Belchior (born Antônio Carlos Gomes Belchior Fontenelle Fernandes, Sobral, … Read Full Bio ↴Belchior (born Antônio Carlos Gomes Belchior Fontenelle Fernandes, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil, October 26, 1946, died April 30, [yearclosed]2017[/yearclosed] at age 70) was a Brazilian singer and composer. He was one of the first MPB singer-songwriters from the Brazilian Northeast to reach mainstream success, in the early 1970s. His songs were recorded by many well known artists, specially Elis Regina, Engenheiros do Hawaii, Ney Matogrosso and Jair Rodrigues.

Paraíso
Belchior Lyrics

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Amo tua voz e tua cor
E teu jeito de fazer amor
Revirando os olhos e o tapete
Suspirando em falsete
Coisas que eu nem sei contar
Ser feliz é tudo que se quer

Ah! Esse maldito fecho éclair

De repente a gente rasga a roupa
E uma febre muito louca
Faz o corpo arrepiar
Depois do terceiro ou quarto copo
Tudo que vier eu topo
Tudo que vier, vem bem

Quando bebo perco o juízo
Não me responsabilizo
Nem por mim, nem por ninguém
Não quero ficar na tua vida
Como uma paixão mal resolvida
Dessas que a gente tem ciúme
E se encharca de perfume
Faz que tenta se matar

Vou ficar até o fim do dia
Decorando tua geografia
E essa aventura em carne e osso
Deixa marcas no pescoço
Faz a gente levitar
Tens um não sei que de paraíso
E o corpo mais preciso
Do que o mais lindo dos mortais
Tens uma beleza infinita

E a boca mais bonita
Que a minha já tocou

Overall Meaning

In Belchior's song "Paraíso," the singer describes their feelings towards their lover. The singer adores their lover's voice and color as well as their way of making love, including the way they roll their eyes and sigh in falsetto. The singer states that being happy is all anyone desires, but they also mention a zipper that can cause them to tear off clothes and feel a feverish sensation that causes their skin to tingle. Additionally, the singer acknowledges that they lose their senses when they drink and cannot take responsibility for themselves or anyone else. The singer reveals that they do not want to be a passion that goes unresolved, which would lead to jealousy and attempts at suicide. The song expresses the singer's passion, but it also reveals their struggles with commitment and their self-destructive tendencies.

Line by Line Meaning

Amo tua voz e tua cor
I love your voice and your color

E teu jeito de fazer amor
And the way you make love

Revirando os olhos e o tapete
Rolling your eyes and the carpet

Suspirando em falsete
Sighing in falsetto

Coisas que eu nem sei contar
Things that I can't even count

Ser feliz é tudo que se quer
Being happy is all one wants

Ah! Esse maldito fecho éclair
Ah! This damn zipper

De repente a gente rasga a roupa
Suddenly we tear our clothes

E uma febre muito louca
And a very crazy fever

Faz o corpo arrepiar
Makes the body shiver

Depois do terceiro ou quarto copo
After the third or fourth drink