Maria Creuza Silva Lima (born in Esplanada, Bahia, Brazil on 26 February 19… Read Full Bio ↴Maria Creuza Silva Lima (born in Esplanada, Bahia, Brazil on 26 February 1944) is a Brazilian MPB singer. Included in the list of her successes are songs like "Festa no terreiro de Alaketu" (Antônio Carlos Pinto), "Mas que doidice" (Antônio Carlos and Jocafi), "Eu disse adeus" (Roberto Carlos), "Pois é" (Chico Buarque and Tom Jobim) and "Eu sei que vou te amar" (Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes).

When she was two years old, Maria Creuza moved with her family to El Salvador. As a teenager, she excelled as the singer of the group "Girls", which earned her an invitation to perform on radio programs. She recorded songs in English after being hired by a local label

In 1966, Creuza performed the song "Se Não Houvesse Maria" (composed by Antônio Carlos Pinto) at the festival "O Brasil Canta" ("Brazil Sings", from the now-defunct TV Excelsior). The following year, she sang "Festa no Terreiro de Alaketu" (also by Antônio Carlos) in the "III Festival de Música Popular Brasileira" (TV Record). That same year, she recorded the song and released a single that also included "Abolition" (Antônio Carlos). In 1969, the song "Mirante" (by Aldir Blanc and César Costa Filho) led to Creuza winning a first place award for Best Performer and third place in the "IV Festival Universitário Popular Song" in Rio de Janeiro. That year, Creuza performed "Catendê" (Antônio Carlos and Jocafi) in the "V Festival of Brazilian Popular Music" (TV Record).

In 1970, Creuza was invited by Vinícius de Moraes to join him for a tour of Uruguay (Punta del Este, with Dorival Caymmi) and Argentina (Mar del Plata, with Toquinho). While in Argentina, Crueze, de Moraes, and Toquinho recorded the album "Vinícius En La Fusa com Maria Creuza e Toquinho", which is considered to be one of the best LPs of live Brazilian music.

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Maria Creuza Lyrics

Ah, meu amor, não vás embora
Vê a vida como chora
Vê que triste esta canção

Não, eu te peço, não te ausentes
Pois a dor que agora sentes
Só se esquece no perdão

Ah, meu amado, me perdoa
Pois embora ainda te doa

A tristeza que causei

Eu te suplico, não destruas
Tantas coisas que são tuas
Por um mal que já paguei

Ah, meu amado, se soubesses
Da tristeza que há nas preces
Que, a chorar, te faço eu

Se tu soubesses num momento
Todo arrependimento
Como tudo entristeceu

Se tu soubesses como é triste
Eu saber que tu partiste
Sem sequer dizer adeus

Ah, meu amor, tu voltarias
E de novo cairias
A chorar nos braços meus

Ah, meu amor, tu voltarias
E de novo cairias
A chorar nos braços meus

Writer(s): Vinicius De Moraes, Baden Powell De Aquino

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