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.

Eu Sem Maria
Nana Caymmi Lyrics

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A noite é linda
E eu sem Maria
A noite é bela
E eu sem Maria
Dias e noites se passam
Maria não vem
Noites de amor e de sonho
E eu sem ninguém

Cadê Maria?
Para eu querer bem
Qualquer Maria
Qualquer Maria

Para falarmos de amor
Sob a luz dessa lua

A noite é linda
E eu sem Maria

Overall Meaning

In Nana Caymmi's song Eu Sem Maria, the person singing is expressing their yearning for a romantic partner named Maria. The song starts by establishing the beauty of the night but the singer admits to feeling incomplete without the presence of Maria. Days and nights go by but Maria is nowhere to be found, leaving the singer alone with their dreams of love. The singer asks, "Where is Maria?" and longs for any Maria to love. The chorus repeats the sentiment of the night's beauty without Maria and the singer's loneliness.

The lyrics convey a sense of longing and vulnerability, as the singer searches for their missing love. The lyrics also highlight how the beauty of the external world cannot bring happiness if there is no one to share it with. The song's emotional impact is magnified by Nana Caymmi's voice, which floats over a melodic and melancholic bossa nova arrangement.

Overall, Eu Sem Maria is a touching song about the depth of human emotions and the universal desire for companionship and love.

Line by Line Meaning

A noite é linda
The night is beautiful

E eu sem Maria
And I am without Maria

A noite é bela
The night is lovely

E eu sem Maria
And I am without Maria

Dias e noites se passam
Days and nights go by

Maria não vem
Maria does not come

Noites de amor e de sonho
Nights of love and dreams

E eu sem ninguém
And I am without anyone

Cadê Maria?
Where is Maria?

Para eu querer bem
So I can love her

Qualquer Maria
Any Maria

Para falarmos de amor
To speak of love

Sob a luz dessa lua
Under the light of this moon

A noite é linda
The night is beautiful

E eu sem Maria
And I am without Maria

Lyrics © Editora e Importadora Musical Fermata do Brasil Ltda.
Written by: ALCYR PIRES VERMELHO, DORIVAL CAYMMI

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