A researcher of Brazilian popular music, its rhythms and folklore, she has also traveled to many countries representing the Brazilian culture. A connoisseur of African music, dance, traditions, and religions, she converted to Candomblé and took Afro-Brazilian culture into her songs and costumes. She was one of the singers who recorded the most songs by the composers of Portela, her favorite samba school. She was also the first female Brazilian singer to sell more than one hundred thousand records, breaking a taboo according to which women did not sell records in Brazil. During her whole career she sold four million four hundred thousand records. She was considered by Rolling Stone magazine as the ninth greatest Brazilian voice and, by the same magazine, the fifty-first greatest Brazilian artist of all time.
On April 2, 1983, she died at age 40, after suffering from anaphylaxis during a surgery to treat varicose veins. Even today she remains one of the most popular singers in Brazil.
Sem Companhia
Clara Nunes Lyrics
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De um grande amor
Era só juramento
Que o primeiro vento
Carregou
Outra vez tentei
Mas pouco durou
Que um vento mais forte
Derrubou
E assim de quando em quando
Eu fui amando mais
Passei por ventos brandos
Passei por temporais
Agora estou num cais
Onde há uma eterna calmaria
E eu não aguento mais
Viver em paz
Sem companhia
Clara Nunes's song Sem Companhia is a melancholic portrayal of a protagonist who has been let down by love. The lyrics "Tudo o que esperei/ De um grande amor/ Era só juramento/ Que o primeiro vento/ Carregou" suggest that the singer had high hopes for a grand love, but these were crushed, like fleeting promises that were taken away by the wind. The lyrics "Outra vez tentei/ Mas pouco durou/ Era um golpe de sorte/ Que um vento mais forte/ Derrubou" depict the singer's repeated attempts and failures at finding lasting love. They were only able to experience brief moments of happiness, which were easily destroyed like a stroke of luck that was knocked down by a stronger wind.
However, the singer does not give up and continues to search for love through the ups and downs with lyrics such as "E assim de quando em quando/ Eu fui amando mais/ Passei por ventos brandos/ Passei por temporais." They have been through easy times and difficult times, but the quest for love persists. The song ends with the singer declaring their current state of being in a "cais", a calm and peaceful harbor where they are alone and unable to bear the solitude any longer. The final lyrics "E eu não aguento mais/ Viver em paz/ Sem companhia" express the singer's deep desire for love and companionship, indicating that even though the journey has been tough, they are still seeking their partner.
Line by Line Meaning
Tudo o que esperei
Everything I hoped for
De um grande amor
From a great love
Era só juramento
Was only a promise
Que o primeiro vento
That the first wind
Carregou
Carried away
Outra vez tentei
I tried again
Mas pouco durou
But it didn't last long
Era um golpe de sorte
It was a stroke of luck
Que um vento mais forte
That a stronger wind
Derrubou
Knocked down
E assim de quando em quando
And so from time to time
Eu fui amando mais
I loved more
Passei por ventos brandos
I went through gentle winds
Passei por temporais
I went through storms
Agora estou num cais
Now I am on a pier
Onde há uma eterna calmaria
Where there is eternal calmness
E eu não aguento mais
And I can't take it anymore
Viver em paz
Living in peace
Sem companhia
Without company
Contributed by Skyler O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@cleneianunes3707
Linda essa música ❤
@marcopolobartolomeu8338
Clara nunes tb romântica, grande intérprete como sempre , voz de cristal! Música faz parte da novela global coracao alado 1980!
@michaelrodrigues2173
Eu amo essa música não é da minha época que pena.
Mais é muito linda ❤️
Clara nunes maravilhosa 💕
@Lopes.91
E a midia tenta empurrar que a Elis regina cantava mais que a clara nunes... Cara, essa mulher foi uma potência musical não explorada e que foi perdido MUITO cedo... Cantava MUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUITO!
@kadilima5689
Clara chegou a vender mais LP do que Elis , Gal e outra cantora da época que esqueci o nome no momento ultrapassou o rei 👑 Roberto Carlos a mídia não fala só fala da Elis Elite.