Veloso is the fifth of the seven children born to José Telles Veloso ("Seu Zezinho") and Claudionor Vianna Telles Veloso ("Dona Canô"). His younger sister Maria Bethânia, another popular and renowned artist in Brazil, preceded him to fame as a singer in the mid-1960s. He began his career around 1965 singing bossa nova and he has cited his greatest musical influences from his early period as João Gilberto and Dorival Caymmi. (João Gilberto would say later about Caetano's contribution that it added an intellectual dimension to brazilian popular music.) But with such musical collaborators Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Tom Zé, Chico Buarque, and Os Mutantes, and greatly influenced by the later work of The Beatles, developed tropicalismo, which fused Brazilian pop with rock and roll and avant garde art music resulting in a more international, psychedelic, and socially aware sound. Veloso's politically active stance, unapologetically leftist, earned him the enmity of Brazil's military dictatorship which ruled until 1985; his songs were frequently censored, and some were banned. Veloso was also alienated from the socialist left in Brazil becasue of his acceptance and integration of non-nationalist influences (like rock and roll) in his music. Veloso and Gilberto Gil spent several months in jail for "anti-government activity" in 1968 and eventually exiled themselves to London. Caetano Veloso's work upon his return in 1972 was often characterized by frequent appropriations not only of international styles, but of half-forgotten Brazilian folkloric styles and rhythms as well. In particular, his celebration of the Afro-Brazilian culture of Bahia can be seen as the precursor of such Afro-centric groups as Timbalada.
In the 1980s, Veloso's popularity outside Brazil grew, especially in Israel, Portugal, France and Africa. By 2004, he was one of the most respected and prolific international pop stars, with more than fifty recordings available, including songs in soundtracks of movies such as Pedro Almodovar's Hable con Ella (Talk to Her), and Frida. In 2002 Veloso published an account of his early years and the Tropicalia movement, Tropical Truth: A Story of Music and Revolution in Brazil.
His first all-English CD was A Foreign Sound (2004), which covers Nirvana's "Come as You Are" and compositions from the Great American Songbook. Five of the six songs on his third eponymous album, released in 1971, were also in English.
Parabéns
Caetano Veloso Lyrics
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Tudo tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Tudo tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Uma alegria excelsa pra você
No paraíso astral que começa hehehe
Uma alegria excelsa pra você
No paraíso astral que começa hehe
Tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Tudo tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Tudo tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Tudo tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Uma alegria excelsa pra você
No paraíso astral que começa hehe
Uma alegria excelsa pra você
No paraíso astral que começa hehe
Uma alegria excelsa pra você
No paraíso astral que começa hehe
Uma alegria excelsa pra você
No paraíso astral que começa hehe
Tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Tudo tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Tudo tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Tudo tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Tudo tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Uma alegria excelsa pra você
No paraíso astral que começa hehehe
Uma alegria excelsa pra você
No paraíso astral que começa hehe
Tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Tudo tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Tudo tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Tudo
In Caetano Veloso's song Parabéns, the chorus repeats the phrase "Tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom" which can be translated to "Everything is mega good, giga good, tera good." The repetition emphasizes how overwhelmingly good everything is for the person being celebrated in the song. The verse then follows with "Uma alegria excelsa pra você/No paraíso astral que começa hehehe" which translates to "An outstanding joy to you/ In the astral paradise that begins hehehe." This verse can be interpreted as wishing the person an exceptional level of happiness during their astral journey.
The song has a playful and celebratory tone, with the 'hehehe' at the end of each verse adding an element of lightness and humor. The use of digital prefixes such as 'mega,' 'giga,' and 'tera' also reflects the modern, technological era we live in.
Overall, the lyrics of Parabéns seem to be a joyful celebration of a person's happy astral journey, using playful and modern language to express this sentiment.
Line by Line Meaning
Tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Everything is amazingly good, great and fantastic beyond measure
Tudo tudo mega bom, giga bom, tera bom
Everything everything is incredibly good, great and fantastic beyond measure
Uma alegria excelsa pra você
Wishing you a supreme joy
No paraíso astral que começa hehehe
In the astrological paradise that begins with laughter
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Caetano Emmanuel Viana Teles Veloso, Mauro Lima
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Alexsander Vohgan
Sensacional vi o lancemento desse album na Virada Cultural e tambem no Sesc e que puta show, foi a maior surpresa da minha vida nunca imaginei que um show do Caetano fosse tão bom e surpreendente a energia dele no palco é outro nivel a energia do publico tambem sensacional !!!!
Vanny Nefertiti
amo esse velhinho meudeosss !!!!
Camilla Amorim
lindooooooooo
Do Funk Ao Caos
a tia do zap mandando bom dia pra geral
Marcelo Aleixo
Cacete, que música ruim!
Laís Carneiro POESIA
Achei uma melodia interessante... Como sugere o álbum novo dele...
Caio Vinicius
@Top Novelas não cara kkk, essa música é uma tiraçao de onda com o carnaval da Bahia, só pegar a sacada
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