She has sold over 10 million albums and won numerous national and international awards, including five Latin Grammy Awards, seven Video Music Brasil, nine Multishow Brazilian Music Awards, five APCA and six TIM Music Awards. Marisa is considered by the American magazine Rolling Stone as the fourth greatest Brazilian singer, behind Elis Regina, Gal Costa and Maria Bethânia. She also has two albums on the list of the 100 best albums in Brazilian music.
In October 2021, Marisa was awarded at the 44th edition of the Tenco Award, for her work as a singer and songwriter, becoming the first Brazilian female artist to receive such an honor.
Danca Da Solidao
Marisa Monte Lyrics
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Amargura em minha boca
Sorri seus dentes de chumbo
Solidão palavra cavada no coração
Resignado e mudo
No compasso da desilusão, viu
Desilusão, desilusão
Na dança da solidão
Desilusão, desilusão
Danço eu dança você
Na dança da solidão
Camélia ficou viúva
Joana se apaixonou
Maria tentou a morte
Por causa do seu amor
Meu pai sempre me dizia
Meu filho tome cuidado
Quando eu penso no futuro
Não esqueço o meu passado, ô
Desilusão, desilusão
Danço eu dança você
Na dança da solidão
Desilusão, desilusão
Danço eu, você
Na dança da solidão
Quando vem a madrugada
Meu pensamento vagueia
Corro os dedos na viola
Contemplando a lua cheia
Apesar de tudo existe
Uma fonte de água pura
Quem beber daquela água
Não terá mais amargura, ô
Desilusão, desilusão
Danço eu, dança você
Na dança da solidão
Desilusão, desilusão
Danço eu, dança você
Na dança da solidão
Danço eu, dança você
Na dança da solidão
Danço eu, dança você
Na dança da solidão
Desilusão oh oh oh
The lyrics of the song Dança da Solidão by Marisa Monte are a reflection on the feeling of loneliness - solidão in Portuguese - and its impact on people's lives. The opening lines describe it as a destructive force, like lava covering everything, and bitter, leaving a metallic taste in the mouth. The image of loneliness smiling with teeth of lead further emphasizes its heaviness and the difficulty to escape its grip. The word solidão is also said to be "cavada no coração," which means dug deep into the heart, suggesting how pervasive and entrenched the feeling can be. The singer is resigned and silent, moving to the rhythm of disillusionment - desilusão - as if a dance, together with the other person.
The chorus repeats the phrase "danço eu, dança você, na dança da solidão," highlighting the idea of two people trying to cope with loneliness through a shared experience. The second verse introduces some characters who have experienced disappointment and heartbreak, such as Camélia, Joana, and Maria. The singer's father warned him about the dangers of the future, but also reminded him not to forget his past. The third verse offers a moment of hope and redemption, as the singer thinks about a source of pure water that can wash away bitterness. However, the final lines repeat the will to dance together in the same rhythm, as if the struggle against loneliness is ongoing and never-ending.
Line by Line Meaning
Solidão é lava que cobre tudo
Loneliness is like molten lava that covers and consumes everything
Amargura em minha boca
Bitterness resides in my mouth
Sorri seus dentes de chumbo
Loneliness smiles with its heavy and oppressive burden
Solidão palavra cavada no coração
Loneliness is a word that has carved itself deep into my heart
Resignado e mudo
I am resigned and silent
No compasso da desilusão, viu
In the rhythm of disappointment, you see
Camélia ficou viúva
Camélia became a widow
Joana se apaixonou
Joana fell in love
Maria tentou a morte por causa do seu amor
Maria tried to end her life because of her love
Meu pai sempre me dizia, meu filho tome cuidado
My father always used to tell me, 'My son, be careful'
Quando eu penso no futuro, não esqueço o meu passado, ô
When I think about the future, I don't forget my past, you know
Quando vem a madrugada, meu pensamento vagueia
When dawn comes, my thoughts wander
Corro os dedos na viola, contemplando a lua cheia
I run my fingers over my guitar, gazing at the full moon
Apesar de tudo existe uma fonte de água pura
Despite everything, there exists a source of pure water
Quem beber daquela água não terá mais amargura, ô
Those who drink from that water will no longer have bitterness, you know
Danço eu, dança você, na dança da solidão
I dance, you dance, in the dance of loneliness
Desilusão, desilusão
Disappointment, disappointment
Danço eu dança você na dança da solidão
I dance, you dance, in the dance of loneliness
Danço eu, dança você na dança da solidão
I dance, you dance, in the dance of loneliness
Desilusão oh oh oh
Disappointment, oh oh oh
Lyrics © Tratore, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Paulo Cesar Baptista De Faria
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