An uncommon artist with an uncommon sopranino voice, Ney Matogrosso fell in the Brazilian popular music scene like a bomb in the '70s aboard the Secos & Molhados. The end of the group marked the beginning of a fertile and successful solo career in which he began exploring his sensuous and charismatic persona through satiric and ironic repertories. As time passed, he substituted self-contained and deeply sensitive interpretations of classics for the popular and classical Brazilian music. Along with his representative and prolific solo discography, for which he received three platinum and three gold records, Matogrosso recorded in Itália with Astor Piazzola, performed in Argentina, Uruguay, participated in two Montreux Jazz Festivals (Switzerland), and toured Portugal several times. He also performed in Israel and the U.S., but always refused invitations to develop an international career. Matogrosso also worked as an actor in Sonho de Valsa (by Ana Carolina, the director, not the singer/composer) and Caramujo Flor (short subject by Joel Pizzini), and directed shows by RPM, Cazuza, and Simone.
Arriving in Rio de Janeiro in 1966, Matogrosso became a hippie leather artisan and divided his time between Rio, São Paulo, and Brasília, where he was a close friend of singer/composer Luli. Through her he met João Ricardo, who had a vision for a groundbreaking group and was searching for a high-pitched male voice. Invited by Ricardo, Matogrosso moved to São Paulo where he spent one year dedicating himself to exhaustive rehearsals, artisanship, and theater plays. With the explosive success of Secos e Molhados and the group's final dissolution, Matogrosso started his solo career exploring his unusual voice timbre, his mesmerizing scenic persona, and his androgynous visuals, enhanced by innovative and exotic costumes. A second solo album, Água do Céu - Pássaro, was supported by the show Homem de Neanderthal, in 1975, with which Matogrosso opened in Rio de Janeiro, drawing both raves and packed houses. "Barco Negro" and "Homem com H" appeared amongst considerable polemics aroused by the usual conservatives on duty. In that period, he worked with Astor Piazzola in Milan, Italy, where he recorded a double single with the Argentinean composer. A cleaner Matogrosso recorded Bandido in 1976, having his first national hit as a solo artist with "Bandido Corazón," written especially for him by Rita Lee.
Sangue Latino
Ney Matogrosso Lyrics
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E sigo sozinho
Assumo os pecados
Os ventos do norte
Não movem moinhos
E o que me resta
É só um gemido
Minha vida, meus mortos
Meus caminhos tortos
Meu sangue latino
Minh'alma cativa
Rompi tratados
Traí os ritos
Quebrei a lança
Lancei no espaço
Um grito, um desabafo
E o que me importa
É não estar vencido
Minha vida, meus mortos
Meus caminhos tortos
Meu sangue latino
Minh'alma cativa
The lyrics of Ney Matogrosso's song "Sangue Latino" reflect the feelings of a person who has made mistakes and broke traditions. The opening lines "Jurei mentiras e sigo sozinho" mean "I swore to lies and I follow alone," suggesting that the person may have made promises that he couldn't keep and is now dealing with the consequences by himself. The following line "Assumo os pecados" means "I assume the sins," showing that the person is taking responsibility for the mistakes he has made.
The next lines "Os ventos do norte não movem moinhos" mean that the northern winds cannot move mills, suggesting that external factors cannot change a person's fate or situation. The person is left with only a moaning sound, indicating despair and hopelessness. The lines "Minha vida, meus mortos, meus caminhos tortos" mean "My life, my dead, my crooked paths," suggesting that the person has experienced a lot of hardships and challenges in their life. The person concludes by saying, "Meu sangue latino, minh'alma cativa" which means "My Latin blood, my captive soul," implying that their background and identity have contributed to their struggles.
Overall, the lyrics of "Sangue Latino" convey a sense of regret, pain, and alienation. The person has gone against the norms and traditions of their society and is now dealing with the consequences alone. The song is a reflection of the struggles that many Latin American people face as they try to navigate a world full of obstacles and challenges.
Line by Line Meaning
Jurei mentiras
I swore lies
E sigo sozinho
And I keep going alone
Assumo os pecados
I assume the sins
Os ventos do norte
The winds from the North
Não movem moinhos
Don't move the mills
E o que me resta
And what is left for me
É só um gemido
Is just a moan
Minha vida, meus mortos
My life, my dead
Meus caminhos tortos
My crooked paths
Meu sangue latino
My Latin blood
Minh'alma cativa
My captive soul
Rompi tratados
I broke treaties
Traí os ritos
I betrayed the rites
Quebrei a lança
I broke the lance
Lancei no espaço
I threw it into space
Um grito, um desabafo
A shout, a venting
E o que me importa
And what matters to me
É não estar vencido
Is to not be defeated
Minha vida, meus mortos
My life, my dead
Meus caminhos tortos
My crooked paths
Meu sangue latino
My Latin blood
Minh'alma cativa
My captive soul
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Tratore, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Joao Ricardo Carneiro Teixeira Pinto, Paulo Roberto Teixeira Da Cunha Mendonca
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@pescamarerio
Jurei mentiras e sigo sozinho, assumo os pecados
Os ventos do norte não movem moinhos
E o que me resta é só um gemido
Minha vida, meus mortos, meus caminhos tortos,
Meu sangue latino, minha alma cativa
Rompi tratados, traí os ritos
Quebrei a lança, lancei no espaço
Um grito, um desabafo
E o que me importa é não estar vencido
Minha vida, meus mortos, meus caminhos tortos,
Meu sangue latino, minha alma cativa
@NeyMatogrosso
Não deixe de conferir o álbum "Bloco Na Rua" que já está disponível nas plataformas digitais: https://somlivre.lnk.to/Bloco_Na_Rua_Deluxe
@adrianareche6494
Amo te. Obrigada por cantar com tanta alma.
@carlossantos97
parabéns .não tenho palavras para descrever o quanto ney Matogrosso influenciou para que hoje possamos desfrutar de boa música embora.nossos ídolos ainda são os mesmos
@guilhermeotavio1
Ney Matogrosso sou seu fã .
Suas músicas fazem parte da minha vida.
Grande artista.
Obrigado
@cleitonbayano5440
31/12/2019 👏👏👏👍
@nihilstnihil
Vc é um cara que eu admiro, parabéns pela pessoa e artista que tu és !
@coelhou-u7511
Quem está ouvindo essa divindade em 2020 ?
@solrdgues
❤
@cristinycardoso
Não me canso de ouvir 27/01/2020
@tiarasuzuki4500
31/01/2020... Um clássico!