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.

Marca Da Paixão
Nana Caymmi Lyrics

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Jurar
Pela luz do sol ou do luar
Pelo brilho deste teu olhar
Tudo o que sagrado for
Te faz jurar, jurar

Jurar
Quantas vezes eu te ouvi jurar

Quantas vezes eu sorri
Porque
É o teu jeito de mentir
Jurar, jurar

E eu
Que aprendi a ler no teu olhar
No desenho do teu riso
No teu jeito de silenciar
Não sei
Porque tanta jura você diz
Se mentir não faz ninguém feliz
Jura que não jura nunca mais

Lero
Tuas juras são boleros, leros

Jura que não jura nunca mais
Juro que eu vou acreditar

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Nana Caymmi's song "Marca Da Paixão" are about someone who constantly makes promises and swears by various things - the sun, the moon, the shine in their own eyes. The singer has heard them make these promises so many times and even smiles when they do so, because it's just their way of lying. The singer is someone who has learned to read this person's expressions and body language, but is still confused as to why they make so many promises that they don't intend to keep. They plead with the person to stop making these false promises and swear to never do it again.

The song has an underlying theme of the power and influence of love. The person making the promises is likely doing so because they are in love, but they don't want to be held accountable for their words. Love is a driving force for many things, but it can also make people do things that they might not necessarily want to do. The singer is trying to get the person to understand that lying and making empty promises will ultimately lead to unhappiness, and that it's better to be truthful than to say something just because it sounds good at the time.

Line by Line Meaning

Jurar
The act of making a promise or taking an oath

Pela luz do sol ou do luar
Promise made under the light of either the sun or the moon

Pelo brilho deste teu olhar
Promise made due to the shining of someone's eyes

Tudo o que sagrado for
Anything that is considered holy

Te faz jurar, jurar
Makes someone take an oath or make a promise

Quantas vezes eu te ouvi jurar
How often I've heard you swear

Quantas vezes eu sorri
How many times I've smiled

Porque
Because

É o teu jeito de mentir
It's your way of lying

E eu
And me

Que aprendi a ler no teu olhar
Who learned to read in your eyes