Marina Correia Lima is a Brazilian singer and songwriter.

Born in Ri… Read Full Bio ↴Marina Correia Lima is a Brazilian singer and songwriter.

Born in Rio de Janeiro, she moved to Washington, in the United States, at the age of 5, due to her father's work at the Inter-American Development Bank. She began her musical career in 1977, when she had a song recorded by Brazilian musician Gal Costa. In 1978, she was introduced as a singer and released her debut studio album, Simples Como Fogo, in 1979.

In 1984, she released her fifth studio album, Fullgás, which brought her great success thanks to the title song. Her song "Pra Começar" became the opening theme of the Brazilian telenovela Roda de Fogo in 1986. Marina also participated in the Nordeste Já project, which supported the cause of the northeastern drought.

In the early 1990s, Marina faced depression due to the death of her father and separation from the woman she loved. She released her twelfth studio album, Registros à Meia-Voz, in 1996 and returned to the stage in 2000 with Síssi na Sua, a musical show with theatrical influence.

Marina Lima continued her career, going through ups and downs in her voice due to medical problems. In 2013, she released her memoir Maneira de Ser. In 2015, she released her fourth live album No Osso (Ao Vivo). In 2021, she released the EP Motim.

Doce vida
Marina Lima Lyrics

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Doce vida essa minha
Livre como uma andorinha
Que fugiu de uma gaiola
Pra poder cantar melhor
Minha casa fica perto
Da esquina do pecado
Eu namoro um anjo
E paquero o diabo

Minhas asas disseram "Pernas pra que te quero"
Muita gente me pergunta, me pergunta
Se passo fome na cidade
Se sou magra de ruindade
Oh! Oh!
Alimente meu senso de humor
Alimente meus olhos de cor

Alimente minha vida de calor
Alimente minha boca de sabor

Overall Meaning

In Marina Lima's song "Doce Vida," the singer describes her life as sweet and free like a bird that escaped its cage to sing better; she lives close to the corner of sin and dates an angel while flirting with the devil. The catchy tune exhibits Marina's playful character and her desire to live life fully, despite the challenges of living in the city. She answers those who ask if she is starving or malnourished by asking them to feed her sense of humor, eyes with color, and life with warmth, and her mouth with flavor. The lyrics convey a sense of self-confidence and happiness that come with living life on your terms and refusing to let anyone suppress your spirit.

Line by Line Meaning

Doce vida essa minha
My life is sweet and enjoyable

Livre como uma andorinha
Free like a bird that escaped from a cage

Que fugiu de uma gaiola
That flew away from a cage

Pra poder cantar melhor
To be able to sing better

Minha casa fica perto
My house is close

Da esquina do pecado
To the sin corner

Eu namoro um anjo
I'm dating an angel

E paquero o diabo
And flirting with the devil

Minhas asas disseram 'Pernas pra que te quero'
My wings said 'Who needs legs'

Muita gente me pergunta, me pergunta
Many people ask me, ask me

Se passo fome na cidade
If I go hungry in the city