Dominique Pinto was born in 1989 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. She began studying piano at the age of five, before shifting to the cello three years later. At the age of eight Dom moved to Paris while her father pursued his doctorate. Upon moving back to Brazil five years later at the age of thirteen, Dom began writing letters to acclaimed American cellist Christine Walevska. Known as "the goddess of the cello", Walevska encouraged Dom to move to Buenos Aires and become her student. With her parents' consent Dom relocated to Argentina where she studied under Walevska for several years.
Dom returned to Paris at eighteen and soon found herself booked to play her first pop gig, a session with Jane Birkin at Le Palace, Paris, France, on 10 March 2009. Over the next two years Dom toured with Jane Birkin, also supporting French singer-acress Jeanne Moreau. Upon returning from Birkin's international tour, Dom set about working on her first album. The writing process, though, proved quite challenging. It was at a social dinner in Paris that Dom met and soon struck up an artistic partnership with singer-songwriter Piers Faccini, whom her director husband Jeremiah had made several videos for. Faccini suggested that Dom use his home studio in the Cevennes Mountains of France, where in less than a week she recorded almost all her parts. Facinni then set to adding various instruments over Dom's tracks. What resulted out of this partnership were the thirteen compositions that would become known as Dom's debut album, Ela.
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Sambinha
Dom La Nena Lyrics
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So pra você me olhar
Sao so umas notinhas
Porque eu nao sei sambar
Escuta esse sambinha
Que é pra você cantar
No banho a melodia De quem nao quizestes amar
Talvez esse sambinha
Mudar-te conseguira
Porque nesses versinhos
Nao cabe o meu penar
Com esse meu sambinha
Quero te conquistar
Mesmo se na batida
Eu nem sei sambar
The song "Sambinha" by Dom La Nena is a sweet and melancholic love letter in the form of a samba. The lyrics speak of the singer's attempts to win over the object of their affection with a simple melody that was created just for them. The opening lines, "Eu fiz esse sambinha / So pra você me olhar," reveal that the singer hopes to catch the attention of the person they love with this song.
Throughout the song, the singer expresses their love through the lyrics and the melody. They hope that the person they love will sing the song to themselves in the shower and that the song will somehow reach them and change their mind about the singer's feelings. The heartbreak that the singer feels is hinted at in the lines, "De quem nao quizestes amar / Talvez esse sambinha / Mudar-te conseguira / Porque nesses versinhos / Nao cabe o meu penar." Despite the singer's lack of skill in dancing to the samba rhythm, they hope that the song's charm will be enough to win over the object of their affection.
Line by Line Meaning
Eu fiz esse sambinha
I created this little samba
So pra você me olhar
just so you'll look my way
Sao so umas notinhas
it's just a few notes
Porque eu nao sei sambar
because I don't know how to dance samba
Escuta esse sambinha
listen to this little samba
Que é pra você cantar
that's for you to sing
No banho a melodia
the melody in the shower
De quem nao quizestes amar
for the one you didn't want to love
Talvez esse sambinha
maybe this little samba
Mudar-te conseguira
will be able to change you
Porque nesses versinhos
because in these little verses
Nao cabe o meu penar
my sorrow doesn't fit
Com esse meu sambinha
with this little samba of mine
Quero te conquistar
I want to win you over
Mesmo se na batida
even if I'm off beat
Eu nem sei sambar
I don't even know how to dance samba
Contributed by Liliana B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@LDizzyMissLizzy
LETRA/LYRICS:
Eu fiz
Esse sambinha
Só pra você
Me olhar
São só
Umas notinhas
Porque eu não sei
Sambar
Escuta esse sambinha
Que é pra você cantar
No banho a melodia
De quem não quiser te amar
Talvez esse sambinha
Mudar-te conseguirá
Porque nesses versinhos
Não cabe o meu penar
Com esse meu sambinha
Quero te conquistar
Meus blues são na batida
Eu não sei nem sambar
@iedamaria
Greeeeeat Sambinha!
Hi Dom La Nena, I was just about to go to bed (I live in London), when I heard the Dj radio saying your name, then I started to pay attention in what she said - She just described you, name, where you're. Yeah, she said: "this is a new singer, called Dom La Nena, she is from Brazil, the state of Rio Grande do Sul and city of Porto Alegre and she will be singing a beautiful song called Sambinha"
Sua voz é muito linda, estou ouvindo todas as suas musicas and the more I listen the more I like it.
Congratulation menina linda.
Muito sucesso pra você!
Greetings from England.
@gidomingues5930
Oh!!! Que lindo!!!! Que suave.... Eu aqui em outro país, longe da família... Ah! Gratidão por essa música e vídeo, na simplicidade do amor!
@hugoferreira5853
Que bonitinho... gracas ao comercial do plano de saúde descobri a Dom La Nena...
Virei fã...😊
@mrd1945
A dança da mimese, nos sentidos, como numa literatura. Podemos saborear suas músicas, fluindo entre um ou mais sentidos... as composições possuem cheiros, sabores e texturas.
Acho que posso dizer por todos que estamos gratos por podermos desfrutar de todos esses "algures musicais".
Une finale de subtilités!
@lioroux
tres addictives vos compos. merci
@chicones
podia dar pra curtir mais vezes a mesma música hein
@gabrielangelmoreno
Que lindo, me ha hecho sonreir mucho gracias.. y me encanta ver a piers bailando por la calle! x
@LyseCombet
Quel amour! Quelle délicatesse! Merci
@raina_astren
Спасибо за кусочек счастья🌹
@biondipepe
Piers Faccini is a great dancer !!