The band’s name is a wordplay on “Cara Metade” (Soul Mate).
Career
The group launched professionally in 1996, after signing with Sony Music. They original band included Vavá, Marcelo CQ, Sameer, Marcelo Mury, Waguinho, Pepê, Dodô and Marcinho. Among the group's biggest hits are "Morango do Nordeste", "Nunca Vou Leaving You", "Decisão", “Mel na Minha Boca”, "Toda Mulher" and "Se Melhorar Estraga". Several of the group's albums have been certified gold and platinum.
In the year 2000, Vavá decided to pursue a solo career. Márcio Duarte, his twin, who had left the group, was chosen to take the lead vocals. In 2005 the group broke up.
Many Brazilian bands that were national hits in the 90s started to make a come back. On October 2019, Karametade also announced their return on the show "A Noite" on TV channel SBT, also discussing the origins of the band. The group planned to go on tour starting in January 2020 to celebrate their 25th anniversary as a band, but were found themselves unable to fulfill their plans due to the pandemic. In mid 2020, Singer Vavá revealed that he was fighting depression and alcoholism. Later on, the group reunited in lives including shows on YouTube.
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Jeitinho Doce
Karametade Lyrics
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Dessa carinha frágil e inocente
Nessa fama de mocinha recatada
É onde vive o seu real poder
Na verdade, é esse jeitinho cerimonioso
Que dá luz e valoriza o momento
Quando o palavrão lhe salta os lábios, na hora do prazer
Mas sou melhor sem roupa
É demais ouvir um elogio tão gostoso (envaidece)
Com essa elegância com que você diz
Conversar contigo é algo que me deixa satisfeito
Me deitar, então, não tem nem palavras!
Ser o único que tem esse direito
É o que me torna muito mais feliz
Você é tão envolvente
Que até quando estou sozinho
Eu sinto cheiro da gente
Saudade dos teus carinhos
Você deixou bem marcado
Meu coração com o seu nome
Que é o melhor jeito de vigiar um homem
The lyrics of Karametade's song Jeitinho Doce convey the singer's admiration for his lover's sweet and innocent demeanor. He finds power in her modest reputation as a delicate and reserved young woman, and he values the moments when her refined exterior cracks and she lets loose with a swear word during passionate moments. The singer revels in his lover's compliments about his sense of fashion and enjoys the flattery given with such elegance. He feels content and fulfilled just conversing with her, but when they are intimate, it is an indescribably blissful experience. The singer maintains that she is so captivating that even when he is alone, he can still smell her and longs for her affection. He confesses his love for her by saying she has left an indelible mark on his heart, and he sees her as the best way to keep an eye on him.
Overall, the lyrics of Jeitinho Doce express a deeply passionate and romantic relationship between two people who admire and value each other for their idiosyncrasies. The singer finds beauty in his lover's innocence and how it contrasts with her moments of rawness, and the love he feels for her is evident in the way he speaks about her with reverence and intrigue.
Line by Line Meaning
Gosto muito do seu jeitinho doce
I really like your sweet demeanor.
Dessa carinha frágil e inocente
With that fragile and innocent face of yours.
Nessa fama de mocinha recatada
You may be known as a reserved young lady.
É onde vive o seu real poder
But that's where your true power lies.
Na verdade, é esse jeitinho cerimonioso
In reality, it's that ceremonious manner of yours
Que dá luz e valoriza o momento
That illuminates and enhances the moment.
Quando o palavrão lhe salta os lábios, na hora do prazer
Even when expletives escape your lips in moments of pleasure.
Eu adoro ouvir você dizer que eu me visto bem
I love hearing you compliment my attire.
Mas sou melhor sem roupa
Although I'm even better without any clothes.
É demais ouvir um elogio tão gostoso
It's so rewarding to hear such a sweet compliment from you.
Com essa elegância com que você diz
Especially when you say it so elegantly.
Conversar contigo é algo que me deixa satisfeito
Talking to you is always a satisfying experience for me.
Me deitar, então, não tem nem palavras!
And when we lie down together, words can't even describe how I feel.
Ser o único que tem esse direito
Being the only one with that privilege.
É o que me torna muito mais feliz
That's what makes me so much happier.
Você é tão envolvente
You're so engaging.
Que até quando estou sozinho
That even when I'm alone.
Eu sinto cheiro da gente
I still smell your scent.
Saudade dos teus carinhos
And long for your affection.
Você deixou bem marcado
You've left a deep imprint.
Meu coração com o seu nome
On my heart with your name.
Que é o melhor jeito de vigiar um homem
And that's the best way to keep a man in check.
Contributed by Oliver T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.