History
The group was formed in late 1981 under the name Kid Abelha & Os Abóboras Selvagens (Kid Bee and the Wild Pumpkins), with the current members and Leoni. In 1982 they recorded a demotape with the track Distração (Distraction), which achieved excellent airplay on Brazilian radios, and debuted on the compilation album Rock Voador (Flying Rock), together with other new Brazilian rock bands.
In 1984 the band released their first album, Seu Espião (Your Spy), including among others the classics Pintura Íntima (Intimate Painting), Fixação (Attachment) and Como Eu Quero (The way I want). This LP attained the first gold record of the new generation of Brazilian artists.
In 1985, the band performed live at the first Rock in Rio, an experience described by the band as an "admission exam" into business. At the same concert, Leoni's departure was also announced.
In 2016, Kid Abelha officially announced they were disbanding. Their official website at http://www.kidabelha.com.br is no longer updated.
Discography
Albums
* Seu Espião (1984) (Your Spy)
* Educação Sentimental (1985) (Sentimental Education)
* Tomate (1987) (Tomato)
* Kid (1989)
* Tudo é Permitido (1991) (Everything's Allowed)
* Iê Iê Iê (1993)
* Meu Mundo Gira Em Torno de Você (1996) (My world spins around you)
* Autolove (1998)
* Espanhol (1999) (Spanish)
* Coleção (2000) (Collection)
* Surf (2001)
* Pega Vida (2005) (Life-catcher)
Live Albums
* Kid Abelha Ao Vivo (1986)
* Meio Desligado (1995) (Rather Dazzled)
* Acústico MTV (2002)
Compilations
* Greatest Hits 80's (1990)
* Remix (1997)
* E-Collection (2001)
* Warner 30 Anos (2006)
EPs / Singles
* Pintura Íntima / Por Que Não Eu? (1983) (Intimate Patinting / Why not me?)
* Como Eu Quero / Homem Com Uma Missão (1984) (The way I want / A man with a mission))
* Kid Abelha Single (1997)
DVDs
* Acústico MTV (2002)
* Pega Vida (2005)
Singles
* Distração (1982)(Distraction)
* Pintura Íntima (1983) (Intimate Painting)
* Como Eu Quero (1984) (The way I Want)
* Nada Tanto Assim (1984)(Nothing so much)
* Fixação (1984) (Attachment)
* Lágrimas e Chuva (1985) (Tears and Rain)
* Educação Sentimental (1985) (Sentimental Education)
* Educação Sentimental II (1985)
* Garotos (1985) (Boys)
* A Fórmula do Amor (1985)(Formula of Love)
* Nada por Mim (1986)(Nothing for me)
* Tomate (1987) (Tomato)
* Amanhã é 23 (1987) (Tomorrow is 23)
* Grand Hotel (1991)
* No Seu Lugar (1991)(In your Place)
* Na Rua, Na Chuva, Na Fazenda (1996) (On the street, in the rain, in the farm)
* Como É Que Eu Vou Embora (1996) (How am I gonna go away?)
* Te Amo Pra Sempre (1996)(Love you forever)
* Eu Só Penso Em Você (1998) (I think only of you)
* Maio... (1998) (May...)
* Deve ser amor (2000) (It must be love)
* Pingos de Amor (2000) (Drops of love)
* Eu Contra A Noite (2001) (Me against the night)
* Eu Não Esqueço Nada (2001) (I don't forget anything)
* Nada Sei (2002) (I know nothing)
* Poligamia (2005) (Poligamy)
* Peito aberto (2005) (Open heart)
Videography
* Como Eu Quero (1984)
* Seu Espião (1984)
* Nada Tanto Assim (1984)
* Lágrimas e Chuva (1985)
* Os Outros (1985)
* Nada Por Mim (1986)
* Tomate (1987)
* Me Deixa Falar (1987)
* Agora Sei (1989)
* Grand Hotel (1991)
* No Seu Lugar (1991)
* Eu Tive Um Sonho (1993)
* Em Noventa e Dois (1993)
* Te Amo Pra Sempre (1996)
* Na Rua, Na Chuva, Na Fazenda (1996)
* ¿Porque Me Quedo Tán Sola? (1997)
* Eu Só Penso em Você (1998)
* Maio... (1998)
* Deve Ser Amor (2000)
* Eu Contra A Noite (2001)
* O Rei do Salão (2001)
* Eu Não Esqueço Nada (2001)
* Nada Sei (2002)
* Quero te Encontrar (2002)
* Poligamia (2005)
* Peito Aberto (2005)
* Porque Eu Não Desisto de Você (2005)
* Eu Tou Tentando (2005)
Ouvir estrelas
Kid Abelha Lyrics
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Certo perdestes o senso
E eu vos direi, no entanto
Que, para ouvi- lás
Muita vez desperto
E abro as janelas,
Pálido de espanto
Enquanto conversamos
Como um pálido aberto
E ao vir do sol,
Saudoso e em pranto
Inda as procuro pelo céu deserto
Que conversas com elas
O que te dizem
Quando estão contigo
Ah... Amai para entendê-las
Ah... Pois só que ama pode ouvir estrelas
The Kid Abelha song "Ouvir Estrelas" is a hauntingly beautiful composition about the power of love to unlock one's ability to hear the music of the universe. The lyrics, based on a poem by Olavo Bilac, warn the listener that in order to truly hear the stars, one must be willing to lose oneself in the experience. The singer admits that they too have lost their senses in trying to hear the stars, but they keep trying, waking often in the middle of the night to open their windows and search for even the faintest traces of distant light in the sky.
As the singer gazes upward, they are struck by the vast and glittering panorama of the Milky Way, and they understand that the stars have a language all their own, one that only those who truly love can hear. The song tells us that in order to communicate with the stars, one must love them unconditionally, without expectation or desire for anything in return. Only then will the secrets of the universe be unlocked, and the stars will reveal the secrets that they have always held in their depths.
Ultimately, "Ouvir Estrelas" is a song about the transformative power of love, and the way in which it can awaken us to the mysteries of the universe. Whether taken as a metaphor or a literal call to listen to the stars, the song speaks to the human desire to transcend ourselves and connect with something greater than ourselves, something eternal and infinite.
Line by Line Meaning
Direi ouvir estrelas
I will say I hear stars
Certo perdestes o senso
Surely you have lost your mind
E eu vos direi, no entanto
And yet I will tell you
Que, para ouvi- lás
That, in order to hear them
Muita vez desperto
Many times I wake up
E abro as janelas,
And open the windows,
Pálido de espanto
Pale with fright
Enquanto conversamos
While we talk
Cintila via láctea
The Milky Way twinkles
Como um pálido aberto
Like a faintly open door
E ao vir do sol,
And at sunrise
Saudoso e em pranto
Nostalgic and in tears
Inda as procuro pelo céu deserto
I still look for them in the empty sky
Que conversas com elas
What do you talk to them about
O que te dizem
What do they say to you
Quando estão contigo
When they are with you
Ah... Amai para entendê-lás
Ah... Love in order to understand them
Ah... Pois só que ama pode ouvir estrelas
Ah... For only those who love can hear stars
Contributed by Dylan B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.