Elis Regina Carvalho Costa (March 17, 1945, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul… Read Full Bio ↴Elis Regina Carvalho Costa (March 17, 1945, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil – January 19, 1982, São Paulo, Brazil), better known as Elis Regina, was a Brazilian singer and one of the biggest names of MPB. Known for her vocal competence, musicianship and stage presence, she was acclaimed both in Brazil and internationally.

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.

Eternidade
Elis Regina Lyrics

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Se ele é mais que céu
É mais que luz
É mais que amor

Sinto o infinito
Da paz que vem
Nascendo em mim

E sinto, enfim
Que é mais que tudo
É mais que o mundo
Me ensinou

Paz que eu tanto amei, chorando
Não, não se vá
Nossa eternidade
Que sempre sonhei
Nasceu no que sou

Sim, é mais que tudo

É mais que o mundo
Me ensinou

Overall Meaning

In Elis Regina's song Eternidade, she describes the feeling of something or someone that is more than just the physical world. The lyrics "Se ele é mais que céu / É mais que luz / É mais que amor" suggest that this entity is beyond the limits of what we can see, feel, or understand. It is something that transcends our earthly experiences and is difficult to put into words. She then goes on to describe how this feeling of transcendence brings her a sense of peace and inner contentment. She sings "Sinto o infinito / Da paz que vem / Nascendo em mim," which can be interpreted as the feeling of infinite peace that arises within her as a result of being connected to this entity.

The rest of the lyrics are about how this feeling of peace and contentment is more than just a passing emotion, but something that is eternal. She sings "Nossa eternidade / Que sempre sonhei / Nasceu no que sou," which suggests that this feeling of transcendence is not just temporary, but something that has always been a part of her and will continue to be a part of her forever. The song ends with the repeated refrain, "Sim, é mais que tudo / É mais que o mundo / Me ensinou," which reinforces the idea that this feeling of transcendence is beyond anything that we can learn or experience in the physical world.

Line by Line Meaning

Se ele é mais que céu
If he is more than the sky

É mais que luz
And more than light

É mais que amor
And more than love

Sinto o infinito
I feel the infinite

Da paz que vem
Of the peace that comes

Nascendo em mim
Growing within me

E sinto, enfim
And I feel, finally

Que é mais que tudo
That it is more than everything

É mais que o mundo
It is more than the world

Me ensinou
Has taught me

Paz que eu tanto amei, chorando
Peace that I loved so much, crying