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.
Comadre
Elis Regina Lyrics
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O dedo da comadre tá
Na corda quando escurecer
Anágua da comadre tá
Branco de doer
Me convidando a imaginar
Se o vento bater
A ginga da comadre tá
Em tudo que me acontecer
No copo que eu me embriagar
Se relampejar, se eu adoecer
Se a febre aumentar
A comadre vem, vem, vem
Na palha que eu adormecer
Nas águas em que eu me lavar
E na pitanga que eu morder
Na arapuca que eu armar
Onde eu me esconder
Em tudo quanto eu puder olhar
No que ouvi dizer
A ginga que a comadre dá
No samba que eu me exceder
No doce que eu me lambuzar
Na hora que eu endoidecer
Se o sangue espirrar
Se a ferida arder
Se a boca chupar
A comadre vem, vem, vem
The song "Comadre" by Elis Regina is a reflection on the idea of fate and how it affects our everyday lives. The singer sings about how "the finger of the comadre," or the hand of fate, is in everything that happens to her. She sees the comadre's presence in everything from the clothes she wears, to the food she eats, to the places she sleeps. The singer also speaks of the comadre's "ginga," or her unique way of moving through the world, which she believes is present in everything that she experiences.
The song suggests that the comadre is a powerful force that cannot be avoided or controlled. The singer believes that the comadre is responsible for both good and bad events in her life. The comadre is always present, whether she is invited or not, and she can bring joy, sorrow, or even danger depending on the circumstances. The singer's belief in the comadre's power is shown in her repeated use of the phrase "a comadre vem, vem, vem" or "the comadre comes, comes, comes," suggesting that the comadre will always have an impact on her life.
Line by Line Meaning
Em tudo que me acontecer
Regardless of what happens to me,
O dedo da comadre tá
Comadre's finger is pointed,
Na corda quando escurecer
In the rope when darkness falls,
Anágua da comadre tá
Comadre's underskirt is there,
Branco de doer
Blinding white,
Me convidando a imaginar
Inviting me to daydream,
Se o vento bater
If the wind blows,
A ginga que a comadre dá
The swing that comadre gives.
A ginga da comadre tá
Comadre's swing is there,
No copo que eu me embriagar
In the glass that I get drunk with.
Se relampejar, se eu adoecer
If it flashes, if I fall ill,
Se a febre aumentar
If the fever rises,
A comadre vem, vem, vem
Comadre comes, comes, comes.
Na palha que eu adormecer
On the straw where I sleep,
Nas águas em que eu me lavar
In the waters that I bathe in,
Na pitanga que eu morder
In the pitanga that I bite,
Na arapuca que eu armar
In the trap that I set,
Onde eu me esconder
Wherever I hide,
Em tudo quanto eu puder olhar
In everything that I can see,
No que ouvi dizer
In the things I've heard,
A ginga que a comadre dá
The swing that comadre gives.
No samba que eu me exceder
In the samba where I excel,
No doce que eu me lambuzar
In the sweet that I indulge in,
Na hora que eu endoidecer
When I go crazy,
Se o sangue espirrar
If blood splatters,
Se a ferida arder
If the wound burns,
Se a boca chupar
If the mouth sucks,
A comadre vem, vem, vem
Comadre comes, comes, comes.
Contributed by Taylor Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.