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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MInha Irmã
Djavan Lyrics
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Trovão roncou
Filho de juca
Que raio matou
Mãe disse que eu
Botasse olho em você
Então, passa pra dentro, menino
In Djavan's song "Minha Irmã," the opening lines refer to the sounds of nature: the wind whistling through the forest and the thunder rumbling in the distance. The third line, "Filho de juca que raio matou," is a bit more ambiguous. "Juca" could be a name or a reference to the Brazilian fruit jabuticaba, and "raio" translates to "thunderbolt" or "lightning." It could be interpreted as the son of Juca being struck by lightning, which ties back to the thunder mentioned in the previous line.
The next stanza references the singer's mother, who instructed him to keep an eye on someone (possibly the sister mentioned in the title of the song). The singer then tells this person to come inside because it's going to rain. The singer's mother may have warned him to look out for this person because she was worried about their safety in the storm.
Overall, the lyrics of "Minha Irmã" leave room for interpretation and speculation, but they paint a vivid picture of the natural setting and the familial relationships at play.
Line by Line Meaning
Vento cantou na mata
The wind sang in the forest
Trovão roncou
Thunder rumbled
Filho de juca
Son of Juca
Que raio matou
What lightning killed
Mãe disse que eu
Mother told me
Botasse olho em você
To keep an eye on you
Então, passa pra dentro, menino
So come inside, boy
Vai chover...
It's going to rain...
Contributed by Mackenzie I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Ana Beatriz
Amando esse encontro todas as manhãs😍❤
RandomNest
❤❤❤Djavan!
Marilene de Souza
Meu dia fica mais feliz com vc, Meu Bem Querer. Amo.
Flávia Moraes
Incrível como eu realmente conheço todas as músicas do meu melhor cantor da MPB!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤
Val Privia
Os swings desses sambas, só o mestre Djavan sabe fazer
Adriana Santos
Bom dia ☺️ todos os dias venho aqui ouvir essa música maravilhosa que são postadas.
Eliane Ferreira SCI
Então! Com minha leiga opinião... essa música parece que inicia pelo fim.... me parece que esta obra está inacabada. Deixou gostinho de quero mais.
Eu ficaria 5 minutos escutanto e repetiria várias e várias vezes. Fica a dica... ou termina ou continua, Djavan!!!
Que amostra grátis foi essa?!
Desde já... parabéns!
Quem sabe... sabe!
Eliane Ferreira SCI
@Denny Albuquerque Eu que o diga... trilha sonora da minha vida.
Denny Albuquerque
Te amar é tudo!
Denny Albuquerque
Djavan não se explica, não se define. Simplesmente se sente!
É único!!!!!