When she was twelve, her father gave her a guitar since he was worried about her being shy. Popular musician and composer Patricio Teixeira and classical guitarist Solon Ayala were her teachers. While still a teenager, she met a number of singers and composers who took part of Bossa Nova's musical revolution, in late 50s and early 60s, including Roberto Menescal, Carlos Lyra, Ronaldo Bôscoli, João Gilberto and Antônio Carlos Jobim.
By 1963, after singing as an amateur for a few years, she became a professional and toured with Sergio Mendes. In the mid-1960s, the institution of military dictatorship in Brazil led her to sing increasingly political lyrics. Her show "Opinião" reflected her political beliefs and she had largely switched to political music by this point. In 1964, she even spoke against bossa nova as a movement, calling it "alienating". In 1968, being part of the Tropicália movement, she appeared on the album Tropicália: ou Panis et Circenses, performing "Lindonéia."
She later left Brazil for Paris and in the 1970s abandoned music to focus on her family. She returned to music later and when she discovered, in 1979, that she had an inoperable brain tumor she increased her productivity as much as possible. She died in 1989, leaving a great legacy behind her succesful years of career.
Recado
Nara Leão Lyrics
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A quem me deu tanto desabor
Dia que eu vivo bem melhor assim
E que no passado fui
Um sofredor
E agora já não sou
O que passou, passou (2x)
Que é feliz meu coração
Mas que nas minhas madrugadas
Eu não me esqueço dela não
Leva o recado
A quem me deu tanto desabor
Dia que eu vivo bem melhor assim
E que no passado fui
Um sofredor
E agora já não sou
O que passou, passou
E agora já não sou
O que passou, passou
E agora já não sou
O que passou, passou
The song "Recado" by Brazilian singer Nara Leão, can be translated to "Message". The lyrics speak of a message to be delivered to someone who has caused the singer a lot of suffering. The message states that the current state of living is better without that person and that the singer is no longer the same person as before.
The first verse of the song talks about the past, how the singer used to be a sufferer because of this person, but now has moved on and is living a better life. The chorus repeats a message that the person delivering the message should take to the singer's ex-lover. The message says that the singer's heart is happy, but at the same time, they don't forget about their ex-lover during their sleepless nights.
The song carries a bittersweet tone, as the lyrics convey a sense of resolution and self-realization but also a sense of longing for the past. Overall, the song is a beautiful and poignant reminder that life is full of changes and that moving on from past hurt can bring happiness.
Line by Line Meaning
Leva o recado
Pass on the message
A quem me deu tanto desabor
To the one who has caused me so much pain
Dia que eu vivo bem melhor assim
Today, I live much better this way
E que no passado fui
And in the past, I was
Um sofredor
A sufferer
E agora já não sou
But now I am no longer
O que passou, passou (2x)
What's done is done
Vá dizer à minha ex amada
Go tell my former love
Que é feliz meu coração
That my heart is happy
Mas que nas minhas madrugadas
But in my early mornings
Eu não me esqueço dela não
I still haven't forgotten her
E agora já não sou
But now I am no longer
O que passou, passou
What's done is done
E agora já não sou
But now I am no longer
O que passou, passou
What's done is done
E agora já não sou
But now I am no longer
O que passou, passou
What's done is done
Contributed by Kylie J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.