Carvalho was raised in a middle-class family in Rio de Janeiro's South Zone. Her father, João Francisco Leal de Carvalho, was a lawyer. She grew up influenced by different types of music. Her father used to take her to samba school rehearsals, and her mother was a lover of classical music who encouraged her to become a ballerina. She started playing the guitar as a teenager, and got involved with the emerging Bossa Nova movement, winning a nationwide song contest on TV at the age of 19. Her first record was 1968's "Andança", carrying the song of the same name to victory in a larger festival, which brought her to prominence. Although she started her career with Bossa Nova, that was an ephemeral phase which lasted less than one year. Beth started dedicating herself entirely to samba just as her fame began, working with legendary composers such as Nelson Sargento.
Carvalho is a very important artist in the history of samba, as she has celebrated and brought the spotlight to the work of legendary composers such as Cartola, Nelson Cavaquinho & Guilherme de Brito when they weren't receiving the attention they deserved. Almost all of her records have songs by these composers, among other legendary sambistas such as Nelson Sargento and the Old Guard of Portela. Her samba school is Mangueira, but that didn't stop her from recording dozens of songs from composers of Portela, the other great traditional samba school in Rio.
Later, in the late 1970s and early 80's, Beth helped bring to the public the work of other rising pagode artists from Cacique de Ramos, such as Almir Guineto, Jorge Aragão and the Fundo de Quintal group. Then, in 1983, she introduced Zeca Pagodinho who would become the major samba name of the 90's. Carvalho always tried to bring underrated composers the recognition they deserve, and she is regarded as madrinha do samba (the godmother of samba). She was a driving force in the modernization of samba in the 80s, and at the same time rejected commercial pop trends in samba arrangements, preserving tradition.
In the 1990s, Beth's popularity wasn't the strongest, but she was always popular. She recorded an album dedicated to the samba from São Paulo, rejecting the famous axiom that São Paulo is the grave of samba. In 1998 she recorded an album dedicated entirely to the pagode classics, Pérolas do Pagode (Pagode Pearls).
In the new millennium, Beth working more than ever, released CDs and DVDs. With a career that spans 40 years, she is a historical figure in Brazilian culture, and recognized as the female sambista with the most substantial opus in Brazil, without diminishing other, younger stars such as Clara Nunes and Daniela Mercury.
Trivia
Beth is a known supporter of both the Botafogo and Clube Atlético Mineiro football teams
Beth is one of the main personalities of the samba school Mangueira
Beth had a variety of hits in the 1970s, with her 1979 song Coisinha Do Pai being one of her biggest hits. The song was inserted into the Mars Pathfinder.
Her social music often concerns the poor and the Indigenous peoples in Brazil.
Dança De Solidao
Beth Carvalho Lyrics
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Amargura em minha boca
Sorri seus dentes de chumbo
Solidão palavra, cavada no coração
Designado e mudo, no compasso da desilusão
Desilusão, desilusão
Danço eu, dança você
Camélia ficou viúva, Joana se apaixonou
Maria tentou a morte por causa do seu amor
Meu pai sempre me dizia, meu filho tome cuidado
Quando eu penso no futuro eu não esqueço o meu passado
Quando vem a madrugada
Meu pensamento vagueia
Com os dedos na viola
Contemplando a lua cheia
Apesar de tudo existe, uma fonte de água pura
Quem beber daquela água
Não terá mais amargura
The song "Dança Da Solidão" by Beth Carvalho talks about loneliness, which is described as lava that covers everything, bringing bitterness into the mouth. The word "solidão" (solitude) is carved into the heart and makes the person designated and mute, in the rhythm of disillusionment. The chorus talks about how both the singer and the listener dance in solitude, feeling the pain of being alone. The song then goes on to tell the stories of Camélia, who became a widow, Joana, who fell in love, and Maria, who attempted to take her life because of love. The singer's father taught him to be careful and always remember the past when thinking about the future. The singer ends the song with a message of hope, saying that despite all the bitterness and pain, there is still a source of pure water. Whoever drinks from that water will no longer feel the bitterness of loneliness.
Overall, the song "Dança Da Solidão" is a poignant commentary on the universal feeling of loneliness and the struggles that come with it. Through its storytelling and imagery, it paints a vivid picture of the pain that solitude can bring, but also the possibility of finding hope and comfort.
