Born 27 January 1949, in Alagoas, Brazil, Djavan combines traditional brazi… Read Full Bio ↴Born 27 January 1949, in Alagoas, Brazil, Djavan combines traditional brazilian rhythms with popular music drawn from all over the american continent, Europe and Africa.

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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Linha Do Equador 4'34
Djavan Lyrics

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Luz das estrelas
Laço do infinito
Gosto tanto dela assim
Rosa amarela
Voz de todo grito
Gosto tanto dela assim
Esse imenso, desmedido amor

Vai além de seja o que for
Vai além de onde eu vou
Do que sou, minha dor
Minha linha do Equador
Esse imenso , desmedido amor
Vai além que seja o que for
Passa mais além do
Céu de Brasília

Traço do arquiteto
Gosto tanto dela assim
Gosto de filha música de preto
Gosto tanto dela assim
Essa desmesura de paixão
é loucura de coração
Minha foz do Iguaçu
Pólo sul, meu azul
Luz do sentimento nu

Esse imenso, desmedido amor,vai além que seja o que for
Vai além de onde eu vou
Do que sou, minha dor
Minha linha do equador
Mas é doce morrer nesse mar de lembrar
E nunca esquecer

Se eu tivesse mais alma pra dar
Eu daria, isso pra mim é viver

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Djavan's song "Linha do Equador" speak to the depth and intensity of love beyond understanding. The song begins by describing the "light of the stars" and the "infinity bond" as metaphorical concepts for this love, with the singer expressing how much he loves "her" because of her yellow rose and her voice that carries every scream. The singer declares that this immense and immeasurable love goes beyond what he can be or what he can do, beyond his own pain and even beyond the line of the equator which divides hemispheres. This love is a force that transcends everything, from the track of the architect to the South Pole, all the way reaching the sky of Brazil.

Line by Line Meaning

Luz das estrelas
The light from the stars above

Laço do infinito
The ties that bind us to infinity

Gosto tanto dela assim
I love her so much

Rosa amarela
A yellow rose

Voz de todo grito
The voice of all screams

Esse imenso, desmedido amor
This immense, immeasurable love

Vai além de seja o que for
Goes beyond anything else

Vai além de onde eu vou
Goes beyond where I will go

Do que sou, minha dor
Beyond what I am, my pain

Minha linha do Equador
My equator line

Passa mais além do
Goes even further than