Elba Ramalho was born in the rural area of Conceição, in Vale do Piancó. In 1962, the family moved to the city of Campina Grande, also in Paraíba. Her father became the owner of the local theater. Daughter of a musician, she became interested in music still as a teenager.
In 1966, she participated, for the first time, in a performance on stage, in the Choir of the Fundação Artística e Cultural Manuel Bandeira, of which she was a member, with "Evocação do Recife". The Manuel Bandeira and Cecília Meireles Talking Choirs gained fame and started to be seen all over the Northeast, and Elba, who made her first presentation on stage together with them, soon became the highlight in the presentations. She starred in the poetic montages of Castro Alves, Thiago de Mello, Lindolfo Bell, Carlos Pena Filho and Figueiredo Agra. He participated in the montages of the plays "Ministro do Supremo" and "Diálogo das Carmelitas."
In 1968, while attending college of Economics and Sociology at the Federal University of Paraíba, she formed the ensemble As Brasas, in which she acted as drummer, which later became a theater group. However, Elba never stopped singing, and performed in several festivals throughout the Northeast.
In 1979, she released her first album, "Ave de Prata", and since then she has consolidated her position as one of the main Brazilian singers in activity. On her father's side, she is a cousin of fellow singer Zé Ramalho.
She has two Latin Grammys for her albums: Qual o Assunto Que Mais Lhe importa?, released in 2008, and Balaio de Amor, 2009, in the category Best Brazilian Roots Album: Regional and Tropical. In over 35 years of career, Elba Ramalho has sold more than 10 million albums. She received from the Art Critics Association of São Paulo the award "Best Show of the Year" on two occasions: in 1989 for the show Popular Brasileira and in 1996 for the show Leão do Norte.
É o Que Me Interessa
Elba Ramalho Lyrics
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Do meu olhar pra fora
O mundo é só miragem
A sombra do futuro
A sobra do passado
Assombram a paisagem
Quem vai virar o jogo
Em nossa recompensa
Quando eu olhar pro lado
Eu quero estar cercado
Só de quem me interessa
Às vezes é um instante
A tarde faz silêncio
E o vento sopra a meu favor
Às vezes eu pressinto
E é como uma saudade
De um tempo que ainda não passou
Me traz o teu sossego
Atrasa o meu relógio
Acalma a minha pressa
Me dá sua palavra
Sussurra em meu ouvido
Só o que me interessa
A lógica do vento
O caos do pensamento
A paz na solidão
A órbita do tempo
A pausa do retrato
A voz da intuição
A curva do universo
A fórmula do acaso
O alcance da promessa
O salto do desejo
O agora e o infinito
Só o que me interessa
A lógica do vento
O caos do pensamento
A paz na solidão
A órbita do tempo
A pausa do retrato
A voz da intuição
A curva do universo
A fórmula do acaso
O alcance da promessa
O salto do desejo
O agora e o infinito
Só o que me interessa
The lyrics of Elba Ramalho's song "É o Que Me Interessa" reflect the singer's perspective on life and what truly matters to her. She starts by expressing how the world appears to be just an illusion from her current moment and perspective. The future seems like a shadow, and the past lingers as a haunting presence in the landscape of her life. However, she questions who will be the singer to turn things around and transform loss into reward.
The chorus reveals her desire to be surrounded only by those who truly interest and matter to her. She longs for tranquility, urging someone to bring her peace and slow down time. She seeks solace in their word and desires to hear only what captivates her.
Line by Line Meaning
Daqui desse momento
From this very moment
Do meu olhar pra fora
From my outward gaze
O mundo é só miragem
The world is just an illusion
A sombra do futuro
The shadow of the future
A sobra do passado
The remnants of the past
Assombram a paisagem
Haunt the landscape
Quem vai virar o jogo
Who will turn the game around
E transformar a perda
And transform the loss
Em nossa recompensa
Into our reward
Quando eu olhar pro lado
When I look to the side
Eu quero estar cercado
I want to be surrounded
Só de quem me interessa
Only by those who interest me
Às vezes é um instante
Sometimes it's a moment
A tarde faz silêncio
The afternoon falls silent
E o vento sopra a meu favor
And the wind blows in my favor
Às vezes eu pressinto
Sometimes I sense
E é como uma saudade
And it's like a longing
De um tempo que ainda não passou
For a time that has not yet passed
Me traz o teu sossego
Bring me your peace
Atrasa o meu relógio
Slow down my clock
Acalma a minha pressa
Calm my haste
Me dá sua palavra
Give me your word
Sussurra em meu ouvido
Whisper in my ear
Só o que me interessa
Only what interests me
A lógica do vento
The logic of the wind
O caos do pensamento
The chaos of thought
A paz na solidão
The peace in solitude
A órbita do tempo
The orbit of time
A pausa do retrato
The pause of the portrait
A voz da intuição
The voice of intuition
A curva do universo
The curve of the universe
A fórmula do acaso
The formula of chance
O alcance da promessa
The reach of promise
O salto do desejo
The leap of desire
O agora e o infinito
The now and the infinite
Só o que me interessa
Only what interests me
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Carlos Falcao, Oswaldo Lenine
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Fabio Ferreira Brito
Linda essa canção! Bela interpretação.
E Damacena
"Elba Ramalho, perpetuando a vivacidade e eternidade da música brasileira!"
Claudio Poeta
Muito lindo! - Obrigado por compartilhar!
JOAO PAULO
❤ canção maravilhoso de Lenine na sua voz é perfeita!