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.
Modinha
Elis Regina Lyrics
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Viver assim dilacerado
Escravizado a uma ilusão
Que é só desilusão
Não, não seja a vida sempre assim
Como um luar desesperado
A derramar melancolia em mim
Vai, triste canção, sai do meu peito
E semeia emoção
Que chora dentro do meu coração
The song "Modinha" by Elis Regina is a poignant and moving ballad about heartbreak and disillusionment. The lyrics describe the singer's heart feeling torn apart and held captive to an illusion of love that has only led to disappointment. The singer longs for a change in their situation, to be released from the melancholy and desperation that they feel. They are tired of living in a world filled with sadness and despair, and they ask the sad song in their heart to leave and instead sow emotion that will bring joy and happiness.
The imagery used in this song is powerful, painting a vivid picture of the singer's emotional state. The metaphors of the heart being torn apart and held captive, the life being like a desperate moon spilling melancholy over everything, and the sad song that lives within the heart all convey a sense of hopelessness and despair. However, the final plea for the sad song to leave and instead sow emotion that will bring joy and happiness shows a glimmer of hope that things can change.
Overall, "Modinha" is a beautiful and emotional song that captures the pain of heartbreak and disillusionment, while also offering a glimmer of hope for a brighter future.
Line by Line Meaning
Não, não pode mais meu coração
My heart can no longer bear it
Viver assim dilacerado
To live torn apart like this
Escravizado a uma ilusão
Enslaved to a delusion
Que é só desilusão
That is nothing but disillusion
Não, não seja a vida sempre assim
Life cannot always be like this
Como um luar desesperado
Like a desperate moon
A derramar melancolia em mim
Spilling melancholy over me
Poesia em mim
Poetry in me
Vai, triste canção, sai do meu peito
Go, sad song, leave my chest
E semeia emoção
And sow emotion
Que chora dentro do meu coração
That weeps inside my heart
Contributed by Asher W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@vitorchristofoli9278
Na solidão da minha vida
Morrerei querida, do teu desamor
Muito embora me desprezes
Te amarei constante
Sem que a ti distante
Chegue a meiga e triste voz
Do trovador...
Feliz te quero mais que um dia
Toda essa alegria
Se tornasse em dor
Ouvirias do passado
A voz do meu carinho
Repetir baixinho a meiga e triste confissão
Do meu amor.
@carloscorrea8386
Elis, entrega tudo no canto!
@maya.7057
Great singer!
@solangeferreiradasilva1287
Que maravilha, Lilica!!😢👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@marcusdeoliveira5153
incrível.
@ricardojose1999
:3
@vitorchristofoli9278
Na solidão da minha vida
Morrerei querida, do teu desamor
Muito embora me desprezes
Te amarei constante
Sem que a ti distante
Chegue a meiga e triste voz
Do trovador...
Feliz te quero mais que um dia
Toda essa alegria
Se tornasse em dor
Ouvirias do passado
A voz do meu carinho
Repetir baixinho a meiga e triste confissão
Do meu amor.
@osenhorsolitario
Poesia linda!
@stephaniegomes5779
Lindo❤
@stephaniegomes5779
Sua poesia e um pouco sobre meus sentimentos.
@13kmawayfromyou39
@@osenhorsolitarioé a letra da modinha do vila lobos