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).
Nenhuma
Moreno Veloso Lyrics
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você sabe muito bem
por que
toda madrugada você vai embora
toda tarde você nunca chega
toda noite você demora
Oh Pai, na terra a vida é assim
e você
então fale muito bem
por que
toda madrugada você vai embora
toda tarde você nunca chega
toda noite você demora?
Oh Pai, na terra a vida é assim
e você
The lyrics to Moreno Veloso's song Nenhuma (which translates to "None" in English) explores the concept of absence and departure. The opening lines "Fale muito bem, você sabe muito bem por que" (Speak very well, you know very well why) seem to address someone who is leaving frequently, perhaps someone who is unreliable or inconsistent. The repetition of the phrases "toda madrugada você vai embora" (every dawn you leave) and "toda tarde você nunca chega, toda noite você demora" (every afternoon you never arrive, every night you take a long time) further emphasize this theme of absence and departure.
The chorus "Oh Pai, na terra a vida é assim, e você sabe muito bem" (Oh Father, on earth life is like this, and you know it very well) suggests a larger philosophical statement about the transient and unpredictable nature of life. The use of the word "Pai" (father) can also be interpreted as a reference to a higher power, perhaps suggesting that even divine forces cannot always control or predict the ebb and flow of life.
Overall, Moreno Veloso's lyrics in Nenhuma encourage listeners to reflect on the transitory, often unpredictable nature of life, and our relationship with those around us who may come and go without warning.
Line by Line Meaning
Fale muito bem
Speak convincingly
você sabe muito bem
You know full well
por que
Why
toda madrugada você vai embora
Every dawn you leave
toda tarde você nunca chega
Every afternoon you never arrive
toda noite você demora
Every night you delay
Oh Pai, na terra a vida é assim
Oh Father, on Earth life is like this
e você
And you
Sabe muito bem
Know full well
então fale muito bem
So speak convincingly
por que
Why
toda madrugada você vai embora
Every dawn you leave
toda tarde você nunca chega
Every afternoon you never arrive
toda noite você demora?
Every night you delay?
Oh Pai, na terra a vida é assim
Oh Father, on Earth life is like this
e você
And you
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Written by: MORENO GADELHA VELOSO
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