Raimundo Fagner Cândido Lopes (born in Orós, Ceará, October 13, 1949) is a … Read Full Bio ↴Raimundo Fagner Cândido Lopes (born in Orós, Ceará, October 13, 1949) is a Brazilian singer, composer, musician, actor and music producer. He is commonly known by the stage name Fagner.

The youngest of the five children of José Fares, Lebanese immigrant to Brazil, and Dona Francisca, Fagner was born in Fortaleza, the capital of the state of Ceará, although his birth was recorded in Orós.

At the age of five years he won a youth competition at a local radio station. As a teen, he formed vocal and instrumental groups and began to compose his own music. In 1968 he won the Festival de Música Popular do Ceará (Popular Music Festival of Ceará) with his song "Nada Sou" (I am Nothing).

In 1971 he moved to the capital Brasília, taking first place in the Festival de Música Popular do Centro de Estudos Universitários de Brasília (Popular Music Festival of the University Studies Center of Brasília) with his piece "Mucuripe" (with collaborator Belchior), which was later recorded by artist Elis Regina, and became Fagner's first notable success as a composer. He won prizes in other categories with additional pieces, as well.

He has had a distinguished career as a performer, singer, songwriter and composer for over 3 decades, and is also known for his collaborations with other MPB artists such as Caetano Veloso, Roberta Miranda, Chico Buarque and others.

Amor Pra Dar
Fagner Lyrics

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Aqui nesse forró
Só entra quem ama
Quem não ama não tem direito
De entrar no salão
Não, não, só entra quem tem amor
Amor, muito amor no coração

Por isso eu digo é proibido

Quem não tem amor não entra
Quem não gosta de amar, amar

Vá embora dessa dança
Que aqui só se balança
Quem tiver amor pra dar

Só entra quem tem amor pra dar
Só entra quem tem amor pra dar
Só entra quem tem amor pra dar

Cá dentro do meu peito
Tem um coração batendo
Pelo jeito que tô vendo
Tenho muito amor pra dar

Por isso estou aqui,
Cheguei pra brincar
Amor é coisa boa

Quando a gente sabe dar
Amor

Overall Meaning

Pra Dar is a beautiful and simple song about love and dancing. It starts off by saying that only those who love can enter this forró dance, and those who don't love have no right to enter the hall. The singer emphasizes the importance of love in the heart and how it is a requirement to enter the dance. The chorus repeats the message that only those who have love to give are allowed to enter. The song also states that those who do not like to love or give love should leave the dance and not partake in the festivities.

The lyrics of this song reflect the Brazilian culture and the importance that love holds in their society. It highlights how love and dance go hand in hand, and how love is a crucial element in any dance. The song not only tells the audience that love is a requirement to enter the forró dance, but that it is a fundamental element of life itself. The last verse emphasizes how the singer has lots of love to give and how they have come to the dance to express it.

Line by Line Meaning

Aqui nesse forró
In this forró dance party

Só entra quem ama
Only those who love can enter

Quem não ama não tem direito
Those who do not love have no right

De entrar no salão
To enter the ballroom

Não, não, só entra quem tem amor
No, no, only those who have love can enter

Amor, muito amor no coração
Love, lots of love in the heart

Por isso eu digo é proibido
That's why I say it's prohibited

Quem não tem amor não entra
Those who don't have love can't enter

Quem não gosta de amar, amar
Those who don't like to love, love

Vá embora dessa dança
Leave this dance

Que aqui só se balança
Because only those who can swing are here