Born Maria do Céu Whitaker Poças on 17th April 1980 in São Paulo, Brazil, h… Read Full Bio ↴Born Maria do Céu Whitaker Poças on 17th April 1980 in São Paulo, Brazil, her father was a composer, arranger, and musicologist. It was from him that she learned to appreciate Brazil's classical music composers, particularly Heitor Villa-Lobos and Ernesto Nazaré, as well as popular musicians like Orlando Silva.

By the age of fifteen she had decided to become a musician, and by her late teens she had studied music theory, as well as the violão (nylon-stringed Brazilian guitar). Her songs reveal her many influences, which include samba, valsa, choro, soul, rhythm and blues, hip hop, reggae, afrobeat, and electrojazz. In particular, she cites as influences the music of Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Lauryn Hill, and Erykah Badu.

By her late teens Céu was performing onstage with major artists and exploring the repertoire of the marchinhas (turn-of-the-century carnival music). Soon after that she relocated temporarily to New York City, where she had a chance meeting with fellow Brazilian musician Antonio Pinto, who became her flatmate while he was going through some financial difficulties. She later learned that he was actually a distant cousin, and their relationship was renewed when he teamed up with lead producer Beto Villares, composer of the musical score for the film O Ano em que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias, to help her record her album.

Chegar Em Mim
Céu Lyrics

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Acendendo no meu peito
A fagulha dando um jeito
Que o coração sempre pediu
E eu me enfeito nesse ensejo
E atiço o teu desejo
O perfume chega pra dizer

Vou fazendo do meu jeito

Namorando meu acerto
Um grito que ninguém ouviu
E eu me enfeito nesse ensejo
E atiço o teu desejo
O perfume chega pra dizer

Se eu fosse você
Já tinha chegado em mim
Se eu fosse você
Já tinha chegado em mim

Acendendo no meu peito
A fagulha dando um jeito
Que o coração sempre pediu
E eu me enfeito nesse ensejo
E atiço o teu desejo
O perfume chega pra dizer

Vou fazendo do meu jeito
Namorando meu acerto
Um grito que ninguém ouviu
E eu me enfeito nesse ensejo
E atiço o teu desejo
O perfume chega pra dizer

Se eu fosse você
Já tinha chegado em mim
Se eu fosse você
Já tinha chegado em mim
Se eu fosse você
Já tinha chegado em mim
Se eu fosse você
Já tinha chegado em mim

Se eu fosse você
Já tinha chegado em mim

Overall Meaning

The Portuguese lyrics of Céu's song Chegar Em Mim meaning "Come to Me" in English, paints a picture of desire and longing for someone to give into their heart's desire. The song starts with the singer describing a spark in her chest, something that her heart has always yearned. She then adorns herself for this occasion and kindles the flame of the other person's desire.

In the second verse, the lyrics show the singer's confidence as she continues to pursue what she wants, reminding herself to make her own decisions and take control of the situation. She longs for the other person to make a move and come to her, as the perfume serves as a reminder of their connection.

The repeated verses "Se eu fosse você, já tinha chegado em mim" translates to "If I were you, I would have already come to me". The lyrics suggest that the singer is unashamedly requesting the other person to submit to their desires and pursue the relationship. Overall, the song Chegar Em Mim portrays intense emotions of desire and a call for action in love.

Line by Line Meaning

Acendendo no meu peito
A spark ignites inside my chest

A fagulha dando um jeito
The spark finds a way

Que o coração sempre pediu
That the heart always wanted

E eu me enfeito nesse ensejo
And I adorn myself in this opportunity

E atiço o teu desejo
And I provoke your desire

O perfume chega pra dizer
The perfume arrives to say

Vou fazendo do meu jeito
I do things my way

Namorando meu acerto
Courting my own correctness

Um grito que ninguém ouviu
A scream that nobody heard

Se eu fosse você
If I were you