Moreno Veloso is a Brazilian musician and singer born on November 22, 1972 … Read Full Bio ↴Moreno Veloso is a Brazilian musician and singer born on November 22, 1972 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. He is one of the sons of the Brazilian singer Caetano Veloso and his first wife Gadelha (Dedé) Veloso.

Brazilian singer Gal Costa, another pillar of Brazilian popular music, is Moreno Veloso's godmother. Additionally, many of the greats of the Brazilian music scene visited the Veloso household frequently and, therefore, Moreno Veloso grew up surrounded by musicians and much music. This rich environment had a great impact in Moreno Veloso's musical development.

Veloso studied physics at a university but turned instead to musici and singing. In 2000 Moreno Veloso recorded his first album, Máquina de Escrever Música (English: Music Typewriter) but his songwriting debut was much earlier in 1982 with Um Canto de Afoxé para o Bloco Do Ile, a clear reference to African mythology. The Afro-Brazilian religion of Candomblé, full of rithms and colors, predominant in his native city of São Salvador da Bahia must have had a remarcable impact on his natural talent while he was growing up.

Moreno Veloso's work has been well received far and wide. For example, American singer and band leader Chrissie Hynde, a longtime resident of the city of London, England, has expressed great admiration for his work and even has traveled and performed with him throughout Brazil right after the turn of the millennium. One of Moreno Veloso's music groups was called Moreno Veloso + 2 (composed of Moreno Veloso, Alexandre Kassin and Domênico Lancelotti).

La e ca
Moreno Veloso Lyrics

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Moreno Veloso

Vez em quando eu me pego sozinho a cantar
Uma melodia pra menina
É que eu nunca me cansei de sentir e de lembrar

Dessas ondas que caminham no ar

E da minha voz se faz um poema pra guardar
Dentro de uma concha branca do mar
E o destino dela foi revelado desde lá
Por um vento vindo de outro lugar

Quem ouviu os seus segredos não esquece e quer cantar
Essa melodia pra menina
E água doce vem sorrindo bonita pra dançar
Com quem junto a sua margem cantou

Em cada canção sou cego e sou guia lá e cá
Procurando o sossego e o amor

Overall Meaning

The song "La e Ca" by Moreno Veloso is a poetic ode to the power of music and memory. The title translates to "there and here," which sets the theme for the nostalgic verses. The opening lines describe how the singer finds himself alone and singing a melody for a girl. The melody in question is one that he has never grown tired of feeling and remembering. The chorus speaks to how these memories are tied to the sea, with their sounds like waves that walk on air.

The second verse takes the metaphor of the sea further, as the singer describes how his voice becomes a poem to be kept in a white sea shell. The words he sings are destined for the girl he sings about, and were revealed long ago by a wind from another place. The final lines of the verse suggest that those who have heard these secrets and melodies never forget them and continue to sing for the girl.

The final verse speaks to the transformative power of music. "La e Ca" is a song that can bring people together, making them forget their troubles and dance by the water's edge. Whether he is singing to the girl or simply to anyone who will listen, the singer is both lost and found in his music. He is searching for peace and love, but also leading others to these things through his music.

Line by Line Meaning

Vez em quando eu me pego sozinho a cantar
Occasionally, I find myself singing alone.

Uma melodia pra menina
A melody for the girl.

É que eu nunca me cansei de sentir e de lembrar
Because I never got tired of feeling and remembering.

Dessas ondas que caminham no ar
Of those waves that walk in the air.

E da minha voz se faz um poema pra guardar
And my voice becomes a poem to keep.

Dentro de uma concha branca do mar
Inside a white sea shell.

E o destino dela foi revelado desde lá
And her destiny was revealed from there.

Por um vento vindo de outro lugar
By a wind coming from another place.

Quem ouviu os seus segredos não esquece e quer cantar
Whoever heard its secrets never forgets and wants to sing.

Essa melodia pra menina
This melody for the girl.

E água doce vem sorrindo bonita pra dançar
And fresh water comes smiling, beautiful to dance.