Mariza Nunes (born December 16, 1973 in Mozambique) is a fado singer and so… Read Full Bio ↴Mariza Nunes (born December 16, 1973 in Mozambique) is a fado singer and songwriter on the World Connection label. She moved to Portugal when she was three, and was raised in one of the most traditional quarters of Lisbon, Mouraria, where she learned how to sing fado. She has a Portuguese father but her mother is from Mozambique (the song Transparente is a tribute to her African grandmother).

For the Olympic Games of Athens 2004 she collaborated with Sting for the duet "A Thousand Years", released on the official pop album of the Athens Olympics Unity, where fado is sung in both English and Portuguese.

Mariza is considered by many as a more contemporary follower of Amalia Rodrigues, and has covered a number of her songs.

In 2003 she became the "Winner in the Europe category" of the BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music.

Discography:

Fado em Mim (2002)
Fado Curvo (2003)
Live in London (2005) DVD
Transparente (2005)
Concerto em Lisboa (2006) DVD and CD
Terra (2008)
Fado Tradicional (2010).

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Duas Lágrimas De Orvalho
Mariza Lyrics

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Duas lágrimas de orvalho
Caíram nas minhas mãos
Quando eu te afaguei o rosto
Pobre de mim, pouco valho
Pra te acudir na desgraça
Pra te valer no desgosto

Pobre de mim, pouco valho

Pra te acudir na desgraça
Pra te valer no desgosto

Por que choras, não me dizes
Não é preciso dizê-lo
Não dizes, eu adivinho
Os amantes infelizes
Deveriam ter coragem
Para mudar de caminho

Os amantes infelizes
Deveriam ter coragem
Para mudar de caminho

Por amor damos alma
Damos corpo, damos tudo
Até cansarmos na jornada
Mas quando a vida se acaba
O que era amor, é saudade
E a vida já não é nada

Mas quando a vida se acaba
O que era amor, é saudade
E a vida já não é nada

Se estás a tempo, recua
Amordaça o coração
Mata o passado e sorri
Mas se não estás continua
Disse-me isto minha mãe
Ao ver-me chorar por ti

Mas se não estás continua

Disse-me isto minha mãe
Ao ver-me chorar por ti

Overall Meaning

The Portuguese fado singer Mariza's song "Duas Lágrimas De Orvalho" tells a story of a love that has ended and left the singer with a sense of loss and regret. The title translates to "Two Tears of Dew", and the first verse describes how these two tears fell into the singer's hands as she touched the face of her former lover. The following lines express her feelings of inadequacy, as she feels unable to help or support him in his time of need.

The second verse seems to address the former lover directly, with the singer asking why he is crying and then suggesting that unhappy lovers should have the courage to change their situation. The third verse speaks more generally about the nature of love, how it can consume a person's whole being, but in the end, it fades away and leaves only memories.

Line by Line Meaning

Duas lágrimas de orvalho
Two tears of dew

Caíram nas minhas mãos
Fell into my hands

Quando eu te afaguei o rosto
When I caressed your face

Pobre de mim, pouco valho
Poor me, of little value

Pra te acudir na desgraça
To help you in misery

Pra te valer no desgosto
To stand by you in sadness

Por que choras, não me dizes
Why do you cry, you don't tell me

Não é preciso dizê-lo
It's not necessary to say it

Não dizes, eu adivinho
You don't say, I guess

Os amantes infelizes
Unhappy lovers

Deveriam ter coragem
Should have courage