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.
Agora é Sua Vez
Elba Ramalho Lyrics
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'To ficando arriado com você meu bem
Com esse rebolado teu corpinho fica mole
E nesse bole-bole, nesse vai-e-vem
O coração da gente chega lateja
A gente só deseja passar bem
Com você meu bem
Quem foi esse inteligente que inventou o forró
Fez a morena levantar pó
Ele é um artista
Trabalhou bem
E a morena forrozeira é de quem
Estiver disposto pra ganhar no xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Vou fazer tudo pra ganhar no xenhenhém
Eu já tomei de conta
Eu já dei meu recado
Já fiz meu penerado com você no forrozão
Meu bem não diga não
Meu bem diga que sim
Agora é sua vez de tomar conta de mim
Vem pra cá meu amor
Vem pra cá meu amor
Vem tomar de conta do meu coração
Mas se você disser que não, não tem
Quentura no salão
Chega pra cá vem se espalhar meu bem
Que a noite é nossa, não se importe
Com ninguém meu bem
Aqui no forrozão, por favor não diga não
Vem pra cá meu bem-querer
E nessa brincadeira quem vai tomar
Conta de mim é você
The lyrics to Elba Ramalho's song "Agora é Sua Vez" speak of a lively and sweaty dance floor, where a beautiful woman is catching the singer's eye with her moves. He is feeling weakened and entranced by her dance, and he can't help but hope that she feels the same way about him. The singer also reflects on the history of forró, the music and dance genre that originated in Northeastern Brazil, and thanks the "intelligent" person who created it. He sees the forró dance floor as a place of competition, where the "forrozeiro" (forró dancer) must be willing to win at any cost, even if it means sweating and falling down. Ultimately, the singer begs the woman to take control and "take care" of his heart, promising to give himself over to her if she does.
Line by Line Meaning
Morena forrozeira do cangote suado
A sweaty dark-skinned girl who loves to dance forró
'To ficando arriado com você meu bem
I'm falling for you deeply, my love
Com esse rebolado teu corpinho fica mole
With your dancing moves, your body becomes so soft
E nesse bole-bole, nesse vai-e-vem
In this dance, with all its movements
O coração da gente chega lateja
Our heartbeats become faster
A gente só deseja passar bem
We just want to enjoy ourselves
Com você meu bem
With you, my love
No xenhenhém, no xenhenhém, no xenhenhém
In the midst of the forró party
Quem foi esse inteligente que inventou o forró
Whoever came up with forró is a genius
Fez a morena levantar pó
Got the dark-skinned girl to dance so much that she raised dust
Ele é um artista
He is a true artist
Trabalhou bem
He did a great job
E a morena forrozeira é de quem
And the forró-loving girl belongs to whoever
Estiver disposto pra ganhar no xenhenhém
Is ready to win in the midst of the forró party
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
In the midst of the forró party
Vou fazer tudo pra ganhar no xenhenhém
I'll do everything to win in the midst of the forró party
Eu já tomei de conta
I've already taken care of everything
Eu já dei meu recado
I've already spoken my mind
Já fiz meu penerado com você no forrozão
I've already danced and had fun with you in the forró party
Meu bem não diga não
My love, don't say no
Meu bem diga que sim
My love, say yes
Agora é sua vez de tomar conta de mim
Now it's your turn to take care of me
Vem pra cá meu amor
Come to me, my love
Vem tomar de conta do meu coração
Take care of my heart
Mas se você disser que não, não tem
But if you say no, there won't be
Quentura no salão
Any warmth in the party
Chega pra cá vem se espalhar meu bem
Come close and spread yourself, my love
Que a noite é nossa, não se importe
This night belongs to us, don't worry
Com ninguém meu bem
About anyone else, my love
Aqui no forrozão, por favor não diga não
Please don't say no to me here in the forró party
Vem pra cá meu bem-querer
Come to me, my dear love
E nessa brincadeira quem vai tomar
In this game, who will be the one to take
Conta de mim é você
Care of me? It's you!
Lyrics © UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING,
Written by: Mary Maciel Ribeiro, Erivan Alves Almeida
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