Mombojó is a Brazilian band from Recife, Pernambuco. They have played many … Read Full Bio ↴Mombojó is a Brazilian band from Recife, Pernambuco. They have played many times at the Abril Pro Rock Festival. Their debut, entitled Nadadenovo, was distributed in April 2004 by OutraCoisa magazine.

Since their beginning in April 2001, Mombojó has been collecting important experiences for the actual work of the band. In 2002 Mombojó was in one of the most important festivals in Brazil, and received great reviews from the press for their concert in the 10th Abril Pro Rock.

In 2003, the band was benefited by Pernambuco's government to record their first Album: Nadadenovo. Recorded and mixed in Recife by Igor Medeiros and Mad Mud (Leo D & William P), and mastered in São Paulo (Classic Master), the album soon got public and media attention. Nadadenovo has fifteen tracks with many local folk influences, local instruments and electronic samples.

On July 6th, 2007 Rafael (aka "O Rafa"), 24 years old, the trombone and flute player, who was always by the side of Marcelo Campello, passed away from a heart attack.

Absorva
Mombojó Lyrics

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Vai, me absorve que hoje eu quero ser só seu
Me dissolve e mexe com a colher
O seu prato predileto e quando eu digo não
Não quero mais ser só
Não quero mais ser seu só
Não quero mais
Me absorva mais
Seu sorriso é um paraíso

E no ar voou em transe ao sol
Para me livrar de tanto mar
Resolvi espairecer, aparecer sem avisar
Pra não ser sempre na mesma rotina de ilusões

Vai, me ab-sorve que hoje eu quero ser só seu
Me dissolve e mexe com a colher
O seu prato predileto e quando eu digo não
Não quero mais ser só
Não quero mais ser seu só
Não quero mais, não mais, não mais

Me absorva mais, me absorva mais...

Seu sorriso é um paraíso
E no ar, vôo em transe ao sol
Para me livrar de tanto mar
Resolvi espairecer, aparecer sem avisar
Pra não ser sempre na mesma

Rotina de ilusões
Mesma rotina de ilusões

Overall Meaning

The above lyrics are from Mombojó's song Absorva. This song is about wanting to be completely absorbed by someone you love, to the point where you become a part of them. The opening line states "Vai, me absorve que hoje eu quero ser só seu" which translates to "Go ahead, absorb me because today I want to be only yours." The singer is so in love with this person that they want to be dissolved and mixed together like food in a stew. They describe the person they love as their favorite dish, and when they try to resist their love's influence, they quickly change their mind and want to be completely absorbed again.

In the chorus, the singer says they no longer want to be alone and they want to be absorbed even more. The lines "Seu sorriso é um paraíso, E no ar voou em transe ao sol" mean "Your smile is paradise, And in the air I flew in trance towards the sun." The singer finds joy in the person they love, and the sun represents the liberation they feel from their love's influence. They also mention they needed to disappear without warning to escape the routine of being in love, which represents how overwhelming it can be to be absorbed by someone.

Overall, Absorva is a song about wanting to be fully immersed in someone's love and the struggles that come with it. Despite the challenges, the singer cannot resist being absorbed by their love.

Line by Line Meaning

Vai, me absorve que hoje eu quero ser só seu
Come and consume me, because today I want to be yours completely.

Me dissolve e mexe com a colher
Stir me up, mix me up completely.

O seu prato predileto e quando eu digo não
You are my favorite dish and even when I try to resist, I can't say no.

Não quero mais ser só
I don't want to be alone anymore.

Não quero mais ser seu só
I don't want to be just yours anymore.

Não quero mais
I don't want it anymore.

Me absorva mais
Consume me even more.

Seu sorriso é um paraíso
Your smile is a paradise.

E no ar voou em transe ao sol
And I flew in a trance towards the sun.

Para me livrar de tanto mar
To get away from the overwhelming sea of emotions.

Resolvi espairecer, aparecer sem avisar
I decided to clear my mind, show up without warning.