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.

Um Grande Amor
Fagner Lyrics

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Tenho um coração
Dividido entre a esperança e a razão
Tenho um coração
Bem melhor que não tivera

Esse coração
Não consegue se conter ao ouvir tua voz
Pobre coração

Sempre escravo da ternura

Quem dera ser um peixe
Para em teu límpido aquário mergulhar
Fazer borbulhas de amor pra te encantar
Passar a noite em claro
Dentro de ti

Um peixe
Para enfeitar de corais tua cintura
Fazer silhuetas de amor à luz da lua
Saciar esta loucura
Dentro de ti

Canta, coração
Que esta alma necessita de ilusão
Sonha, coração
Não te enchas de amargura

Esse coração
Não consegue se conter ao ouvir tua voz
Pobre coração
Sempre escravo da ternura

Uma noite
Para unir-nos até o fim
Cara a cara, beijo a beijo

E viver para sempre
Dentro de ti

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Fagner's song "Um Grande Amor" describe the divided heart of a person torn between hope and reason. The heart is seen as a separate entity that cannot be controlled when it hears the voice of the object of its affection. It is a heart that is grateful for its existence, despite its constant vulnerability to the overwhelming power of tenderness.

The desire for this person is so strong that the singer wishes to become a fish, just to be able to live in their pure and clear water, and to create bubbles of love that would enchant them. The lyrics then take a sensual turn, imagining the fish as an adornment on their waist, creating silhouettes of love by the light of the moon, and satisfying the singer's crazed desire for them.

The song then shifts back to the heart, urging it to continue dreaming, despite the bitterness of disappointment that it may face. The song comes to a romantic crescendo with an impassioned call for one night of complete surrender, face-to-face, kiss-by-kiss, and to live forever inside the person's heart.

Um Grande AmorFagner Lyrics

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Um Grande Amor
Fagner Lyrics