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.

Sobre o Amor e Seu Trabalho Silencioso
Céu Lyrics

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Vai pegar feito bocejo
Ou que só o sentido vê
Instigado num lampejo
Despertado pelo beijo
Que o baile parou pra ver

Da marchinha fez silêncio
No silêncio eu escutei

Uma disritmia em meu coração
Que se instalou de vez

Fiz minha casa no teu cangote
Não há neste mundo o que me bote
Pra sair daqui
Uh uh uh

Te pego sorrindo num pensamento
Faz graça de onde fiz meu achego
Meu alento e nem ligo
Como pode, no silêncio, tudo se explicar?
Vagarosa, me espreguiço
E o que sinto, feito bocejo vai pegar

Fiz minha casa no teu cangote
Não há neste mundo o que me bote
Pra sair daqui
Uh uh uh

Faz graça de onde fiz meu achego
Meu alento e nem ligo
Como pode, no silêncio, tudo se explicar?

Vagarosa, me espreguiço
E o que sinto, feito bocejo vai pegar

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Sobre o Amor e Seu Trabalho Silencioso" by Céu speak about the power of love and its ability to transcend words and explanation. The song starts by describing a feeling that is as contagious as a yawn or something that only the senses can perceive. It mentions a sudden spark, ignited by a kiss that stops the dance floor.

The second verse talks about the silence that followed, where the singer listens to a disrhythm in their heart that has settled in for good. It describes finding solace and comfort in their lover's neck, stating that nothing in the world can make them leave that place. The lyrics continue with the idea that the lover's thoughts bring a smile to the singer's face, celebrating the connection they have created. It questions how everything can be explained in silence, and compares the feeling to a gradual yawn that takes over.

Overall, the song reflects on the transformative power of love and how it can defy explanation or the need for words. It portrays the deep emotional connection between two people and the comfort and joy they find in each other's presence.

Line by Line Meaning

Vai pegar feito bocejo
It will catch you like a yawn

Ou que só o sentido vê
Or that only the senses see

Instigado num lampejo
Instigated in a flash

Despertado pelo beijo
Awakened by the kiss

Que o baile parou pra ver
That the dance stopped to watch

Da marchinha fez silêncio
The marchinha became silent

No silêncio eu escutei
In the silence, I heard

Uma disritmia em meu coração
A disrhythmia in my heart

Que se instalou de vez
That settled in for good

Fiz minha casa no teu cangote
I made my home in your neck

Não há neste mundo o que me bote
There is nothing in this world that can remove me