Known as "Sapoti", she started singing in church choir. While working in a light bulb plant, she participated in programs put on for University students, using the name of Ângela Maria, so as not to be identified by her family. She won all the competitions, and went on to sing in the Dancing Avenida and, later, in the Radio Mayrink Veiga.
Ângela Maria made her first recording in 1951. During the years following, she was acknowledged as one of the great interpreters of the "samba-canção", alongside Maysa Matarazzo, Nora Ney, and Dolores Duran. She was also the inspiration for some of the greatest names of the MPB, such as Elis Regina and Gal Costa.
During her carer, Ângela Maria recorded dozens of successful hits, including "Não Tenho Você", "Babalu", "Cinderela", "Moça Bonita", "Vá, mas Volte", "Garota Solitária", "Falhaste Coração", "Canto Paraguaio", "A Noite e a Despedida", "Gente Humilde", and "Lábios de Mel".
Moça Bonita
Angela Maria Lyrics
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Senti la em sua mao
Um sorriso que nas sombras
Nao diz nem sim
Nem nao,
Poe na boca a cigarilha
E mais se acende olhar
Quem conhece o bem e o mal
De vermelho e negro
Vestindo a noite um misterio tras
De colar de corde
Brinco dourado a promessa faz
Se e preciso ir voce pode ir
Peca oque quiser
Mais cuidado amigo
Ela e bonita ela e mulherE no canto da rua
Zombando, zombando, zombando esta
Ela e moca bonira girando, girando, girando la
E no canto da rua zombando, zombando, zombando esta (HA HA HA HA)
Ela e moca bonita girando, girando, girando la
Foi girando laroye De vermelho e negro vestindo a noite o misterio tras
De colar de corde
Brinco dourado a promessa faz
Se e preciso ir voce pode ir
Peca o que quiser
Mais cuidado amigo
Ela e bonita
Ela e mulher
E num canto da rua zombando, zombando, zombando esta, (HA HA HA HA)
Ela e moca bonita, Girando, Girando, Girando la Foi girando laroye, Foi Girando laroye
Foi girando laroye, foi girando laroye
The lyrics of Angela Maria's song Moça Bonita tell the story of a mysterious and alluring woman. The first stanza describes how the singer feels a rose as red as blood in her hand. The woman has a smile that is difficult to read, and she smokes a cigar. The lyrics suggest that she knows both good and evil and can offer love to anyone who wants it. The second stanza describes how the woman dresses in black and red, wearing a necklace made of coral and golden earrings which she promises to the listener. She tells the listener that they can leave whenever they want but to be careful since she is a beautiful woman. The chorus repeats the idea of the woman mocking the people passing by on the street while she stands there spinning around.
The lyrics of the song Moça Bonita seem to be about a woman that has an aura of mystery and seduction surrounding her. The woman fashes a smile that cannot be easily understood, and she is dressed in a way that adds to her allure. The song speaks to the universal experience of being drawn to someone deeply, even though it is difficult to understand what they are truly thinking or feeling. There is a sense that the woman at the centre of the song is both dangerous and alluring, something that is reinforced by her smoking and her promise of a necklace made of coral as well as her golden earrings. The chorus of the song, with the woman spinning around and mocking people, adds the feeling of the woman enjoying her power over people, and this adds another level of complexity to the character.
Line by Line Meaning
Uma rosa cor de sangue,
She holds a rose, colored like blood.
Senti la em sua mao
She feels it in her hand.
Um sorriso que nas sombras
A smile that in the shadows,
Nao diz nem sim
Does not say yes or no,
Nem nao,
Not no either,
Poe na boca a cigarilha
She puts a cigar in her mouth,
E mais se acende olhar
And her eyes light up more.
Quem conhece o bem e o mal
Whoever knows good and evil,
De quem quiser amar
Of whoever she wants to love.
De vermelho e negro
Wearing red and black,
Vestindo a noite um misterio tras
She brings a mystery to the night,
De colar de corde
With a necklace of pearls,
Brinco dourado a promessa faz
A golden earring makes a promise.
Se e preciso ir voce pode ir
If you need to go, you can go.
Peca oque quiser
Ask for whatever you want.
Mais cuidado amigo
But be careful friend,
Ela e bonita ela e mulher
She is beautiful, she is a woman.
E no canto da rua
In the corner of the street,
Zombando, zombando, zombando esta
She is mocking, mocking, mocking.
Ela e moca bonira girando, girando, girando la
She is a beautiful girl, spinning, spinning, spinning.
E no canto da rua zombando, zombando, zombando esta (HA HA HA HA)
In the corner of the street she is mocking, mocking, mocking (HA HA HA HA).
Ela e moca bonita girando, girando, girando la
She is a beautiful girl, spinning, spinning, spinning.
Foi girando laroye
She kept spinning, laroye,
De vermelho e negro vestindo a noite o misterio tras
Dressed in red and black, she brings a mystery to the night.
Foi girando laroye
She kept spinning, laroye,
De colar de corde
With a necklace of pearls,
Brinco dourado a promessa faz
A golden earring makes a promise.
Se e preciso ir voce pode ir
If you need to go, you can go.
Peca o que quiser
Ask for whatever you want.
Mais cuidado amigo
But be careful friend,
Ela e bonita ela e mulher
She is beautiful, she is a woman.
E no canto da rua zombando, zombando, zombando esta, (HA HA HA HA)
In the corner of the street she is mocking, mocking, mocking (HA HA HA HA).
Ela e moca bonita, Girando, Girando, Girando la
She is a beautiful girl, spinning, spinning, spinning.
Foi girando laroye, Foi Girando laroye
She kept spinning, laroye, she kept spinning, laroye.
Writer(s): Jair Pedrina Amorim, Evaldo Gouveia
Contributed by Grayson O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
natureza viva.☘️
Linda música,a espiritualidade dela me desperta,liberta.🍷🌹♥️🖤🌹🍷♥️🖤💕♥️🍷🌹🍷♥️
Rejane Amorim
Maravilhoso!!!! Não canso de ouvir
CISNE NEGRO
Ángela María tinha olhar de POMBAGIRA! Alias ela lembrava a mesma! Eu vía Angela, lembrava de POMBAGIRA. Maravilhosa!
Divina Maria
Linda saudosa Ângela Maria essa moça bonita e linda cantata pela. Eterna Ângela maria
Levi Peres
Amo esse mundo da Umbanda !
Sonia Rainha do Engenho
Lindo demais!!👏👏👏🌹
Edilma Neves
Muito linda essa Música 🎶
MARIA OLIVIA
Amoooo!!!!
Tia Val Ferreira
Amo esse ponto...Da minha rainha
DEMOCRITUS ZURABA
Lindo esse vídeo, bom gosto estupendo!