Joyce has in her baggage an extensive discography and about 400 recordings of her songs by some of the biggest names in Brazilian popular music, such as Gal Costa, Maria Bethânia, Elis Regina, Milton Nascimento, Ney Matogrosso, Edu Lobo, Emílio Santiago, Boca Livre, Mônica Salmaso, Leny Andrade, Nana Caymmi, Zizi Possi, Elizeth Cardoso, Simone and many others. Internationally, she has been recorded by big names like Annie Lennox, Wallace Roney, Omara Portuondo, Black Eyed Peas, David Sanchez, Jon Lucien, Claus Ogerman, Gerry Mulligan, Till Brönner, Flora Purim and others. Her compositions have been used in soundtracks for films (such as Robert Altman's "The Player" and "Legally Blonde"), animations (she participated in the soundtrack of the Japanese anime "Wolf's Rain" in partnership with Japanese composer Yoko Kanno), TV shows and theater performances.
She received 4 Latin Grammy nominations and has so far 34 individual CDs and 2 DVDs, besides compilations and participations. Currently, her work also follows an international path, with world tours every year and recordings of new albums in different countries, without ever losing her Brazilian-feminine identity. She performs annually on the Blue Note circuit in Japan, and in jazz festivals and tours in Europe, the United States, and Canada.
Oriente
Joyce Lyrics
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Pela constelação do Cruzeiro do Sul
Se oriente, rapaz
Pela constatação de que a aranha
Vive do que tece
Vê se não se esquece
Pela simples razão de que tudo merece
Consideração
Considere, rapaz
A possibilidade de ir pro Japão
Num cargueiro do Lloyd lavando o porão
Pela curiosidade de ver
Onde o sol se esconde
Vê se compreende
Pela simples razão de que tudo depende
De determinação
Determine, rapaz
Onde vai ser seu curso de pós-graduação
Se oriente, rapaz
Pela rotação da Terra em torno do Sol
Sorridente, rapaz
Pela continuidade do sonho de Adão
In Joyce's song Oriente, she urges a young man to orient himself and find his direction in life. She suggests looking at the stars and following the constellation of the Southern Cross to find his way. She also reminds him that the spider lives off of what it weaves, and encourages him to remember that everything deserves consideration. She tells him to consider the possibility of going to Japan on a Lloyd cargo ship and to understand that everything depends on determination. Finally, she advises him to determine where he will continue his education and to smile at the continuity of Adam's dream.
Line by Line Meaning
Se oriente, rapaz
Pay attention, young man
Pela constelação do Cruzeiro do Sul
Look to the Southern Cross constellation for guidance
Pela constatação de que a aranha / Vive do que tece
Realize that spiders live off of what they spin
Vê se não se esquece / Pela simples razão de que tudo merece / Consideração
Don't forget that everything deserves consideration
Considere, rapaz / A possibilidade de ir pro Japão / Num cargueiro do Lloyd lavando o porão
Consider the possibility of going to Japan on a Lloyd cargo ship by cleaning the hold
Pela curiosidade de ver / Onde o sol se esconde / Vê se compreende / Pela simples razão de que tudo depende / De determinação
Out of curiosity to see where the sun sets, understand that everything depends on determination
Determine, rapaz / Onde vai ser seu curso de pós-graduação
Decide, young man, where you will do your post-graduate course
Se oriente, rapaz / Pela rotação da Terra em torno do Sol
Find your way, young man, by the rotation of the Earth around the sun
Sorridente, rapaz / Pela continuidade do sonho de Adão
Smiling, young man, due to the continuity of Adam's dream
Contributed by Hunter V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@aquilesreis911
Essa é Joyce! Vocalises abrindo e fechando o oriente. Expondo a voz singular, o violão apaixonado, cercados por tambores e coisa e tal. Tudo muito simples, em eterna e incorrigível mutação.