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.
Garoto de Aluguel
Fagner Lyrics
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Dê-me seu dinheiro
Que eu quero viver
Dê-me seu relógio
Que eu quero saber
Quanto tempo falta
Para lhe esquecer
Quanto vale um homem
Minha profissão
É suja e vulgar
Quero um pagamento
Para me deitar
E junto com você
Estrangular meu riso
Dê-me seu amor
Que dele não preciso
Oh oh oh
Baby
Nossa relação acaba-se assim
Como um caramelo que chegasse ao fim
Na boca vermelha de uma dama louca
Pague meu dinheiro a vista sua roupa
Deixe a porta aberta
Quando for saindo
Você vai chorando
E eu fico sorrindo
Conte pras amigas
Que foi tudo mal
Nada me preocupa
De um marginal
Oh oh oh
In Fagner's song Garoto de Aluguel, the lyrics depict the story of a male prostitute who asks for money, time, love, and material possessions from the person he is with. He is in a profession that is "dirty and vulgar," and thus wants to be paid for his services. However, he does not necessarily need the love of the person who is with him as love is not what pays his bills. He wants to forget them as soon as possible. He is portrayed as someone who is used to this kind of transactional relationship, and does not seem to mind the emotional detachment that comes with it.
The lyrics of "Garoto de Aluguel" reveal the melancholic and isolated world of a male prostitute. The singer deals with a man who must exchange his body for financial gain, and he finds this line of work to be both soulless and humiliating. The singer describes the experience of selling oneself as something that is shameful and difficult to navigate, and he has lost his sense of self-worth in the process. He would like to be able to find work outside of this profession and also a way to be able to experience love without it being a commodity.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby
Addressing the person
Dê-me seu dinheiro
Give me your money
Que eu quero viver
So that I can live
Dê-me seu relógio
Give me your watch
Que eu quero saber
So that I can know
Quanto tempo falta
How much time is left
Para lhe esquecer
To forget about you
Quanto vale um homem
How much is a man worth
Para amar você
To love you
Minha profissão
My profession
É suja e vulgar
Is dirty and vulgar
Quero um pagamento
I want a payment
Para me deitar
To sleep with me
E junto com você
And together with you
Estrangular meu riso
To choke my laughter
Dê-me seu amor
Give me your love
Que dele não preciso
That I don't need
Oh oh oh
An expression of excitement or emphasis
Baby
Addressing the person
Nossa relação acaba-se assim
Our relationship ends like this
Como um caramelo que chegasse ao fim
Like a candy that has come to an end
Na boca vermelha de uma dama louca
In the red mouth of a crazy lady
Pague meu dinheiro a vista sua roupa
Pay me my money, leave your clothes
Deixe a porta aberta
Leave the door open
Quando for saindo
When you're leaving
Você vai chorando
You'll be crying
E eu fico sorrindo
And I'll be smiling
Conte pras amigas
Tell your friends
Que foi tudo mal
That everything was bad
Nada me preocupa
Nothing worries me
De um marginal
Of a criminal
Oh oh oh
An expression of excitement or emphasis
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jose (neto) Ramalho
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Baby!
Dê-me seu dinheiro
Que eu quero viver
Dê-me seu relógio
Que eu quero saber
Quanto tempo falta
Para lhe esquecer
Quanto vale um homem
Para amar você
Minha profissão
É suja e vulgar
Quero um pagamento
Para me deitar
E junto com você
Estrangular meu riso
Dê-me seu amor
Que dele não preciso
Oh! Oh! Oh!
Baby!
Nossa relação acaba-se assim
Como um caramelo que chegasse ao fim
Na boca vermelha de uma dama louca
Pague meu dinheiro a vista sua roupa
Deixe a porta aberta
Quando for saindo
Você vai chorando
E eu fico sorrindo
Conte pras amigas
Que foi tudo mal
Nada me preocupa
De um marginal
Oh! Oh! Oh!
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