Madredeus is a Portuguese band whose music combines fado influences with mo… Read Full Bio ↴Madredeus is a Portuguese band whose music combines fado influences with modern folk music.

The band's founding members were Pedro Ayres Magalhães (Classical guitar), Rodrigo Leão (keyboard synthesizer), Francisco Ribeiro (cello) and Teresa Salgueiro (vocals). Magalhães and Leão formed the band in 1985, Ribeiro joined in 1986. They'd been searching for a female singer, and found Teresa Salgueiro in one of Lisbon's night clubs. Teresa liked their music and agreed to join, so in 1987 Madredeus recorded their first album, Os dias da Madredeus.

The first album was recorded in their rehearsal space, a disused abbey in Lisbon (Convento da Madredeus. The recording was especially strenuous due to deafening interruptions every 5 minutes from Lisbon's tram service, which ran directly above. In honour of this unavoidable presence in their every performance, they named themselves after the line's nearby terminus, Madre de Deus (Mother of God), shortened to the vernacular Madredeus.

In 1993, Pedro Ayres Magalhães left the band temporarily and was replaced in live concerts by José Peixoto (Classical guitar). Magalhães rejoined the group later, making it a sextet with two guitarists.

They released several albums and became very popular in Portugal, but remained relatively unknown outside the country. This changed in 1994 when Wim Wenders, impressed by their music, asked Madredeus to perform in his movie Lisbon Story - the soundtrack gave the band international fame. Thanks to that, Madredeus spread their wings to the world and conquered fans from all over Europe, South America, Africa and Asia.

In 1994 Rodrigo Leão left the band to start a solo career, being replaced by Carlos Maria Trindade (keyboard synthesizer).

In 1997 Francisco Ribeiro and Gabriel Gomes left the band as Madredeus' style started abandoning its fado roots with the release of O Paraíso. At this time Fernando Júdice (Acoustic bass guitar) was invited to join them, to form the current lineup, again a quintet. Madredeus has sold over 3 million albums worldwide.

In 2007 Teresa Salgueiro announced she would be leaving the band in order to pursue her personal solo projects.

In 2008, with a new formation and under the name of Madredeus & a Banda Cósmica, they released Metafonia.

In April 2012 Madredeus announced its new album Essencia. This album is a travel through Madredeus music for 25 years since it was formed. Madredeus announced too its new formation, composed of Beatriz Nunes (singer), Pedro Ayres de Magalhães (guitar), Carlos Maria Trinidade (synthesizer), Jorge Varrecoso (violin), Antonio Figueirido (violin) and Luis Clode (cello). With this new formation Pedro Ayres said in an interview: "The melody is much more supported, without losing harmonic and rhythmic sense and keeps walking Madredeus".

Discography

* Os Dias da MadreDeus (1987)
* Existir (1990)
* Lisboa (1992, live in Lisbon)
* O Espírito da Paz (1994)
* Ainda (1995, soundtrack from Lisbon Story)
* O Paraíso (1997)
* O Porto (1998, live at Porto)
* Antologia (2000, a compilation of 'best of' material)
* Movimento (2001)
* Palavras Cantadas (2001)
* Euforia (2002)
* Electrónico (2002)
* Um Amor Infinito (2004)
* Faluas do Tejo (2005)
* Obrigado (2006)
* Metafonia (2008)
* Essencia (2012)
* Capricho Sentimental (2015)

http://www.madredeus.com

O Pomar Das Laranjeiras
Madredeus Lyrics

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Jurarei
Eterno amor
Saudades
A vida inteira
Ao nascer do sol
No pomar das laranjeiras

E se o dia

Não vier
Voltarei
De qualquer maneira
Só para te ver
No pomar das laranjeiras

É tão grande
O meu amor
Foi assim
Logo a primeira

Só será maior
No pomar das laranjeiras

Overall Meaning

The Portuguese lyrics of Madredeus's song O Pomar Das Laranjeiras captures a deep sense of commitment and devotion. The song is about an undying love that is everlasting and all-consuming. The opening line "Jurarei, Eterno amor" reveals the singer's commitment to loving the other person forever. The next line "Saudades, A vida inteira" expresses the idea of keeping the memory of that love for a lifetime. The second stanza reinforces the idea of the unending nature of love by saying "É tão grande/ O meu amor/Foi assim/Logo a primeira/Só será maior/No pomar das laranjeiras." The love is so great that it can only get bigger in the orchard of oranges.

The final stanza of the song shows the singer's willingness to do anything for their love, even if it means returning to the orchard, even if the day never comes. The line "E se o dia/Não vier/Voltarei/De qualquer maneira" suggests that even if the love is not necessarily the same anymore, the yearning and longing may still persist, making it impossible to ignore the orchard of oranges.

Overall, the song encapsulates a deep sense of devotion in love and how that love can never be forgotten, and that it will forever grow in the garden of oranges.

Line by Line Meaning

Jurarei
I swear

Eterno amor
eternal love

Saudades
longing

A vida inteira
throughout my life

Ao nascer do sol
at sunrise

No pomar das laranjeiras
in the orange grove

E se o dia
And if the day

Não vier
does not come

Voltarei
I will return

De qualquer maneira
anyway

Só para te ver
just to see you