Since the 1970s, Emilio Santiago has been an institution in brazilian music… Read Full Bio ↴Since the 1970s, Emilio Santiago has been an institution in brazilian music. One of the few artists to have remained signed to the national Som Livre label for over 10 years, Santiago carved out a career as the mums’ favourite crooner with his series of albums called ‘Aquarelas Brasileiras’ (‘brazilian watercolours’), a series that sold over 4 million copies and were guaranteed to fill the christmas stockings of everyone’s favourite auntie or grannie. But it wasn’t always that way. Former law student Emilio Santiago’s first recordings were almost always alongside the cream of Brazil’s musicians – guest spots on independent MPB productions by Antonio Adolfo, some of the better telenovela soundtracks and an unreleased session with Luiz Carlos Vinhas from 1974. Santiago was a musicians’ singer.

From 1972 until 1975, when this record was made, Santiago’s main gig was as ‘crooner’ in Ed Lincoln’s Orchestra. As Lincoln’s long time friend and cohort, it was obvious that Durval Ferreira, (in his capacity as Artistic Director at CID) would be one of the first to recognise the extraordinary talent of the young singer; thus Ferreira signed a deal with Santiago to make this album, supported by absolutely the best players and arrangers, and singing songs by Brazil’s best composers. ‘Emilio Santiago’ is one of the jewels in the crown of the CID catalogue. whatmusic.com is very proud to present Santiago’s classic, reissued in its original form for the first time.

Tristeza De Nós Dois
Emílio Santiago Lyrics

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Quando a noite vem
Vem a saudade
Do carinho seu
Olha meu amor
Chego a pensar
Que o nosso amor
Não morreu

Quando esta tristeza
Vem falar
Das coisas de você
Ouço a tua voz no ar
Vejo o teu olhar no céu

A chorar, como eu
Com saudade, também

Overall Meaning

Tristeza de Nós Dois by Emilio Santiago and Leny Andrade is a song about the longing and sadness that creeps in when night falls and the lovers are separated. The opening phrase, "Quando a noite vem, vem a saudade," which translates to "When night comes, the longing comes," beautifully captures the essence of the song. The singer of the song is overwhelmed with the memories of their lover and the tenderness they shared. The sentiment is further reinforced with the lines, "Do carinho seu, olha meu amor, chego a pensar que o nosso amor não morreu," which translates to "Of your tenderness, oh my love, I start to think that our love didn't die."

The second paragraph in the song adds another layer to the emotions being expressed. The singer confesses that whenever they feel sad and lonely, they hear their lover's voice and see their eyes in the sky, weeping just like the singer. This line is particularly poignant as it speaks of the universality of human emotion and how anyone, anywhere can feel and experience the same kind of pain.

Overall, Tristeza de Nós Dois is a beautiful song that captures the bittersweet feeling of love lost, and the unbreakable bond that remains between two people even after separation.

Line by Line Meaning

Quando a noite vem
When the night falls

Vem a saudade
Comes the longing

Do carinho seu
For your affection

Olha meu amor
Look my love

Chego a pensar
I start to think

Que o nosso amor
That our love

Não morreu
Has not died

Quando esta tristeza
When this sadness

Vem falar
Comes to talk

Das coisas de você
About your things

Ouço a tua voz no ar
I hear your voice in the air

Vejo o teu olhar no céu
I see your gaze in the sky

A chorar, como eu
Crying, just like me

Com saudade, também
With longing, too

Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Tratore, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Bebeto Castilho, Durval Ferreira, Mauricio Einhom

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