Elba Maria Nunes Ramalho (born August 17, 1951 in Conceição, Paraíba, Brazil)… Read Full Bio ↴Elba Maria Nunes Ramalho (born August 17, 1951 in Conceição, Paraíba, Brazil), best known as Elba Ramalho, is a Brazilian MPB singer, songwriter, performer, multi-instrumentalist and actress. Her musical style is characteristic for the traditional sounds of the Northeastern region of Brazil, such as baião, xote, xaxado, frevo, forró, and others.

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.

O Meu Amor
Elba Ramalho Lyrics

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O meu amor
Tem um jeito manso que é só seu
E que me deixa louca
Quando me beija a boca
A minha pele toda fica arrepiada
E me beija com calma e fundo
Até minh'alma se sentir beijada, ai

O meu amor
Tem um jeito manso que é só seu
Que rouba os meus sentidos
Viola os meus ouvidos
Com tantos segredos lindos e indecentes
Depois brinca comigo
Ri do meu umbigo
E me crava os dentes, ai

Eu sou sua menina, viu?
E ele é o meu rapaz
Meu corpo é testemunha
Do bem que ele me faz

O meu amor
Tem um jeito manso que é só seu
De me deixar maluca
Quando me roça a nuca
E quase me machuca com a barba malfeita
E de pousar as coxas entre as minhas coxas

O meu amor
Tem um jeito manso que é só seu
De me fazer rodeios
De me beijar os seios
Me beijar o ventre
E me deixar em brasa
Desfruta do meu corpo
Como se o meu corpo fosse a sua casa, ai

Eu sou sua menina, viu?
E ele é o meu rapaz

Meu corpo é testemunha
Do bem que ele me faz

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "O Meu Amor" describe a love that is gentle, yet passionate and intense. The singer talks about the way her lover kisses her with tenderness and depth, making her skin tingle and her soul feel kissed. The love is also described as secret, with many beautiful and indecent secrets that the singer's lover shares with her. The song describes their playful moments of teasing and seduction, with the lover laughing at the singer's belly button and biting her.

The song speaks of the physical intimacy between the couple, with the singer's body being a witness to the goodness that her lover brings her. The lyrics convey the idea of a loving relationship that is built on trust, respect, and mutual pleasure.

Line by Line Meaning

O meu amor
My love

Tem um jeito manso que é só seu
Has a gentle way that is only his

E que me deixa louca
And drives me crazy

Quando me beija a boca
When he kisses my lips

A minha pele toda fica arrepiada
My skin tingles all over

E me beija com calma e fundo
And he kisses me slowly and deeply

Até minh'alma se sentir beijada, ai
Until my soul feels kissed, oh

Que rouba os meus sentidos
He steals my senses

Viola os meus ouvidos
He violates my ears

Com tantos segredos lindos e indecentes
With so many beautiful and indecent secrets

Depois brinca comigo
Then he plays with me