Ivete Maria Dias de Sangalo (born May 27, 1972 in Juazeiro, Bahia) is a Lat… Read Full Bio ↴Ivete Maria Dias de Sangalo (born May 27, 1972 in Juazeiro, Bahia) is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian singer, songwriter, television show host and occasional actress. She is currently one of the most popular and best-selling Brazilian female singers, with six albums released with Banda Eva, and eight studio albums in her solo career, with a total of over 12 million albums sold worldwide. Sangalo is most often recognized by her powerful voice, charisma and live performances. Her music is also very popular in Portugal. She has received 14 nominations for Latin Grammy Awards in her career.

As a teenager, Sangalo started to sing and play acoustic guitar at events, festivals and presentations of the school where she studied. Her debut show happened in the Ondina Neighborhood, Salvador, in August 1992. With that show she won the Dorival Caymmi trophy, the Grammy of Bahian music.

In 1993, Sony decided to reform the axé group Banda Eva and she was chosen as the lead singer. With her charismatic image, their first album soon topped the Brazilian album chart. Her live album with the band, Banda Eva Ao Vivo, was their best-selling album, selling over a million copies in 1997. In 1999, she decided to start a solo career and released her first self-titled album. With lots of upbeat Bahian rhythms and axé, the album received gold and platinum certification. The following year she released another album, Beat Beleza, which also achieved platinum status.

In 2001 she released the album Festa. The title teack was very popular and the album got platinum certification. "Festa" was her biggest hit single up to that point and the video also received huge airplay. "Festa" ended up being the most popular song of 2001 in Brazil. In 2002, she released the compilation album Se Eu Não Te Amasse Tanto Assim, titled after one of her biggest number-one hits. The album, which features a duet with American singer Brian McKnight, didn't sell as much , but was still a hit. Following Se Eu Não Te Amasse Tanto Assim, she released Clube Carnavalesco Inocentes Em Progresso in 2003. It was the lowest-selling solo album of her career but it still managed to receive gold certification.

Her first solo live album MTV Ao Vivo Ivete Sangalo released in 2004, included her biggest hits, lots of them never released on an album before, and some Banda Eva hits. The album received diamond certification and was the second best-selling album of 2004.

Her 2005 album, As Supernovas, received triple platinum certification shortly after it's release. The album was less upbeat than the others and included some songs with a 70's touch, with the big influence of Brazilian singer Ed Motta. She also included the hit "Soy Loco Por Ti America", a Gilberto Gil song. "Quando a Chuva Passar" recently reached number two on the Brazilian singles chart and was notable for being nominated at the Latin Grammy Awards, an uncommon feature for a non-Spanish speaking singer.

On December 16, 2006, she performed in the biggest stadium in the world, Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, where Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Kiss, The Police, and Madonna have also performed. She was the first Brazilian act to perform in this stadium since pop phenomenon Sandy & Junior in 2002.

Ivete has sold more than 7 million CD copies and more than 2.5 million DVD copies.

Drão
Ivete Sangalo Lyrics

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Drão
O amor da gente é como um grão
Uma semente de ilusão
Tem que morrer pra germinar
Plantar nalgum lugar
Ressuscitar no chão
Nossa semeadura
Quem poderá fazer

Aquele amor morrer
Nossa caminhadura
Dura caminhada
Pela noite escura

Drão
Não pense na separação
Não despedace o coração
O verdadeiro amor é vão
Estende-se, infinito
Imenso monolito
Nossa arquitetura
Quem poderá fazer
Aquele amor morrer
Nossa caminha dura
Cama de tatame
Pela vida afora

Drão
Os meninos são todos sãos
Os pecados são todos meus
Deus sabe a minha confissão
Não há o que perdoar
Por isso mesmo é que há
De haver mais compaixão
Quem poderá fazer
Aquele amor morrer
Se o amor é como um grão
Morre e nasce, trigo
Vive morre, pão

Drão, drão

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Drão" by Ivete Sangalo explore the complexities of love and the journey it takes. The song starts by comparing love to a tiny seed, a grain, that needs to die in order to grow. It emphasizes the importance of planting this seed in the right place, so it can resurrect and flourish. The lyrics suggest that no one has the power to make this love die, highlighting the resilience of true love. The song also portrays the path of love as a difficult and dark journey that needs to be endured.

The second verse advises against thinking about separation and breaking one's heart. It claims that true love is infinite and vast, like a monolith, and that no one can make it die. The lyrics describe the journey of love as a tough bed made of tatami, signifying the challenges faced in life.

The third verse reveals a confession of personal sins but also suggests that there is no need for forgiveness. The lyrics emphasize the need for compassion instead. It states that if love is like a grain, it dies and is reborn as wheat, living and dying as bread.

Line by Line Meaning

O amor da gente é como um grão
Our love is like a grain

Uma semente de ilusão
A seed of illusion

Tem que morrer pra germinar
It has to die to sprout

Plantar nalgum lugar
Plant somewhere

Ressuscitar no chão
Resurrect in the ground

Nossa semeadura
Our sowing

Quem poderá fazer
Who can make

Aquele amor morrer
That love die

Nossa caminhadura
Our journey

Dura caminhada
Difficult walk

Pela noite escura
Through the dark night