Ceará, Brazil
in the n… Read Full Bio ↴Mastruz com Leite is a band from the state of
Ceará, Brazil
in the northeastern part of the country. They play forró eletrônico (electronic forró), a modern style of forró that uses electronic elements such as keyboard, contrabass and electric guitar. They are responsible for a new interpretation of the traditional northeastern rhythm called forró.
(forro)
Their repertoir includes more than 40 albums including covers of the biggest names in Brazilian music (
mpb
or música popular Brasileira/popular music of Brazil). Their music is full of lyrics which portray a true to life saga of the history and emotional experience of the people of the northeast. Love, marriage, the festas (celebrations/parties), and the vaquejadas (cattle roundups that usually take place at the end of winter).
They have had a number of hits with songs like:
"O Rei do Baralho" (the deck of cards river), "Eu Preciso de Você" (I need you), "Meu Vaqueiro, Meu Peão" (my cowboy, my cow hand), and "Tatuagem" (tattoos).
The group was formed in
1990
by
Emanuel Gurgel, leader of the band
Aquarius
who saw the lack of a band in the area that played only forró music. The name comes from the name of Gurgel's handball team in college, the team itself no longer exists. Mastruz is a medicinal herb often taken in Brazil and surrounding countries with milk(leite).
Band members initially included:
accordionist
Zé Wilson
drummers
Jean
and
Marcelo
,
bass player
Bel
and singers
Japinha
and
Tony Silveira
,
this last also playing guitar.
As time went on the need arose for a feminine voice in the band. Current lineup includes
Katia Cilene
Bete Nascimento
Raynner
Neto
Initially, Mastruz com Leite only played during the breaks of Aquarius's shows. They played their first solo gig at the Mangueira Clube, in Fortaleza, capitol of the state of Ceará where they were based. Later they decided to leave the capitol for more rurral areas, mainly playing in Quixadá, Iguatú Campos Sales. The band began to feel they were on the right track and decided to spread their music throughout the northeast, making their first appearance in Araripinha in the state of Pernambuco. It was never easy, even in the northeast their particular rhythms took a while to catch on. São Paulo in the southeast was a particularly tough nut to crack. The first time they were invited to play there the concert venue that contracted them had, at the time of the concert, not a single paying attendee. The audience consisted of the waiters, the owners, and the musicians. Today Mastruz com Leite attracts more than ten thousand people to their concerts in São Paulo, capitol of São Paulo state. In 2002 after twelve years of existance they toured outside Brazil for the first time, this being a U.S. tour that covered cities such as Stanford, New York city, and Revere. Later in 2003 they toured Europe, playing in Switzerland and Portugal, and twice in Italy, taking the culture of northeast Brazil worldwide. After seventeen years they're still going strong, playing their lively brand of forró.
A Praia
Mastruz Com Leite Lyrics
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Por favor volte para mim
Minha vida sem você
Não terá nenhum valor
Nada mais me dar prazer
Se não tiver de volta o seu amor
Meu coração te quer tanto bem
Diz que morre de paixão
Saiba que eu sempre quis
Ficar perto de você
Que eu sonho em ser feliz
E nos meus sonhos eu só vejo você
Na praia, nós dois
Sob o claro das estrelas e da lua
A areia do mar é tão linda com você toda nua (2x)
The lyrics of the song A Praia by Mastruz Com Leite talks about a deep longing for a love that has gone away. The singer's love left, and now the singer pleads for the love to return. The singer's life without the love is worthless and empty. The only thing that will give them pleasure is to have the love returned. The singer is deeply in love, and their heart desires the love so much that they cannot bear the thought of living without it. However, although the singer’s love for their partner is strong, it is unrequited. The singer's partner claims to be madly in love but refuses to be with the singer. In the end, the singer dreams of being happy with their loved one, and only see them in their dreams.
The song then changes tempo and subject a little; it talks about a beautiful moment spent on the beach with their love. The stars and the moon provide natural lighting for them, and the person they are with, perhaps a partner, is beautiful naked in the sands by the sea. The moment is one that the singer cherishes with fondness, safe in the knowledge that, with this person by their side, they could conquer the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Meu amor, não me deixe aqui
My love, don't leave me here
Por favor volte para mim
Please come back to me
Minha vida sem você
My life without you
Não terá nenhum valor
Will have no value
Nada mais me dar prazer
Nothing can give me pleasure anymore
Se não tiver de volta o seu amor
If I don't have your love back
Meu coração te quer tanto bem
My heart wants you so much
Diz que morre de paixão
Says that it dies of passion
Mas não quer ninguém
But it doesn't want anyone
Saiba que eu sempre quis
Know that I always wanted
Ficar perto de você
To be close to you
Que eu sonho em ser feliz
That I dream of being happy
E nos meus sonhos eu só vejo você
And in my dreams I only see you
Na praia, nós dois
On the beach, the two of us
Sob o claro das estrelas e da lua
Under the clarity of the stars and the moon
A areia do mar é tão linda com você toda nua
The sand of the sea is so beautiful with you all naked
Contributed by Christian R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@pauloadrianomarques89
Nesse tempo as pessoas eram o que eram. Hoje em dia querem viver de aparência e ilusão so quem é sensato sabe o que estou querendo dizer.
@JeffersonSilva-oe9yc
Só quem ainda escuta essa música em 2023 curti aí.
@carolinemachado2524
Nostalgia 🔥Isso sim é forró!Viva o Nordeste ❤️
@ThaisLima-uo6on
E mesmo
@evandrocardoso-yo5vt
Viva o Nordeste.
@OKORINGA23
Não sabia que o Bruno ex goleiro do Flamengo foi cantor da mastruz com leite 😯
@italomendonca_
Fui no show da Bete Nascimento e ela tocou essa música no início e no final do show! É incrível demais a vibe dessa música! 🤩🤩🤩
@ednardocarvalho3401
Ela è nostálgica...lembro da minha infância
@italomendonca_
@ednardo carvalho Essa música è mágica demais! 😍🤩
@emanuelhonorio2423
Com certeza