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.
As Rosas N%C3%A3o Falam
Fagner Lyrics
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Com esperanças o meu coração
Pois já vai terminando o verão
Enfim
Volto ao jardim
Com a certeza que devo chorar
Pois bem sei que não queres voltar
Queixo-me as rosas,
Mas que bobagem
As rosas não falam
Simplesmente as rosas exalam
O perfume que roubam de ti, ai
Devias vir
Para ver os meus olhos tristonhos
E, quem sabe, sonhavas meus sonhos
Por fim
The lyrics in Fagner's song "As Rosas Não Falam" reflect the pain and sorrow of unrequited love. The singer of the song is hopeful that his lover will return, but as time passes, he realizes that it is unlikely. He returns to the garden, a place of beauty and comfort, but it only serves to remind him of his heartache. The roses that he gazes upon seem to mock him, reminding him that they cannot speak, cannot share his pain or offer him solace. At the same time, they serve as a symbol of his love, reminding him of the perfume that she wore and the memories of her that he holds deep in his heart. The singer longs for his lover to return and see the sadness in his eyes, hoping that it might inspire her to dream of him once more.
The lyrics of this song are particularly poignant and meaningful because they use simple imagery of roses and gardens to capture the complexity of human emotion. The roses serve as a powerful metaphor for both beauty and pain, representing the sweetness of love and the thorns of heartache. The song is a reminder that love and heartache are two sides of the same coin, and that we cannot have one without the other. The somber tone of the melody adds to the melancholy atmosphere of the song, making it all the more powerful and resonant.
Line by Line Meaning
Bate outra vez
My heart beats again with hope
Com esperanças o meu coração
Filled with hope, my heart beats
Pois já vai terminando o verão
Because summer is coming to an end soon
Enfim
Finally
Volto ao jardim
I return to the garden
Com a certeza que devo chorar
With the certainty that I must cry
Pois bem sei que não queres voltar
Because I know you don't want to come back
Para mim
To me
Queixo-me as rosas,
I complain to the roses
Mas que bobagem
But what foolishness
As rosas não falam
Roses do not speak
Simplesmente as rosas exalam
They simply exhale
O perfume que roubam de ti, ai
The perfume they stole from you, oh
Devias vir
You should come
Para ver os meus olhos tristonhos
To see my sad eyes
E, quem sabe, sonhavas meus sonhos
And, who knows, maybe you would dream my dreams
Por fim
In the end
Contributed by Lucas V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.