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.

Rebento
Elis Regina Lyrics

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Rebento, substantivo abstrato
O ato, a criação e o seu momento
Como uma estrela nova e seu barato
Que só Deus sabe lá no firmamento
Rebento, tudo que nasce é Rebento
Tudo que brota, tudo que vinga, tudo que medra
Rebento raro, como flor na pedra
Rebento farto, como trigo ao vento

Outras vezes rebento simplesmente
No presente do indicativo
Como a corrente de uma cão furioso
Com as mãos de um lavrador ativo
Ás vezes só porque fico nervosa
Eu Rebento
Ou necessariamente só por que estou viva
Rebento
A reação imediata
A cada sensação de abatimento
Eu Rebento
O coração dizendo bata
A cada bofetão do sofrimento
Eu Rebento

Como um trovão dentro da mata
E a imensidão do som desse momento

Overall Meaning

The song Rebento by Elis Regina speaks about the concept of creation and birth, comparing them to a new star in the sky that only God can fully comprehend. Rebento represents the abstract noun of creation, and every moment of birth is a rebento, or a new beginning. The lyrics celebrate the beauty and rarity of rebento, whether it is something as simple as a flower growing in rocky terrain or as bountiful as a field of wheat waving in the wind. The song also references the ways in which rebento can come about, whether it is from the reaction to negative emotions or simply the act of being alive.

The lyrics of Rebento are rich in metaphor and imagery, conveying the idea that every moment of creation and birth is unique and worthy of celebration. The chorus, in particular, repeats the word "rebento" in various forms to emphasize its significance as a symbol of new beginnings. The song celebrates the beauty of nature and the miracle of life, encapsulating the cycle of creation and rebirth that is central to the human experience.

Line by Line Meaning

Rebento, substantivo abstrato
Rebento, an abstract noun

O ato, a criação e o seu momento
The act, the creation, and its moment

Como uma estrela nova e seu barato
Like a new star and its thrill

Que só Deus sabe lá no firmamento
That only God knows in the firmament

Rebento, tudo que nasce é Rebento
Rebento, everything that is born is Rebento

Tudo que brota, tudo que vinga, tudo que medra
Everything that sprouts, everything that thrives, everything that flourishes

Rebento raro, como flor na pedra
Rare Rebento, like a flower in the stone

Rebento farto, como trigo ao vento
Abundant Rebento, like wheat in the wind

Outras vezes rebento simplesmente
Other times Rebento simply

No presente do indicativo
In the present indicative

Como a corrente de uma cão furioso
Like the current of a furious dog