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.

Paralelo a neruda
Nana Caymmi Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴

Respiro Buenos Aires, aflición
Sufocar, pero sufocar
Me ponho no meu Rio de janeiro a dezembro
Até dissecar
Subo a Montevideo para conversar com Deus
Implorar caminhos para os meus
Los niños sem La Paz sem carro em Bogotá
E as lágrimas del pueblo transbordam Mar del Plata

E Cristo lá de cima então perguntará
Porque tanta tristeza na América de lá

E o povo de Caracas responderá
É só voltar os olhos para a América de cá

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Paralelo a Neruda" by Nana Caymmi are about the pain and suffocation felt by the singer in Buenos Aires, but who finds solace and liberation in their hometown of Rio de Janeiro. The singer then travels to Montevideo to speak to God and to ask for guidance on their journey. The song also touches on the struggles faced by children in Bogotá without peace or cars, the overflowing tears of the people in Mar Del Plata, and the question Christ may ask about the overwhelming sadness in the American continent, to which the people of Caracas respond that the root of the sadness lies in looking to the "America de cá" or "this" America, instead of looking outward.

Line by Line Meaning

Respiro Buenos Aires, aflición
I take a deep breath in Buenos Aires, feeling the affliction

Sufocar, pero sufocar
Feeling suffocated, completely suffocated

Me ponho no meu Rio de janeiro a dezembro
I immerse myself in my Rio de Janeiro from January to December

Até dissecar
Until I dissect it

Subo a Montevideo para conversar com Deus
I go up to Montevideo to have a conversation with God

Implorar caminhos para os meus
Imploring him for directions for my own path

Los niños sem La Paz sem carro em Bogotá
Children without peace, without cars in Bogota

E as lágrimas del pueblo transbordam Mar del Plata
And the tears of the people overflow Mar del Plata

E Cristo lá de cima então perguntará
And Christ up above will then ask

Porque tanta tristeza na América de lá
Why so much sadness in America over there

E o povo de Caracas responderá
And the people of Caracas will reply

É só voltar os olhos para a América de cá
Just turn your eyes to America over here

Writer(s): Claudio Brandini Cartier, Paulo Cesar De Olive Feital

Contributed by Michael H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

To comment on or correct specific content, highlight it

TRACKS

Genre not found

Artist not found

Album not found

Search results not found

Song not found

Comments from YouTube:

Tifum 65

Lindo demais hein

just now