The ensemble formed in 1983, but did not release their first album until 1991, after a demo tape got them signed to RGE. The album spawned numerous hits in Brazil, and over the next decade the group went on to sell millions of albums. They have made many appearances on Brazilian television. Among their hits are "Caroline", "Quero Ver Você Chorar," "Somente Você," "Chega", "Cigana," "Quando Te Encontrei," "Cheia de Manias," "Doce Paixão," and "Me Leva Junto com Você".
The group's music is perhaps best known to the English-speaking world as a result of a slipup at a Brazilian CD pressing plant in 1999. Several hundred copies of AOL CD-ROMs were accidentally pressed with a Raça Negra album instead of the company software.
It is noticeable that the ensemble does not present a cavaquinho or banjo, traditional instruments in the genre of pagode.
Você Não Sabe De Mim
RAÇA NEGRA Lyrics
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Pra julgar o que sinto no fundo do meu coração
É você não sabe da minha tristeza
Você não sabe não sabe de mim
Você duvida do meu sentimento
Diz que sou insensível, de pedras ou coisas assim
É você não sabe da minha tristeza
Diz que não ligo pro seu sentimento
E aí
Diz que não presto, a todo momento
Por aí
O que é que eu vou fazer?
Pra te abrir os olhos e ver
Aquele cara que sempre te amou
Que te ama e que te adora e que te quer
E às vezes chora
Se desespera e só você não vê
O grande amor que sinto por você
The lyrics of Raça Negra's song "Você Não sabe de Mim" express the frustration of the singer towards those who judge him without understanding the depth of his emotions. The lyrics suggest that people have no right to judge one's true feelings since they are unaware of the pain and sorrow that lies within. The lyrics indicate this by asking a rhetorical question, "Who are you to say what you say?" and then suggest that others doubt the singer's feelings and label him as insensitive or indifferent. The singer then argues that they are not privy to his sadness and pain, and they should not judge in the first place.
The singer then goes on to argue that others criticize him for not valuing their emotions, and then criticize him again for caring too much. The chorus suggests that the singer's feeling of love and adoration goes unnoticed by the person who is the subject of his affections. It implies that he cares deeply for this person and is often overwhelmed with emotion, but the person for whom he has feelings is ignorant of his love.
In conclusion, the song is about the difficulty of expressing emotional depth and the frustration that comes when others try to offer their perspective without first trying to understand another's perspective. It also speaks to the confusion and complexity of love, particularly unrequited love.
Line by Line Meaning
Quem é você pra dizer o que diz por aí
Who are you to spread rumors and make assumptions about me?
Pra julgar o que sinto no fundo do meu coração
To judge what I feel deep down in my heart
É você não sabe da minha tristeza
You don't know my sadness
Você duvida do meu sentimento
You doubt my feelings
Diz que sou insensível, de pedras ou coisas assim
You say that I am insensitive or cold-hearted
Diz que não ligo pro seu sentimento
You say I don't care about your feelings
E aí
And then
Diz que não presto, a todo momento
You say that I'm no good, all the time
O que é que eu vou fazer?
What am I supposed to do?
Pra te abrir os olhos e ver
To make you see
Aquele cara que sempre te amou
The guy who always loved you
Que te ama e que te adora e que te quer
Who loves, adores, and wants you
E às vezes chora
And sometimes cries
Se desespera e só você não vê
Feels desperate but only you can't see it
O grande amor que sinto por você
The great love I feel for you
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Luiz Carlos, Elias Muniz
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