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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Segredo
Djavan Lyrics
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Tenho medo
Quer dizer tudo
Tudo é segredo
Vejo em sua cor
Que tudo será triste
Se um dia eu deixar de te ver
Eu invento
Na sala escura
Do sentimento
Quando bate a dor
Eu sei que o amor existe
E onde vive que eu chamo
E não vem
Sofrer, cantar
Socorrer, fugir da paixão
Pra que?
Mesmo onde há certeza de dores
Que flores dão
Que nem de algodão
Vago em teu calor
Sou, sou tão leve
Se o amor é breve
Deixa nascer
Pra ver
The lyrics to Djavan's song Segredo express a sense of fear and secrecy that surrounds a relationship. The singer is afraid of what the other person's eyes reveal, and even though their color suggests sadness and pain, the singer cannot bear the thought of leaving them. The love they share is kept hidden in a "dark room of feeling," and the pain they feel is only evidence that their love exists. They question the purpose of suffering, escaping, and helping others in the midst of love, and recognize that love is fleeting, but worth chasing regardless.
The first two lines of the song immediately establish a sense of tension and uncertainty. The word "medo" (fear) suggests that there is something to be afraid of, potentially a secret that has not yet been revealed. The use of the repetition of the word "tudo" (everything) emphasizes the importance of the secret, and how crucial it is that it stays hidden. The singer sees the sadness in the other person's eyes, and even though it foretells heartache, they cannot imagine leaving their love behind.
In the second half of the song, the lyrics suggest a speak-easy feeling, where the love shared is kept hidden away from prying eyes. Even in the midst of pain, the singer knows that their love is only strengthened by the intensity of their feelings. They question the point of running away from love, despite its inevitable heartbreak. In the end, the singer acknowledges that love is fragile and fleeting, but its beauty makes it worth cherishing, no matter how brief it may be.
Line by Line Meaning
Desses olhos
From these eyes
Tenho medo
I am afraid
Quer dizer tudo
It means everything
Tudo é segredo
Everything is a secret
Vejo em sua cor
I see in your color
Que tudo será triste
That everything will be sad
Se um dia eu deixar de te ver
If one day I stop seeing you
O teu beijo
Your kiss
Eu invento
I invent it
Na sala escura
In the dark room
Do sentimento
Of the feeling
Quando bate a dor
When the pain hits
Eu sei que o amor existe
I know that love exists
E onde vive que eu chamo
And where it lives, I call
E não vem
And it doesn't come
Sofrer, cantar
To suffer, to sing
Socorrer, fugir da paixão
To help, to run away from passion
Pra que?
Why?
Mesmo onde há certeza de dores
Even where there is certainty of pain
Que flores dão
Which give flowers
Que nem de algodão
That are not even made of cotton
Vago em teu calor
I wander in your warmth
Sou, sou tão leve
I am, I am so light
Se o amor é breve
If love is short
Deixa nascer
Let it be born
Pra ver
To see
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: DJAVAN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Fernando Santos
Uma das minhas músicas preferidas. Ele tava muito inspirado nesse dia. E esse arranjo é de chorar! Visitando o site dele, descobri que é o mesmo arranjador de "Meu bem querer". Aliás, esse álbum me marcou muito porque as letras, melodias e arranjos são bem diferentes de tudo o que ele produziu antes e depois. É uma transição entre Luz e Lilás, um intermediário. Além de Segredo, ainda tem Asa, Topázio, Quase de manhã. Eu aaaamo de paixão!
Itapuana Santos
O melhor e expressar o que se sente, se assim for possível. Pois dessa forma não viveremos preso ao que se sente por alguém. Se poder viver vai ser maravilhoso e se não. Ficar preso a sentimentos não correspondido, não é bom. Músicas que fazem a gente se apaixonar, mas fazem a gente tbm pensar em uma realidade. Adoro!
Juarez Cerqueira
As músicas do Djavan me leva para outra vida, inexplicável ❤ Obrigado por existir 🙏❤
Bianca Irineu Ganga
Amo tanto ,a paz que traz sua música !
ealbuquerque05
Nosso bom dia especial! 😍😍😍😍
Duda Lis
Bom dia com o maior dos poetas, com o mais intenso
Cla Silva
Que linda canção.obrigada Djava,gosto de todas mas,um amor puro e minha canção favorita💞💞
Cla Silva
😘
TELMA SANTOS
Ele não canta .Poetisa ❤
Leila Correia
Ele declama!