Mastruz com Leite is a band from the state of
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.

Brincar de Amar
Mastruz Com Leite Lyrics

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Quero saber o que sinto por você
De onde vem tanto querer
Nem eu mesma sei porque explicar essa paixão

Não sei dizer onde tudo começou
Esse caso de amor
Só sei que aconteceu

Não sei dizer onde tudo começou
Esse caso de amor
Só sei que aconteceu

E quando estou em algum lugar
Eu não posso ficar com você
Tudo eu faço pra me controlar
Vou enlouquecer

Fico esperando você me olhar
Me chamar pra fugir com você
Pra outro lugar, pra a gente se amar
Pra a gente brincar de viver

Pra outro lugar, pra a gente se amar
Pra a gente brincar de viver

Overall Meaning

In Mastruz Com Leite's song "Brincar De Amar," the artist sings about her feelings for someone she is in love with. The lyrics ask questions about the intensity of her desires and why she is so infatuated with this person. She reveals she doesn't know when it all started, but the love story happened, and now she finds herself struggling to keep control of her emotions.

The artist describes how difficult it is to be in a place where she can't be with the person she loves. She does everything she can to keep herself in check, but she knows she will be driven insane by the desire to be with her beloved. She waits for them to look at her and call her away to run away with them, to a place where they can love each other, a place where they can play at living.

The lyrics of the song speak to the common experience of falling in love and losing control. The artist captures the feeling of desire, anticipation, and fear that comes with such intense emotions. The lyrics capture the hope and desire to play and have fun with love while still highlighting the darker emotions that are often part of falling in love.

Line by Line Meaning

Quero saber o que sinto por você
I want to understand my feelings for you

De onde vem tanto querer
Where does this desire come from?

Nem eu mesma sei porque explicar essa paixão
I don't even know how to explain this passion to myself

Não sei dizer onde tudo começou
I can't say where it all started

Esse caso de amor
This love affair

Só sei que aconteceu
All I know is that it happened

E quando estou em algum lugar
And when I'm somewhere

Eu não posso ficar com você
I can't be with you

Tudo eu faço pra me controlar
I do everything to control myself

Vou enlouquecer
I'll go crazy

Fico esperando você me olhar
I wait for you to look at me