Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento (Exu, Pernambuco, December 13, 1912 — Recife, Pe… Read Full Bio ↴Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento (Exu, Pernambuco, December 13, 1912 — Recife, Pernambuco, August 2, 1989) was a prominent Brazilian folk singer, songwriter, musician and poet. Born in the countryside of Pernambuco, he is considered to be responsible for the promotion of Northeastern ("nordeste") music throughout the rest of the country. He is also known as the "king of baiao" and "Gonzagão".

The son of a peasant and accordion player, he was attracted to the 8-bass accordion at an early age, although he started out by accompanying his father by playing the zabumba (a type of bass drum) and singing at parties and religious celebrations. He left home in 1930 to join the army, and toured Brazil with an army band until 1939. Gonzaga decided to remain in Rio de Janeiro with a recently purchased accordion. He performed in the streets and in bars, playing boleros, waltzes and tangos.

After noticing that the Northeastern immigrants missed the music from their hometowns, he started to give listeners the sort of music they craved to hear: xaxados, baiões, chamegos and cocos. At Ary Barroso’s talent show, Luiz Gonzaga played his chamego "Vira e Mexe" and was acclaimed by the audience and by the dreaded host, who gave him the highest score.

In 1943, he dressed up in typical Northeastern costumes for the first time to perform live, and got hyped. Later on, as well as playing popular tunes on the accordion, he began to sing his own material, and his skills as a songwriter were revealed.

Gonzaga's son, Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento Júnior, known as Gonzaguinha, born 1945, was also a noted Brazilian singer and composer.

His greatest hit ever, "Asa Branca" (written with Humberto Teixeira), was recorded in 1947 and was covered countless times by many different artists. He worked on the radio until 1954, enjoying huge popularity. He is widely recognized for singlehandedly taking the baião style and the accordion to a wide audience. For a time RCA (now BMG), his recording label, was almost exclusively dedicated to printing his singles and albums. During the 60's, as the public taste shifted to bossa nova and iê-iê-iê, he found himself increasingly stranded from big city stages, so he toured the countryside, where his popularity never abated.

In the 70s and 80s, he slowly re-emerged, partly due to covers of his songs by famous artists like Geraldo Vandré, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, his son Gonzaguinha and Milton Nascimento. Some of his greatest hits are "Vozes da Seca" ("Voices From Drought"), "Algodão" ("Cotton"), "A Dança da Moda" ("The Dance In Fashion"), "ABC do Sertão" ("The ABC of Sertão"), "Derramaro o Gai" ("They Spilt the Gas"), "A Letra I" ("The 'i' letter"), "Imbalança" ("Shake It"), "A Volta da Asa-Branca" ("The Return Of The Picazuro Pigeon"), "Cintura Fina" ("Slender Waist"), "O Xote das Meninas" ("The Girls' Schottische", written with Zé Dantas, and "Juazeiro", "Paraíba", "Mangaratiba", "Baião-de-Dois", "No Meu Pé de Serra" ("There In My Homeland"), "Assum Preto" ("Blue-back Grassquit"), "Légua Tirana" ("Tyrannical league"), "Qui Nem Jiló" ("Like Solanum gilo", written with Humberto Teixeira. Other successful collaborations resulted in "Tá Bom Demais" ("It's Very Good") (with Onildo de Almeida), "Danado de Bom" ("Very Good") (with João Silva), "Dezessete e Setecentos" ("Seventeen And Seven hundred") and "Cortando o Pano" ("Cutting Cloth") (both with Miguel Lima).

Gonzaga died of natural causes at the age of 76.

Quer ir mais eu?
Luiz Gonzaga Lyrics

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Quer ir mais eu? Vamo
Quer ir mais eu? Vambora
Quer ir mais eu? Vamo
Quer ir mais eu? Vambora
Vambora, vambora, sem demora
Deixa a roupa na corda
Que não vai chover agora

Quer ir mais eu? Vamo
Quer ir mais eu? Vambora
Quer ir mais eu? Vamo
Quer ir mais eu? Vambora
Vambora, vambora, sem demora
Deixa a roupa na corda
Que não vai chover agora

Mas se você quiser ficar
Eu vou ali, vou ali
E volto já
Mas pelo sim, pelo sim, pelo não
Deixa na geladeira
Água tônica e limão

Quer ir mais eu? Vamo
Quer ir mais eu? Vambora
Quer ir mais eu? Vamo
Quer ir mais eu? Vambora
Vambora, vambora, sem demora
Deixa a roupa na corda
Que não vai chover agora

Quer ir mais eu? Vamo
Quer ir mais eu? Vambora
Quer ir mais eu? Vamo
Quer ir mais eu? Vambora
Vambora, vambora, sem demora
Deixa a roupa na corda
Que não vai chover agora

Mas se você quiser ficar
Eu vou ali, vou ali
E volto já
Mas pelo sim, pelo sim, pelo não
Deixa na geladeira
Água tônica e limão

Quer ir mais eu? Vamo
Quer ir mais eu? Vambora
Quer ir mais eu? Vamo
Quer ir mais eu? Vambora
Vambora, vambora, sem demora
Deixa a roupa na corda
Que não vai chover agora

Quer ir mais eu? Vamo
Quer ir mais eu? Vambora
Quer ir mais eu? Vamo
Quer ir mais eu? Vambora
Vambora, vambora, sem demora

Deixa a roupa na corda
Que não vai chover agora

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Luiz Gonzaga's song "Quer ir mais eu?" revolve around a playful invitation to go somewhere or do something together. The repetitive phrases "Quer ir mais eu? Vamo" and "Quer ir mais eu? Vambora" invite the listener to join in on the adventure. The song creates a sense of urgency and excitement with the repeated refrain "Vambora, vambora, sem demora" (Let's go, let's go, without delay).

In the verses, Luiz Gonzaga introduces a humorous twist by suggesting that if the listener wants to stay behind, he will go somewhere quickly and return soon. He advises to leave tonic water and lemon in the refrigerator, perhaps as a refreshing drink for when he returns. This playful and light-hearted tone is characteristic of Gonzaga's music, which often features themes of joy, celebration, and a love for life.

Overall, "Quer ir mais eu?" is a fun and energetic song that encourages listeners to embrace spontaneity and enjoy life together.

Line by Line Meaning

Quer ir mais eu? Vamo
Do you want to go with me? Let's go

Quer ir mais eu? Vambora
Do you want to go with me? Let's go

Vambora, vambora, sem demora
Let's go, let's go, without delay

Deixa a roupa na corda
Let the clothes on the clothesline

Que não vai chover agora
Because it's not going to rain now

Mas se você quiser ficar
But if you want to stay

Eu vou ali, vou ali
I'll go there, go there

E volto já
And I'll be back soon

Mas pelo sim, pelo sim, pelo não
But just in case, just in case

Deixa na geladeira
Leave in the fridge

Água tônica e limão
Tonic water and lemon

Lyrics © Editora e Importadora Musical Fermata do Brasil Ltda., CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Luiz Gonzaga Do Nascimento, Miguel De Lima Mattos

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