Mariana Aydar is the daughter of the musician Mario Manga and Bia Aydar, a … Read Full Bio ↴Mariana Aydar is the daughter of the musician Mario Manga and Bia Aydar, a Brazilian music producer. She grew up backstage, sleeping in dressing rooms, hanging out with studio musicians, learning to sing, play the cello and guitar and absorbing diverse musical influences. Her musical career began in 2000.

In 2004, after years of study in Brazil and at the Berklee School of Music in Boston, she moved to Paris for a year where she met Seu Jorge, who invited her to open his concerts in Europe. After returning to Brazil in 2005 Aydar started working on her debut disc, Kavita 1, which launched in September 2006. Over the past decade she has performed with many established and emerging Brazilian artists, including Elba Ramalho, Dominguinhos, Arnaldo Antunes, Toni Garrido, Samuel Rosa, Daniela Mercury, CéU and João Donato.

Minha Missão
Mariana Aydar Lyrics

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Quando eu canto é para aliviar meu pranto
E o pranto de quem já tanto sofreu
Quando eu canto estou sentindo a luz de um santo
Estou ajoelhando aos pés de Deus

Canto para anunciar o dia
Canto para amenizar a noite
Canto pra denunciar o açoite

Canto também contra a tirania

Canto porque numa melodia
Nascem no coração do povo
A esperança de um mundo novo
E a luta para se viver em paz

Do poder da criação sou continuação
E quero agradecer
Foi ouvida a minha súplica
Mensageira sou da música

O meu canto é uma missão, tem força de oração
E eu cumpro o meu dever
Há os que vivem a chorar
Eu vivo pra cantar e canto para viver

(repete tudo)

Meu pranto...

Quando eu canto a morte me percorre
E eu solto um canto da garganta

E a cigarra quando canta morre
E a madeira quando morre canta

Overall Meaning

In Mariana Aydar's song Minha Missão, the lyrics are about the power and purpose of music in the singer's life. The singer explains that when she sings, it is to relieve her own pain and that of others who have suffered greatly. She also feels like she is feeling the light of a saint and kneeling at God's feet when she sings. As she sings, she announces the day, soothes the night, exposes oppression, and sings against tyranny. Through her melody, she aims to ignite hope for a better world in people's hearts and encourage them to fight for peace.

The lyrics suggest that the singer sees music as an integral part of creative power, and she is simply a continuation of that force. She is grateful that her musical plea has been heard, and she considers herself a messenger of music. The singer believes that her singing is more than just a performance; it is a mission with the power of prayer. She believes that while some people live their lives crying, she lives to sing and sings to live, showing the transformative power of music.

Line by Line Meaning

Quando eu canto é para aliviar meu pranto
I sing to ease my sorrow

E o pranto de quem já tanto sofreu
And the tears of those who have suffered so much

Quando eu canto estou sentindo a luz de um santo
When I sing, I feel the light of a saint

Estou ajoelhando aos pés de Deus
I kneel at the feet of God

Canto para anunciar o dia
I sing to announce the day

Canto para amenizar a noite
I sing to soothe the night

Canto pra denunciar o açoite
I sing to denounce the whip

Canto também contra a tirania
I also sing against tyranny

Canto porque numa melodia
I sing because in a melody

Nascem no coração do povo
Hope for a new world is born in people's hearts

A esperança de um mundo novo
And a struggle to live in peace