Line by Line Meaning
Solidão é lava que cobre tudo
Loneliness is like lava that covers everything, leaving a trail of destruction behind it.
Amargura em minha boca
Bitterness fills my mouth, making it hard to swallow anything sweet.
Sorri seus dentes de chumbo
Loneliness smiles with lead-filled teeth, heavy and suffocating.
Solidão palavra, cavada no coração
Loneliness is a word etched deep in the heart, a constant ache that never fades.
Designado e mudo, no compasso da desilusão
Loneliness is silent and unyielding, moving in sync with the beat of disappointment.
Desilusão, desilusão
Disappointment, oh disappointment, it consumes us all.
Danço eu, dança você
We dance, you and I, lost in the steps of loneliness.
Na dança da solidão
In the dance of loneliness, we move as one, with no one to guide us but our pain.
Camélia ficou viúva, Joana se apaixonou
Camélia became a widow, while Joana fell in love.
Maria tentou a morte por causa do seu amor
Maria tried to end her life because of love.
Meu pai sempre me dizia, meu filho tome cuidado
My father always told me, 'Son, be careful.'
Quando eu penso no futuro eu não esqueço o meu passado
When I think about the future, I can't forget my past.
Quando vem a madrugada
When the dawn breaks,
Meu pensamento vagueia
My thoughts wander,
Com os dedos na viola
As I strum my guitar,
Contemplando a lua cheia
Gazing up at the full moon,
Apesar de tudo existe, uma fonte de água pura
Despite it all, there is still a wellspring of pure water,
Quem beber daquela água
And those who drink from that well,
Não terá mais amargura
Will no longer be bitter.
Lyrics © Tratore, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Paulo Cesar Baptista De Faria
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Solidão é lava que cobre tudo
Amargura em minha boca
Sorri seus dentes de chumbo
Solidão palavra, cavada no coração
Resignado e mudo, no compasso da desilusão
Desilusão, desilusão
Danço eu, dança você na dança da solidão
Desilusão, desilusão
Danço eu, dança você na dança da solidão
Camélia ficou viúva, Joana se apaixonou
Maria tentou a morte por causa do seu amor
Meu pai sempre me dizia, meu filho tome cuidado
Quando eu penso no futuro
Não esqueço o meu passado, oi!
Desilusão, desilusão
Danço eu, dança você na dança da solidão
Desilusão, desilusão
Danço eu, dança você na dança da solidão
Quando vem a madrugada meu pensamento vagueia
Corro os dedos na viola contemplando a lua cheia
Apesar de tudo existe, uma fonte de água pura
Quem beber daquela água não terá mais amargura, oi!
Desilusão, desilusão
Danço eu, dança você na dança da solidão
Desilusão, desilusão
Danço eu, dança você na dança da solidão
Desilusão, desilusão
Danço eu, dança você na dança da solidão
Desilusão, desilusão
Danço eu, dança você na dança da solidão
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@luigipassaro6011
un giorno vidi un film " la ragazza nella nebbia", scritto e diretto da Donato Carrisi scrittore e regista di un buon thriller, per due volte nel film sentii per la prima volta nella mia vita la " danca da solidao" cantata da beth carvalho, fu' un colpo di fulmine , mi innamorai di questa canzone e adesso a distanza di anni il film l'ho in parte dimenticato.
questa canzone mi e' rimasta nel cuore.
grazie
@albertomanaricua5902
Hermosa canción, gracias Brasil por tu musica tus artistas y tu gente !! Desde Argentina !!
@juracydiassantos3193
Essa canção do Paulinho da viola foi gravada por vários interprete más a dívina Brizolista e botafoguense, Beth Carvalho é imbatível.
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Beth Carvalho завораживает.
@siddhantbhargava4441
My polish friend brought me here.Thankyou Olga.Cheers:)
@nowhereman0
Arrepia. Linda canção.
@argentonini7278
Made me think back, to Recife.
@regynaldoarruda5294
Maravilhosa!
@laerte8577
Meu pai sempre dizia
Meu filho tome cuidado
Qdo penso futuro não esqueço do passado......
😢😢😢
@agdaalineferreira417
Samba do bom mamãe tinha esse vinil adorooo ❤❤