In the '60s, Elis was a leader and a standard-bearer in defense of Brazilian popular music, heavily contributing to the formation of the MPB label, with commercial and ideological characteristics at the same time. She was the first major artist to emerge from music festivals in the 1960s and detached herself from the Bossa Nova aesthetic through the use of her vocal range and drama. Initially, her style was influenced by radio singers, especially Ângela Maria. After four unsuccessful studio albums — Viva a Brotolândia (1961), Poema de Amor (1962), Elis Regina (1963), O Bem do Amor (1963) — Elis was the biggest revelation of the TV Excelsior festival in 1965, when he sang "Arrastão" by Vinícius de Moraes and Edu Lobo. This feat would guarantee him the invitation to act on television and, shortly afterwards, the title of first star of Brazilian popular song, when he started to command, alongside Jair Rodrigues, one of the two most important Brazilian popular music programs, O Fino da bossa. In 1967, she married Ronaldo Bôscoli, then director of O Fino da Bossa. From 1972, Elis began a relationship with César Camargo Mariano, which would last until 1981, in one of the most successful partnerships in Brazilian Popular Music.
She sang many genres: MPB, bossa nova, samba, rock and jazz. Interpreting songs like "Madalena", "Águas de Março", "Atrás da Porta", "Como Nosso Pais", "O Bêbado e a Equilibrista" and "Querellas do Brasil", he recorded moments of happiness, love, sadness and patriotism. Throughout his career, he stood out for also singing songs by artists, still little known, such as Milton Nascimento, Ivan Lins, Belchior, Renato Teixeira, Aldir Blanc, João Bosco, helping to launch them and publicize their works. , boosting them in the Brazilian music scene. Among other partnerships, the duets she had with Jair Rodrigues, Tom Jobim and Rita Lee are famous. With her second husband, pianist César Camargo Mariano, she consecrated a long work of great creativity and musical consistency and, in technical terms, was considered the best brazilian singer. His most memorable artistic presence is perhaps registered on the albums Em Pleno Verão (1970), Elis (1972), Elis (1973), Elis & Tom (1974), Elis (1974), Falso Brilhante (1976), Transversal do Tempo (1978). ), Essa Mulher (1979), Saudade do Brasil (1980) and Elis (1980). She was the first person to inscribe her own voice as if it were an instrument, in the Order of Musicians of Brazil. In 2013, she was elected the best female voice in Brazilian music by Rolling Stone Magazine. Elis was also mentioned in the list of the greatest artists in Brazilian music, ranking 14th, being the best-placed woman. In November of the same year, a musical was premiered in honor of her Elis, the musical.
Elis Regina died prematurely at the age of 36, at the height of her career, causing strong commotion in the country and leaving a vast body of work in Brazilian popular music. Although there were controversies and disputes as to the cause of death, the tests showed that the cause was the consumption of cocaine associated with alcohol, which caused a cardiac arrest.
Basta de clamares inocência
Elis Regina Lyrics
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Eu sei todo o mal que a mim você fez
Você desconhece consciência
Só deseja o mal a quem o bem te fez
Basta não ajoelhes, vá embora
Se estás arrempedida
Vê se chora
Quando você partiu
Caprochosamente fui esquecido
Que te amei
Hoje me encontras tão alegre
e diferente
Jesus nao castia o filho que está inocente
Basta não ajoelhes, vá embora
Se estás arrependida
Vê se chora
The song "Basta de clamares inocência" by Elis Regina is a song about betrayal and forgiveness. The lyrics address a person who has wronged the singer, and the singer is calling them out on their lack of remorse. The singer acknowledges that they know all the harm that has been done to them, and that the person is unaware of their own conscience. The person only desires bad things for the singer, despite how much good they may have done for them.
The singer is telling this person to not come to them begging for forgiveness, as they are not truly sorry for what they have done. They tell them to leave and only come back if they are truly remorseful. The singer also laments how they were left behind and forgotten by the person they loved, and yet now the person returns to them after they have found happiness elsewhere. However, the singer addresses even this change in their own disposition towards the person, stating that Jesus does not punish the innocent child. Thus, even though the singer has found happiness elsewhere, they are willing to forgive and move on if the person is truly sorry.
The song is a powerful message of forgiveness, but also acknowledges the pain and hurt that can be caused by betrayal. Elis Regina's emotional delivery of the lyrics brings the message to life, and the powerful melody and instrumentation only amplify the emotions that are being conveyed.
Line by Line Meaning
Basta de clamares inocência
Stop claiming your innocence
Eu sei todo o mal que a mim você fez
I know all the harm you caused me
Você desconhece consciência
You lack consciousness
Só deseja o mal a quem o bem te fez
You only wish harm to those who did you good
Basta não ajoelhes, vá embora
Just don't kneel, and leave
Se estás arrependida, vê se chora
If you're regretful, see if you cry
Quando você partiu, disseste chora, não chorei
When you left, you said 'cry', I didn't cry
Caprochosamente fui esquecido que te amei
Stubbornly, I forgot that I loved you
Hoje me encontras tão alegre e diferente
Today, you find me so joyful and different
Jesus não castiga o filho que está inocente
Jesus doesn't punish an innocent child
Basta não ajoelhes, vá embora
Just don't kneel, and leave
Se estás arrependida, vê se chora
If you're regretful, see if you cry
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: CARTOLA
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