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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Ventos Do Norte
Djavan Lyrics

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Bem vinda não sei de onde
Não sei como apareceu
Se foi dos ventos do Norte
Ou da maré que cresceu
Toquei o seu lindo rosto
E logo me apaixonei
Amei com bastante gosto
Tomei o posto de rei

É como se eu tivesse
Toda a força de uma prece
A me rodear
É como se eu tivesse
Toda a força de uma prece
A me rodear

O meu amor foi tão grande
Que eu nem pude atinar
Toda maré, todo vento
Como vem torna a voltar
Assim se foi meu amor
Deixando comolembrança
A barra de sua saia
Jogada na areia branca
É como se eu tivesse
Toda a força de uma prece
Pra não chorar
É como se eu tivesse

Toda a força de uma prece
Pra não chorar

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Djavan's "Ventos Do Norte" tell a story of a sudden and intense love that takes the singer by surprise. He speaks of a woman whom he does not know where she came from or how she appeared in his life, only that perhaps it was through the Northern winds or the rising tide. He touches her face and falls in love deeply and passionately, taking on the role of a king in his emotions.

However, their love was not meant to be forever, and like the winds and tides that brought her to him, she leaves him just as quickly. He is left with only memories of her, one of which is the sight of her skirt hem thrown onto the white sand. The singer reflects on the intensity of his love, comparing it to a prayer that surrounds him and sustains him through the pain of loss.

The lyrics are infused with a sense of nature, with the metaphor of the winds and tides representing the forces that bring people together and tear them apart. It is a reflection of the fleeting nature of love and the sense of powerlessness that can come with it.

Line by Line Meaning

Bem vinda não sei de onde
I don't know where you came from, but you are welcome here

Não sei como apareceu
I don't know how you appeared, but I am grateful for your presence

Se foi dos ventos do Norte
Perhaps you came from the North winds

Ou da maré que cresceu
Or maybe you were brought by the rising tide

Toquei o seu lindo rosto
I touched your beautiful face

E logo me apaixonei
And instantly fell in love with you

Amei com bastante gosto
I loved you with all my heart

Tomei o posto de rei
I felt like a king in your presence

É como se eu tivesse
It's as if I had

Toda a força de uma prece
All the strength of a prayer

A me rodear
Surrounding me