With Manel Cruz (vocals), Nuno Prata (bass), Peixe (guitar), Kinörm (drums) and Elísio Donas (keyboard) and only two albums, they quickly became a reference in Portuguese music at the end of the 90's, despite the most successful part of their career lasting for only three years, ending when its members split up.
History
In 1997 they composed Cão (Dog!) their first album - which included the song Letra S, a duet with Manuela Azevedo, the vocalist of Clã - an album where the group showed, for the first time, an interest in exploring their broader influences and Cruz's unique writing style, much to their fan's and most of the national musical critics', delight. In the following year, during the Expo 98 they collaborated in the compilation Tejo Beat which also highlighted Boss AC, Blasted Mechanism, Zen (band) and Flood (band) with the song 'Tempo de Nascer'. Their last album, O Monstro Precisa de Amigos (The Monster Needs Friends), came out in 1999, with a more thought-through production, and generally speaking, a less active and calmer style. The album contained the singles 'Ouvi Dizer' (I heard around), a duet with the older Portuguese musician Vitor Espadinha, and Capitão Romance, with Gordon Gano, vocalist of the well-known Violent Femmes. It was also during that year that they helped to produce XX Anos XX Bandas, a tribute to the Portuguese band Xutos e Pontapés, with a cover of Xutos' song Circo de Feras.
After some speculation about the group's future, Ornatos Violeta split in 2002. Fortunately for their fans, Pluto appeared, being a more traditional rock group, with Manel Cruz (vocalist + second guitar) and Peixe (main guitar), and more recently SuperNada, currently recording their debut album.
Discography
* 1997 - Cão!
* 1999 - O Monstro precisa de Amigos
You can buy these albums on the online store www.cdgo.com
Ouvi Dizer
Ornatos Violeta Lyrics
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Pois eu não tive a noção do seu fim
Pelo que eu já tentei
Eu não vou vê-lo em mim
Se eu não tive a noção de ver nascer um homem
E ao que eu vejo
Tudo foi para ti
E eu fiquei com tanto para dar
E agora
Não vais achar nada bem
Que eu pague a conta em raiva
E pudesse eu pagar de outra forma
E pudesse eu pagar de outra forma
E pudesse eu pagar de outra forma
Ouvi dizer que o mundo acaba amanhã
E eu tinha tantos planos pra depois
Fui eu quem virou as páginas
Na pressa de chegar até nós
Sem tirar das palavras seu cruel sentido
Sobre a razão estar cega
Resta-me apenas uma razão
Um dia vais ser tu
E um homem como tu
Como eu não fui
Um dia vou te ouvir dizer
E pudesse eu pagar de outra forma
E pudesse eu pagar de outra forma
E pudesse eu pagar de outra forma
Sei que um dia vais dizer
E pudesse eu pagar de outra forma
E pudesse eu pagar de outra forma
E pudesse eu pagar de outra forma
A cidade está deserta
E alguém escreveu o teu nome em toda a parte
Nas casas, nos carros, nas pontes, nas ruas
Em todo o lado essa palavra
Repetida ao expoente da loucura
Ora amarga, ora doce
Pra nos lembrar que o amor é uma doença
Quando nele julgamos ver a nossa cura
The song "Ouvi Dizer" by Ornatos Violeta tells a story of a relationship that has ended unexpectedly. The singer has heard that their love has ended, but they never realized it was coming to an end. They express their regret for not seeing the signs and acknowledge the pain they are experiencing. The lyrics describe how the other person seems to have moved on and the singer is left with nothing but anger and regret. They wish they could have paid for everything they did wrong in another way, rather than just paying with their emotional turmoil.
The second part of the song talks about the city being empty and someone writing the name of the singer's love interest everywhere. The repetition of the name serves as a reminder that love is a powerful emotion that can make people crazy. The singer realizes that they were blinded by love and didn't see the truth about their relationship until it was too late. The lyrics suggest that the singer finds solace in knowing that the person who hurt them will one day experience the same heartache.
Overall, "Ouvi Dizer" is a poignant song about the complexities of love and the pain of losing it unexpectedly.
Line by Line Meaning
Ouvi dizer que o nosso amor acabou
I heard that our love has ended
Pois eu não tive a noção do seu fim
Because I didn't understand its end
Pelo que eu já tentei
From all that I've tried
Eu não vou vê-lo em mim
I can't see it in me
Se eu não tive a noção de ver nascer um homem
If I didn't have the awareness to witness the birth of a man
E ao que eu vejo
And from what I see
Tudo foi para ti
Everything was for you
Uma estúpida canção que só eu ouvi
A stupid song that only I heard
E eu fiquei com tanto para dar
And I had so much to give
E agora
And now
Não vais achar nada bem
You won't like it
Que eu pague a conta em raiva
That I pay the price in anger
E pudesse eu pagar de outra forma
If only I could pay in a different way
Ouvi dizer que o mundo acaba amanhã
I heard that the world ends tomorrow
E eu tinha tantos planos pra depois
And I had so many plans for afterwards
Fui eu quem virou as páginas
I was the one who turned the pages
Na pressa de chegar até nós
In my hurry to get to us
Sem tirar das palavras seu cruel sentido
Without taking the cruel meaning from the words
Sobre a razão estar cega
About reason being blind
Resta-me apenas uma razão
I have only one reason left
Um dia vais ser tu
One day it'll be you
E um homem como tu
And a man like you
Como eu não fui
Like I wasn't
Um dia vou te ouvir dizer
One day I'll hear you say
A cidade está deserta
The city is deserted
E alguém escreveu o teu nome em toda a parte
And someone wrote your name everywhere
Nas casas, nos carros, nas pontes, nas ruas
In houses, cars, bridges, and streets
Em todo o lado essa palavra
That word everywhere
Repetida ao expoente da loucura
Repeated to the point of madness
Ora amarga, ora doce
Sometimes bitter, sometimes sweet
Pra nos lembrar que o amor é uma doença
To remind us that love is a sickness
Quando nele julgamos ver a nossa cura
When we think we see our cure in it
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Manuel Cruz
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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