Nelson Ned d'Ávila Pinto (March 2, 1947 – January 5, 2014) was a famous Bra… Read Full Bio ↴Nelson Ned d'Ávila Pinto (March 2, 1947 – January 5, 2014) was a famous Brazilian singer from Ubá, Minas Gerais. Nelson built a solid career as a singer and composer of sentimental, suffering songs, rising to popularity in Brazil and Latin America in 1969 and becoming known internationally, especially in Portugal, France and Spain. In 1971 he released his first Spanish album, "Canción Popular" and performed in the U.S., Latin America, Europe, and Africa. His international performances have included Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, and mega-events in Mexico. He was the first Latin artist to sell a million records in the U.S. with his hit "Happy Birthday My Darling" in 1974. He also did some instrumental work for the "Electric Moog Orchestra" in 1977. Since his conversion in 1993, he has only recorded Christian Evangelical songs in both Portuguese, Spanish and some in English.

Some of Nelson Ned's best-known ballads in Portuguese language are: "Domingo à Tarde", "Tudo Passará", "Eu Tambem Sou Sentimental", "Deus Abençoe as Crianças do Brasil", "Medo" and "Feliz Aniversario".

Nelson Ned was born in 1947 in Ubá, a small city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. He was the eldest of seven siblings, and the only one to develop dwarfism; as an adult he was just 1.12 m (44 inches) tall. Ned married twice, and had three children with his second wife, Maria Aparecida. All three also developed dwarfism: Nelson Ned Junior (1.08 m [42.5 inches]), musician now living in Mexico; Monalisa Ned d'Ávila, doctor, and Ana Veronica Ned Pinto (90 cm [35.5 inches]), singer and acrobat in a Brazilian circus.

Ned died aged 66 of pneumonia at São Paulo on January 5, 2014.

Contigo Aprendí
Nelson Ned Lyrics

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Contigo aprendí
Que existen nuevas
Y mejores emociones
Contigo aprendí
A conocer un mundo nuevo
De ilusiones

Aprendí que la semana tiene más de siete días

Hacer mayores mis pequenas alegrías
Y a ser dichoso yo contigo aprendí
Contigo aprendí
A ver la luz del otro lado de la luna
Contigo aprendí
Que tu presencia no la cambio
Por ninguna
Aprendí que puede un beso ser más
Dulce y más profundo
Que puedo irme mañana mismo
De este mundo
Las cosas buenas yo contigo las viví

Y contigo aprendí
Que yo nací el día que te conocí

Overall Meaning

Nelson Ned's song Contigo Aprendí is a beautiful love song that expresses the depth and power of true love. The lyrics speak about how the singer learned new and better emotions with his lover, and how being with her made him see the world in a new way. He learned to appreciate the little things in life and to find joy in them, and he learned that true happiness could only be found in her presence. He also learned that a kiss can be more than just a physical gesture, that it could be a profound and sweet connection between two people.

As the song continues, the singer expresses that he would never trade his loved one for anyone or anything else. She has brought light into his life and made him see the world in a new way. He has even learned that he was born the day he met her. The song speaks of a love that transcends time and space, one that is eternal and unbreakable.

Line by Line Meaning

Contigo aprendí
With you I learned

Que existen nuevas
That there are new

Y mejores emociones
And better emotions

Contigo aprendí
With you I learned

A conocer un mundo nuevo
To discover a new world

De ilusiones
Of illusions

Aprendí que la semana tiene más de siete días
I learned that the week has more than seven days

Hacer mayores mis pequenas alegrías
To turn my little joys into bigger ones

Y a ser dichoso yo contigo aprendí
And with you I learned to be happy

Contigo aprendí
With you I learned

A ver la luz del otro lado de la luna
To see the light on the other side of the moon