Daughter of musicians Dorival Caymmi and Stella Maris, and sibling of Danil… Read Full Bio ↴Daughter of musicians Dorival Caymmi and Stella Maris, and sibling of Danilo and Dori Caymmi, Nana was raised in one of the most musical families in Brazil. Nana started singing at an early age and adopted a singular technique which enhanced her low pitch voice. In 1961 she recorded her father's song "Acalanto", and then moved with her husband to Venezuela, an withdrawing from the music bizz for that period. Back in Brazil, Nana released her first album "Nana", for the record label Elenco, which belonged to the music producer Aloysio de Oliveira. In 1966, Nana performed the song "Saveiros" (Dori Caymmi/ Nelson Motta) at the First International Song Festival and was placed first. She has also worked abroad with Sarah Vaughan and Sergio Mendes.

Caju Em Flor
Nana Caymmi Lyrics

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Nem você sabe a sorte que me dá
A você de amor, eu lhe chamar
Ser seu bem sob o céu de Oxalá
Meu anjo bom, meu manacá

Em Belém onde tudo aconteceu
Eu senti no momento em que bateu
Encontrei esse amor que vem de lá

Caju em flor, meu bem vem cá

Nem parei pra pensar se dava pé
Me deixei arrastar pela maré
Naveguei ao sabor do rio-mar
Esse amor que eu guardei
Foi presente de Yemanjá

Nem você sabe a sorte que me dá
A você de amor, eu lhe chamar
Ser seu bem sob o céu de Oxalá
Meu anjo bom, meu manacá

Em Belém onde tudo aconteceu
Eu senti no momento em que bateu
Encontrei esse amor que vem de lá
Caju em flor, meu bem vem cá

Nem parei pra pensar se dava pé
Me deixei arrastar pela maré
Naveguei ao sabor do rio-mar
Esse amor que eu guardei
Foi presente de Yemanjá

Naveguei ao sabor do rio-mar

Esse amor que eu guardei
Foi presente de Yemanjá

Overall Meaning

The song "Caju Em Flor" by Nana Caymmi is a love song that expresses the singer's gratitude for her lover and the beauty of their relationship. The lyrics suggest that the singer feels lucky to be in love with her partner, whom she lovingly calls her "angel", while also referencing the cultural context of the Brazilian state of Pará, specifically the city of Belém, where the passionate love affair began.

Throughout the song, the singer describes how she found love unexpectedly, and though she did not initially consider whether or not it would work out, she let herself be swept up in the tide of love. The imagery of sailing on the river and the sea reflect the fluidity and power of love, as well as the role of the natural world in Brazilian culture. The singer also acknowledges the significance of Yemanjá, the goddess of the sea and water, in her relationship, emphasizing the larger cultural context of the love affair.

Line by Line Meaning

Nem você sabe a sorte que me dá
You don't even know how lucky you make me feel

A você de amor, eu lhe chamar
I call you my love

Ser seu bem sob o céu de Oxalá
To be your beloved under the sky of Oxalá

Meu anjo bom, meu manacá
My good angel, my manacá flower

Em Belém onde tudo aconteceu
In Belém where everything happened

Eu senti no momento em que bateu
I felt it the moment it struck me

Encontrei esse amor que vem de lá
I found this love that comes from there

Caju em flor, meu bem vem cá
Come here, my love, amidst the flowering cashew tree

Nem parei pra pensar se dava pé
I didn't stop to think if it would work out

Me deixei arrastar pela maré
I let myself be carried away by the tide

Naveguei ao sabor do rio-mar
I sailed with the flow of the river-sea