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.

Regra do amor
Fagner Lyrics

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A seu eu pudesse ser um dia
Água dos teus olhos
Cachoeira eu seria
O vento em teus cabelos
Numa tarde de domingo
Os navios do teu mar

Ah como eu queria

Como eu queria

Ah se eu pudesse ter um dia
A regra do amor
A exceção seria
Me entregar todo ao destino
E ficar qual um menino
Mergulhado em revelia

Ah como eu queria
Como eu queria

Do teu livro o romance
Do acordar um lindo dia
Da canção a poesia

Ah como eu queria

Do teu quadro a paisagem
Da beleza a magia
Da canção a poesia

Ah como eu queria

Ah se eu pudesse ter um dia
A regra do amor
A exceção seria
Me entregar todo ao destino
E ficar qual um menino
Mergulhado em revelia

Ah como eu queria
Como eu queria

Do teu livro o romance
Do acordar um lindo dia
Da canção a poesia

Ah como que queria

Do teu quadro a paisagem
Da beleza a magia
Da canção a poesia

Como eu queria

Do teu livro o romance
Do acordar um lindo dia
Da canção a poesia

Ah como eu queria

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Fagner's song Regra do Amor express a deep longing to be a part of the beloved's world, to experience the beauty and magic that surrounds them. The singer wishes to be the water in the beloved's eyes, the wind in their hair, and the ships in their sea. He longs to experience the passion and intensity of a truly exceptional love, to be able to surrender to destiny without reservation and become like a child lost in wonder and delight.

In the second verse, the singer speaks of wanting to taste the essence of the beloved, to experience the romance in their book, the beauty in their paintings, and the poetry in their songs. The repeated refrain of "Ah como eu queria" ("Oh, how I wished") emphasizes the singer's deeply felt desire for a love that transcends the ordinary, a love that is all-consuming and all-encompassing.

Overall, the lyrics of Regra do Amor express a yearning for a kind of love that is rare and elusive, a love that consumes and overwhelms in equal measure. It is a beautiful and poignant expression of love's infinite possibilities.

Line by Line Meaning

A seu eu pudesse ser um dia
If I could be one day

Água dos teus olhos
The water from your eyes

Cachoeira eu seria
I would be a waterfall

O vento em teus cabelos
The wind in your hair

Numa tarde de domingo
On a Sunday afternoon

Os navios do teu mar
The ships of your sea

Ah como eu queria
Oh how I wish

Como eu queria
How I wish

Ah se eu pudesse ter um dia
Oh if I could have one day

A regra do amor
The rule of love

A exceção seria
The exception would be