antero Adelino
Pois tenho o mesmo exemplo que o seu!!
Marilene Mauler
Isso é música! Interpretação maravilhosa por duas estrelas!!!⭐⭐
André Luiz da Silva Souza
Os melhores intérpretes de samba reunidos!!
Claudio Vieira
Linda canção . . . samba maravilha que alegra qualquer buteco naquela resenha inesquecível.🎼🎶🎵🔉🔊❤️❤️❤️❤️
Ronie Reis
Combinação perfeita 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