Dorival Caymmi (born April 30, 1914 in Salvador, Bahia - August 16, 2008, R… Read Full Bio ↴Dorival Caymmi (born April 30, 1914 in Salvador, Bahia - August 16, 2008, Rio de Janeiro) is considered to be one to the most important songwriters in Brazilian popular music. The son of an Italian immigrant and a black Bahian woman, he has a distinctive style of his own and is the writer of many classic songs. The sambas, such as 'O Samba Da Minha Terra', have become standards of Música Popular Brasileira. He also wrote ballads celebrating the fearless fishermen of Bahia, including Promessa de Pescador and O Vento.
Although his songs celebrate the people of Bahia and he himself is enshrined in the popular Brazilian imagination as the archetypal Bahian, he moved to Rio de Janeiro to find fame in the 1930's and never moved back to Bahia.
He became a contemporary and sometimes rival of composer Ary Barroso and enjoyed a lifelong friendship with Bahian author Jorge Amado. Dorival Caymmi first achieved success in the late 1930s with Carmen Miranda, for whom he composed 'O Que é Que a Baiana Tem?'. He recorded for five decades, both singing solo with his own guitar accompaniment, and backed by bands and orchestras. In the 1960s many of his songs were covered by bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto, and he collaborated with Antonio Carlos Jobim. Among the many musicians heavily influenced by Dorival Caymmi are Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil.
Dorival Caymmi passed away at age 94 on August 16, 2008 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, of multiple organ failure. He is survived by three children, all of whom are in the prominent musicians: Nana, Danilo and Dori Caymmi.
Although his songs celebrate the people of Bahia and he himself is enshrined in the popular Brazilian imagination as the archetypal Bahian, he moved to Rio de Janeiro to find fame in the 1930's and never moved back to Bahia.
He became a contemporary and sometimes rival of composer Ary Barroso and enjoyed a lifelong friendship with Bahian author Jorge Amado. Dorival Caymmi first achieved success in the late 1930s with Carmen Miranda, for whom he composed 'O Que é Que a Baiana Tem?'. He recorded for five decades, both singing solo with his own guitar accompaniment, and backed by bands and orchestras. In the 1960s many of his songs were covered by bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto, and he collaborated with Antonio Carlos Jobim. Among the many musicians heavily influenced by Dorival Caymmi are Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil.
Dorival Caymmi passed away at age 94 on August 16, 2008 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, of multiple organ failure. He is survived by three children, all of whom are in the prominent musicians: Nana, Danilo and Dori Caymmi.
Coqueiro de Itapoã
Dorival Caymmi Lyrics
Coqueiro de Itapoã, coqueiro
Areia de Itapoã, areia
Morena de Itapoã, morena
Saudade de Itapoã, me deixa
Oh vento que faz cantiga nas folhas
No alto do coqueiral
Oh vento que ondula as águas
Eu nunca tive saudade igual
Me traga boas notícias
Daquela terra toda manhã
E joga uma flor no colo
De uma morena de Itapoã
Coqueiro de Itapoã, coqueiro
Areia de Itapoã, areia
Morena de Itapoã, morena
Saudade de Itapoã, me deixa
Oh vento que faz cantiga nas folhas
No alto do coqueiral
Oh vento que ondula as águas
Eu nunca tive saudade igual
Me traga boas notícias
Daquela terra toda manhã
me joga uma flor no colo
De uma morena de Itapoã
Coqueiro de Itapoã, coqueiro
Areia de Itapoã, areia
Morena de Itapoã, morena
Saudade de Itapoã, me deixa
Me deixa
Me deixa
Areia de Itapoã, areia
Morena de Itapoã, morena
Saudade de Itapoã, me deixa
Oh vento que faz cantiga nas folhas
No alto do coqueiral
Oh vento que ondula as águas
Eu nunca tive saudade igual
Me traga boas notícias
E joga uma flor no colo
De uma morena de Itapoã
Coqueiro de Itapoã, coqueiro
Areia de Itapoã, areia
Morena de Itapoã, morena
Saudade de Itapoã, me deixa
Oh vento que faz cantiga nas folhas
No alto do coqueiral
Oh vento que ondula as águas
Eu nunca tive saudade igual
Me traga boas notícias
Daquela terra toda manhã
me joga uma flor no colo
De uma morena de Itapoã
Coqueiro de Itapoã, coqueiro
Areia de Itapoã, areia
Morena de Itapoã, morena
Saudade de Itapoã, me deixa
Me deixa
Me deixa
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Written by: Dorival Caymmi
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