Her history is linked with the developing of important escolas de samba (samba schools) from Rio de Janeiro, such as Prazer da Serrinha and Império Serrano. Her repertoire is comprised of mostly romantic sambas inspired by rootsy African music. Until 2000, she recorded only these 5 LPs and one CD. Dona Ivone Lara is the godmother of the group of composers at Império Serrano and participates in the carnival parades every year.
Dona Ivone Lara was born in Rio de Janeiro. She graduated in nursing, with specialization in Occupational Therapy, and worked as a social worker until she retired in 1977. With this professional background, she worked in psychiatric hospitals, where she knew Dr. Nise da Silveira.
With the death of her mother when she was three, and of her father when she was twelve, Dona Ivone was raised by aunts and uncles and with them she learned to play the cavaquinho. She was exposed to samba music at the side of her cousin Mestre Fuleiro; she took singing lessons from Lucília Villa-Lobos and was praised by Dona Lucília's husband, the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos.
At the age of 25, she married Oscar Costa, son of Afredo Costa, the president of the Prazer da Serrinha samba school. At Prazer da Serrinha she met several composers who later became her partners in several compositions, among them Mano Décio da Viola e Silas de Oliveira.
Dona Ivone composed the samba Nasci para sofrer (Born To Suffer), which became the theme song of the samba school. When the samba school Império Serrano was founded in 1947, she began to parade in the ala das baianas (Wing of the Baianas) during carnaval parades. There she composed the samba Não me perguntes (Don't Ask Me),. Her consecration as a composer came in 1965, with Os cinco bailes da história do Rio (The Five Balls of the History of Rio) qwhen she became the first woman to become part of the ala de compositores (Wing of the Composers) of a samba school.
Retiring from nursing in 1977, she began to dedicate herself to her musical career. She continues to record and to perform before live audiences today. Among the interpreters of her songs are such singers and artists as Clara Nunes, Roberto Ribeiro, Maria Bethânia, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Paula Toller, Paulinho da Viola, Beth Carvalho, Mariene de Castro e Roberta Sá.
coração por que choras
Dona Ivone Lara Lyrics
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Coração, por que choras?
Coração, por que sofres?
Tudo na vida tem fim
Esquece toda infelicidade
Te consola com a sorte
Que esse mundo é de tristezas
Não te deixes dominar pelo coração
Num mundo de fantasia
Tudo é ilusão
Esquecendo o que passou
Tens alívio em tua dor
Deus é bom
Vai consolar-te com outro amor
The lyrics of Dona Ivone Lara's song "Coração Por Que Choras" express the struggles of a broken heart. The singer asks her heart why it's crying and suffering, but reminds it that everything in life has an end. She advises her heart to forget its unhappiness and find comfort in the fact that the world is full of sadness, surprises, and memories. Therefore, it is pointless to allow oneself to be overpowered by emotions when everything is just an illusion.
The singer suggests that by forgetting the past, the heart will find relief from the pain. She assures the heart that God is merciful and will console it with a new love. Thus, the lyrics encourage acceptance and resilience in the face of heartbreak. Dona Ivone Lara's message is to urge her listeners to survive the difficult times by letting go of negative emotions and embracing optimism.
Line by Line Meaning
Hoje, quero saber
Today, I want to know
Coração, por que choras?
Heart, why do you cry?
Coração, por que sofres?
Heart, why do you suffer?
Tudo na vida tem fim
Everything in life comes to an end
Esquece toda infelicidade
Forget about all the unhappiness
Te consola com a sorte
Be comforted by luck
Que esse mundo é de tristezas
This world is full of sadness
Surpresas e saudades
Surprises and longing
Não te deixes dominar pelo coração
Don't let your heart dominate you
Num mundo de fantasia
In a world of fantasy
Tudo é ilusão
Everything is an illusion
Esquecendo o que passou
Forgetting what has passed
Tens alívio em tua dor
You find relief in your pain
Deus é bom
God is good
Vai consolar-te com outro amor
He'll comfort you with another love
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Yvonne Lara Da Costa
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Luiz Cremonez
Isso que é cultura, meus amigos!
Hoje, quero saber
Coração, por que choras?
Coração, por que sofres?
Tudo na vida tem fim
Esquece toda infelicidade
Te consola com a sorte
Que esse mundo é de tristezas
Surpresas e saudades
Não te deixes dominar pelo coração
Num mundo de fantasia
Tudo é ilusão
Esquecendo o que passou
Tens alívio em tua dor
Deus é bom
Vai consolar-te com outro amor