He started his career in the beginning of the 1970s, as the vocalist of rock band Os Lobos (based in Niterói, State of Rio) recording the compact Fanny by label Top Tape. He then quit the group to study medicine and graduated as a doctor.
In 1974, he started his solo career recording a single for Odeon records. Success would only happen in the 1980s, precisely in 1981, with the song Bem-te-vi, written in partnership with Cláudio Rabelo and sung by Renato Terra, which sold 250 thousand copies.
In 1982 he kept composing but started singing his songs and had his biggest hit - "Muito Estranho", released as a single and a LP by EMI-Odeon records.
His second album, Pessoa, had a song by the same name which became one of the first in Brazil to be produced and executed with a full electronic arrangement; additional songs as "Espelhos D’Água" and "Anjo" ensured his position in Brazilian music both as composer and a singer.
Big hits related to the composer included a few covers - the song "Anjo", recorded by the group Roupa Nova and becoming a big hit in 1983; and the song Pessoa covered by Marina Lima in 1993.
Dalto stayed out of the limelight for a few years and in 1994 recorded the album "Guru" as well as "Cachorro Fujão" in 2000.
Recently Dalto composed to the soundtrack of the Brazilian soap opera "Viver a Vida" with the song "Faça um Pedido".
Guru
Dalto Lyrics
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cheia de coisa... mas não vai intimidar meu sonho
você pensa que eu estou sempre a fim
tome atitude, se um de nós tem que mudar, que mude
ah, ah, ah... eu não seu guru
ah, ah, ah,...eu não sei de nada
você diz um sim na frente, um não por trás
me pede, que eu fique um pouco mais
oh baby
These lyrics are from Dalto's song Guru, and they are a commentary on a relationship in which one person dominates the other. The statement "você sempre chega, dona de mim" (you always arrive controlling me) highlights the lopsided dynamic, and the following line "cheia de coisa... mas não vai intimidar meu sonho" (full of things... but you won't intimidate my dream) suggests that the singer is resisting this dominance, even as they acknowledge its presence.
The chorus of the song contains the lines "ah, ah, ah... eu não sou guru / ah, ah, ah, ...eu não sei de nada" (ah, ah, ah...I am not a guru / ah, ah, ah, ...I don't know anything), which could be interpreted as a statement of humility in the face of this complicated situation - the singer is not pretending to have all the answers, and acknowledges that they don't know everything.
Line by Line Meaning
você sempre chega, dona de mim
You always come, trying to control me
cheia de coisa... mas não vai intimidar meu sonho
You're full of yourself, but you won't stop my dreams
você pensa que eu estou sempre a fim
You think I'm always available for you
tome atitude, se um de nós tem que mudar, que mude
Take action, if one of us needs to change, make the change
ah, ah, ah... eu não sou seu guru
I'm not your guide or mentor
ah, ah, ah,...eu não sei de nada
I don't know anything
você diz um sim na frente, um não por trás
You say yes to my face, but no behind my back
me pede, que eu fique um pouco mais
You ask me to stay a little longer
mas eu não nasci anjo, anjo não se faz
But I wasn't born an angel, you can't make me one
oh baby
oh baby
Contributed by Audrey I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Patrícia Capanema Pará Capanema Pará
Essa canção é a minha preferida do Dalto...ouvindo aqui em Capanema Pará. ..abril 2019
Weverton Rodrigues
Ouvindo agora por um canal do Facebook na novela Quatro por quatro .
José Carlos
Ouvindo em Belém. 😙😙
Nilton Fernandes
Minha também
Evandro DeSouza
Quem faleceu mesmo, foi a boa música brasileira... Canções assim, bem executadas, com letras bem escritas e com intérpretes que sabiam cantar e usar suas vozes. Hoje, bem... nem preciso explicar!
Leonardo Da Silva Oliveira
@Labamba quatro anos depois de tu nao tá lá essas coisas não
Labamba
E pensar q 4 anos depois ficou pior.. tamufudido Evandro.
Luan Santos
Dá pena ver um cantor do calibre de Dalto esquecido pela mídia...
Aninha Joe Côrtes
Adoooroooo essa música, assim como adorava essa novela, minha predileta...
gilnei eliasdossantos
Linda música com ótima letra poesia e vocal melhor ainda!