Born into a poor family in Maceió (capital of Alagoas, Northeast Brazil), Djavan formed the group Luz, Som, Dimensão (LSD - "Light, Sound, Dimension"), playing Beatles covers. In 1973 Djavan moved to Rio de Janeiro and started singing in local nightclubs. After competing in several festivals he gained attention and recorded the album A Voz, o Violão e a Arte de Djavan in 1976. The album included the song "Flor de Lis" which became one of his most memorable hits. Albums that followed included his other musical influence, African music, and additional hits followed like "Açaí", "Sina" and "Samurai", which featured Stevie Wonder's harmonica. His best known compositions are: "Meu Bem Querer", "Oceano", "Faltando um Pedaço", "Esquinas", "Seduzir", "Pétala", "Lilás", "A Ilha", "Fato Consumado", "Álibi", "Azul" and "Serrado".
His songs have been recorded by Al Jarreau, Carmen McRae, The Manhattan Transfer, and, in Brazil by Gal Costa, Dori Caymmi, Nana Caymmi, Lenine, João Bosco, Chico Buarque, Daniela Mercury, Ney Matogrosso, Dominguinhos, Caetano Veloso, Maria Bethânia, Johnny Alf, and other artists. The 1988 Epic Records single, "Stephen's Kingdom", featured a guest appearance from Stevie Wonder.
In 1999, his live concert double-volume album, Ao Vivo, has sold 1.2 million copies and the song, "Acelerou" became the Best Brazilian song of the year at 2000 Latin Grammy Awards.
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Alibi
Djavan Lyrics
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A força do beijo
Por mais que vadia
Não sacia mais
Meus olhos lacrimejam teu corpo
Exposto à mentira do calor da ira
No afã de um desejo que não contraíra
No amor, a tortura está por um triz
Quando se tem o álibi
De ter nascido ávido
E convivido inválido
Mesmo sem ter havido, havido
Quando se tem o álibi
De ter nascido ávido
E convivido inválido
Mesmo sem ter havido
Quando se tem o álibi
De ter nascido ávido
E convivido inválido
Mesmo sem ter havido, havido
Quando se tem o álibi
De ter nascido ávido
E convivido inválido
Mesmo sem ter havido
Havia mais que um desejo
The lyrics of Djavan's "Alibi" speak of desire and the power of a kiss. The first stanza suggests that even though there may be more than one desire, the force of a kiss is so strong that it cannot be satisfied with promiscuity. The singer's eyes tear up at the thought of the body that has been exposed to dishonesty born out of the anger of a love that, for some reason, did not happen. The pain of unrequited love is further explored in the idea that love and torture are closely intertwined, but even so, people still endure through this pain and try to remain happy.
The chorus speaks of having an alibi, a justification or excuse for something, in this case, for being born with an insatiable desire to love and be loved, even though it may not have happened for the singer. The repetition of the chorus emphasizes the idea that this is an inherent part of the singer's being and is a reason for being alive, even if it has yet to be fully realized.
Overall, the song is a reflection on the pain and complexity of love, the longing for it, the disappointment of not achieving it, and the comfort in knowing that it is a fundamental aspect of our existence.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Djavan Caetano Viana
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Ronny Stil
The english speaking fans will have the most difficult understanding this is my translation of "Alibi" by Djavan:
There was more than one desire
to make me want to kiss
The more I try to avoid this desire
It never stops
Tears from my eyes wet your body
Exposed to a hot and angry lie
The impatience of a desire I never asked for
Is more like torture than love
But people tolerate it
And are even happy
When they have the alibi of
Being born and living invalido
Even without having been there
There must have been more
Than one desire
spin4u2
Correction: Quando se tem o álibi
De ter nascido ávido
E convivido inválido
Mesmo sem ter havido, havido
Havia mais que um desejo
When you have the alibi
of having lived eagerly (aggressively)
and lived illegally
Even without ever having lived there
There must have been more
Than one desire.
Zair Raulino
I didn't agree with the translation that I saw below, so I'll try one. I'm not fluent but here goes:
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There was more than one desire
The strength of a kiss
Even a hot one
No longer satisfy
_
My eyes tears your body
Exposed to the lies on the rage's heat
On this unreached hard desire
_
In love, torture is close to you
But we tolerate and even show happiness
When you have alibi
Of been born avid
And lived invalid
Even without been there, there (the second there he pronounces the word avid, maybe for double meaning)
_
When you have alibi
Of been born avid
And lived invalid
Even without been there, there/"avid"
_
There was more than one desire
vivi 2010
Que tipo de inspiração leva alguém a escrever coisas assim ???? Que tipo de amor é esse ???? Nossa... chega arrepiar ❤️🎼🎧
Iuri Korolev
A beleza dessa música chega a ser violenta.
Digna de um grande gênio.
waldyr pereira
O mito
O inoxidável
O inigualável...Djavan!!!!!
Isso é que é música!!!!!
Bruno Mateus
Que harmonia sensacional
. Djavan vc é de outro planeta affff
Luana Escobar
me falta palavras pra descrever essa perfeição. ♥
Herik Henrique
Sério no mínimo pretensioso da minha parte investir na ousada empreitada de descrever o talento do nosso Mestre Djavan...Sem palavras!
Ronny Stil
What a gift to be able to write not just lyrics, but beautiful, sensual and creative poems, to be able to set these poems to music and to have the ability to sing these amazing songs with such a warm and lovely voice! Djavan is the master of the love song!
Gutto Moreira
Ronny Stil where are you from ?
mariag52
Essa faz parte da trilha sonora da minha vida. Linda, amo!
Ronny Stil
The english speaking fans will have the most difficult understanding this is my translation of "Alibi" by Djavan:
There was more than one desire
to make me want to kiss
The more I try to avoid this desire
It never stops
Tears from my eyes wet your body
Exposed to a hot and angry lie
The impatience of a desire I never asked for
Is more like torture than love
But people tolerate it
And are even happy
When they have the alibi of
Being born and living invalido
Even without having been there
There must have been more
Than one desire