Lura was born in Portugal to Cape-Verdean parents in 1975. Her father came from Santiago and her mother from São Nicolau. Initially she wanted to become a dancer or a swimming instructor. She became a singer at the age of seventeen when Juka, an artist from São Tomé and Príncipe, asked her to sing a duet with him for a music album. The album became a success, and subsequently she participated in productions by artists such as Bonga, Tito Paris, Paulo Flores and Paulinho Vieira.
In 1996 she recorded her first album Nha Vida with her own compositions. In 1997 she participated in the AIDS awareness project Red Hot + Lisbon among famous artists such as Caetano Veloso, Marisa Monte, Djavan, Bonga and Teresa Salgueiro. Further album productions and concerts all over Europe followed. In 2007 she sang her song Morna in the film Fados by Spanish film director Carlos Saura.
Um Dia
Lura Lyrics
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Algo ivadim nha coração, ternura e paz
Depôs dum nôte, dum sonhe tão feliz
Um cordá tud'animód
Que sorriso na rosto, mim, chei d'imaginação
Um oiá nha terra verde chei de prosperidade
Tchuva ta cai, tude menine ta brincá
Vida de bonança
Sem miséria sem fome
Vida bom pa tude gente
Alegria na povo
Um paraíso di amor
Lay eh lay a lay eh...
The opening lines of Lura's song 'Um Dia' convey a sense of pure joy and gratitude. The singer describes feeling a deep happiness in her chest, as if her heart is overflowing with tenderness and peace. She goes on to recount a dream she had, which was so vivid and joyful that it filled her with an overwhelming sense of optimism and positivity. The dream seems to be a utopian vision of a world where everyone is content and cared for, and where even the rain brings happiness and delight.
The rest of the song continues in a similarly optimistic vein, with Lura describing a perfect world where there is no poverty or hunger, where life is good for everyone and the people are filled with joy. She sings of a lush green land, full of prosperity and promise, where children play happily in the rain under a bright, shining sun. The song's chorus, with its repetitive, almost chant-like refrain of 'Lay eh lay a lay eh...' seems to evoke a sense of communal celebration and togetherness, as if Lura is inviting everyone to join in her vision of a better world.
Overall, 'Um Dia' is a song that celebrates hope and optimism, and offers a glimpse of a brighter future where everyone can live in peace and happiness.
Line by Line Meaning
Senti, um alegria na nha peito
I felt a joy in my chest
Algo ivadim nha coração, ternura e paz
Something invaded my heart, tenderness and peace
Depôs dum nôte, dum sonhe tão feliz
After a night, a dream so happy
Um cordá tud'animód
A heart full of emotions
Que sorriso na rosto, mim, chei d'imaginação
What a smile on my face, full of imagination
Um oiá nha terra verde chei de prosperidade
Looking at my green land full of prosperity
Tchuva ta cai, tude menine ta brincá
Rain is falling, all children are playing
Q'oi brilhante de felicidade
It's shining in happiness
Vida de bonança
Life of abundance
Sem miséria sem fome
Without poverty, without hunger
Vida bom pa tude gente
Good life for everyone
Alegria na povo
Joy in the people
Um paraíso di amor
A paradise of love
Lay eh lay a lay eh...
Writer(s): Vieira Antonio Santos
Contributed by Ethan B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Alexandre Zowko
"Sentiiiiiiiiiiiii, um alegria na nha peiiiiiiitooo....
Algo ivadim nha coraçãaaaaaaaaaooo,
Ternura e paaaaaaaaz...
...........
Depôs dum nôoote,
Dum sonhe tão feliiiiiiiz
Tao feliz, um cordaaaá tud′animóooooooood...
..............
Sorriiiiiiiiiso na rostoooo....
Sim, chei d'imaginaçaaaão
Um oiaaaaaaaaá, nha terra veeeerde
Chei de prosperidaaaaade,
Tchuva ta caiiiiiiii,
Tude menine ta brincaáaa...
......
Q′oi brilhante de felicidaaaaade
Vida de bonançaaa
.......................
Sem miséria sem fome,
.......
Vida bom pa tude gente
.......
Alegria na povo
Um paraiiíso di amooor...
.......
Lay ehhhhhhh , lay a lay ehhhhhhhh..."
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