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.
Transversal Do Tempo
Elis Regina Lyrics
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São pivetes da cidade
Pedem, insistem e eu
Me sinto pouco à vontade
Fechada dentro de um táxi
Numa transversal do tempo
Acho que o amor
É a ausência de engarrafamento
Tentam vencer a distância
E é como se aguardassem feridas
Numa ambulância
As pobres coisas que eu sei
Podem morrer, mas espero
Como se houvesse um sinal
Sem sair do amarelo
The lyrics of Elis Regina's song, Transversal Do Tempo, are about the things the singer knows about herself. She compares these things to the street kids in the city who demand attention and make her feel uncomfortable. In the lyrics, Elis Regina is stuck in a taxi, on a side street, feeling trapped and frustrated. She goes on to express the idea that love is the absence of traffic jams, and that the things she knows about herself are trying to overcome the distance between her and her lover.
Elis Regina's words paint a picture of someone who feels trapped and overwhelmed, both by her personal struggles and by the chaos of the world around her. The image of being stuck in traffic is relatable to anyone who has felt stuck in a situation with no control over the outcome. Her perspective shifts when she thinks about love, which she sees as a way out of the messiness of life. However, even with love, she still feels like she is waiting for something that may never come. The lyrics and the melody of this song come together beautifully to create a feeling of nostalgia, longing, and hope.
Line by Line Meaning
As coisas que eu sei de mim
The things I know about myself
São pivetes da cidade
Are like street urchins in the city
Pedem, insistem e eu
Demand and insist on me
Me sinto pouco à vontade
I feel uncomfortable
Fechada dentro de um táxi
Closed inside a taxi
Numa transversal do tempo
In a crossroads of time
Acho que o amor
I think that love
É a ausência de engarrafamento
Is the absence of traffic jam
As coisas que eu sei de mim
The things I know about myself
Tentam vencer a distância
Try to overcome the distance
E é como se aguardassem feridas
And it's like waiting for wounds
Numa ambulância
In an ambulance
As pobres coisas que eu sei
The poor things I know
Podem morrer, mas espero
Can die, but I hope
Como se houvesse um sinal
As if there was a sign
Sem sair do amarelo
Without leaving yellow
Contributed by Ethan B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Cosmo Violeta
SIMPLESMENTE MARAVILHOSO !!! obrigado pelo post!
Gerald Bourguignon
Lindo disco