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.
Chegança
Elis Regina Lyrics
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E de todo lugar que se tem pra partir
Estamos chegando daqui e dali
E de todo lugar que se tem pra partir
Trazendo na chegança
Foice velha, mulher nova
E uma quadra de esperança
E uma quadra de esperança
Ah, se vier fosse chegar
... Chegar sem parar
Parar pra casar
Casar os filhos e escolher
Por um mundo
Não tá de rolar por um mundo
Não tá de ro..dar
The above lyrics are from the song "Chegança" by Elis Regina. The song talks about people arriving from different parts of the world, carrying with them old experiences and new beginnings. The verse "Estamos chegando daqui e dali, e de todo lugar que se tem pra partir" means "We are arriving from here and there, and from every place we have to leave." It talks about the constant movement of people, the importance of migration as a way of starting anew, and the collective hope for a better future.
The chorus highlights this hope with the lines "Trazendo na chegança foice velha, mulher nova, e uma quadra de esperança" which translates to "Bringing in the arrival an old scythe, a new woman, and a block of hope." The scythe represents the hard work and struggles of the past, the new woman represents new beginnings and growth, and the block of hope represents the collective aspiration for a better future.
The latter half of the song talks about what would happen if the arrival were to continue without stopping, with the lines "Ah, se vier fosse chegar, chegar sem parar, parar pra casar, casar os filhos e escolher, por um mundo, não tá de rolar, por um mundo, não tá de ro..dar" meaning "If the arrival were to continue without stopping, stopping to get married, marrying off the children and choosing, for a world, that isn't rolling, for a world, that isn't turning." It portrays the idea of an unending cycle of arrivals and departures, and the need to actively choose the kind of world we want to make.
Overall, the song Chegança by Elis Regina is a beautiful and thought-provoking piece that talks about the significance of migration, the struggles of the past, and the collective hope for a better future.
Line by Line Meaning
Estamos chegando daqui e dali
We're arriving from here and there
E de todo lugar que se tem pra partir
And from every place we have to leave
Trazendo na chegança
Bringing in our arrival
Foice velha, mulher nova
Old scythe, new woman
E uma quadra de esperança
And a block of hope
Ah, se vier fosse chegar
Ah, if only we had come to stay
Chegar sem parar
Arrive without stopping
Parar pra casar
Stop to get married
Casar os filhos e escolher
Marry off the children and choose
Por um mundo
For a world
Não tá de rolar por um mundo
It's not easy to roll into a world
Não tá de ro..dar
It's not easy to make it work
Contributed by Oliver O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@arletebianco6900
Sensacional! Não tem pra ninguém!
@89681eric
A temática nacional-popular no repertório de Elis Regina.
@anile1548
"Estamos chegando daqui e dali[...] trazendo na chegança..." Linda interpretação de Elis, gamei nessa música!