Rita helped to incorporate the rock revolution into the creative explosion of tropicalismo, formed the most celebrated Brazilian rock band in the world, Os Mutantes, and created solo songs with enormous popular appeal without losing her freedom and irreverence.
Former member of the group Os Mutantes (1966 — 1972) and leader of the band Tutti Frutti (1973 — 1978), Lee participated in important revolutions in the world of music and society, such as the Tropicália movement during the Brazilian dictatorship, which led her to be the artist with the most censored songs in Brazil during that period. Her songs, usually watered with an acid irony or with a claim for female independence and sexual topics, became ubiquitous in the charts. The album, Fruto Proibido (1975), released together with the band Tutti Frutti, is commonly seen as a fundamental milestone in the history of Brazilian rock, considered by some as her masterpiece.
In 1976, Lee began a romantic relationship with guitarist Roberto de Carvalho and since then he has been the partner on most of her songs and accompanied her in all her live performances. They had three children, including Beto Lee, also a guitarist, who accompanies his parents in concerts. With a career that has reached 50 years, Rita Lee has gone from the musical innovation of the late 1960s and 1970s to the highly successful romantic ballads of the 1980s. In October 2008, Rolling Stone magazine promoted the List of the 100 Greatest Artists in Brazilian Music, where Rita Lee ranks 15th.
In 2001, Rita Lee won the Latin Grammy for Best Portuguese Language Rock Album with "3001". She would receive five more nominations for the award and in 2022, she was awarded the Musical Excellence award for her body of work. In 2012, she announced that she would retire from performing live due to physical frailty. "I retire from shows, but never from music," she wrote on Twitter.
She was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2021 and had been undergoing treatment for the disease. She passed away in her hometown of São Paulo at the age of 75 on May 8, 2023.
Nave terra
Rita Lee Lyrics
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O sol é convosco
Bendita sois vós entre os planetas
Bendito é o fruto de vossa semente: vida, vida, vida
Santa Terra mãe dos humanos
Providenciai por nós, mortais
Agora e na hora de nossa sorte, amém
O sol é convosco
Bendita sois vós entre os planetas
Bendito é o fruto de vossa semente, vida, vida, vida
Santa Terra mãe dos humanos
Providenciai por nós, mortais
Agora e na hora da nossa sorte, amém
The lyrics to Rita Lee's song Nave Terra are an ode to the Earth as a sacred and life-giving entity. The phrase "Nave Terra" can be translated to "Earthship," a name that Lee gives to the planet which she describes as being full of natural beauty. The song begins by blessing the Earth and the sun which shines upon it, acknowledging the importance of their existence as sustenance for all living beings. The line "Bendito é o fruto de vossa semente" (Blessed is the fruit of your seed) refers to the idea that life on Earth is born from the Earth's resources, and that the planet itself is the source of our existence.
Throughout the song, Lee addresses the Earth as a maternal figure, calling it "Santa Terra mãe dos humanos" (Holy Mother Earth of humans), and asking it to provide for us mortals. This invokes the idea that nature is nurturing and protective of all that it creates, and that humans are a part of a larger ecosystem that relies on cooperation and balance. The closing line, "Agora e na hora de nossa sorte, amém" (Now and at the hour of our fate, amen), acknowledges the precariousness of our relationship with the Earth and the need for continued gratitude and reverence towards it.
Overall, the lyrics of Nave Terra reflect Rita Lee's personal philosophy about the interconnectedness of all living things and the importance of our relationship with nature as both a source of sustenance and spiritual nourishment.
Line by Line Meaning
Nave Terra cheia de natureza
Earth, our ship overflowing with nature
O sol é convosco
The sun shines upon you and blesses you
Bendita sois vós entre os planetas
Blessed are you among the planets
Bendito é o fruto de vossa semente: vida, vida, vida
Blessed is the fruit of your seed: life, life, life
Santa Terra mãe dos humanos
Holy Earth, the mother of humans
Providenciai por nós, mortais
Provide for us, mortals
Agora e na hora de nossa sorte, amém
Now and in the hour of our destiny, amen
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: RITA CARVALHO, RITA LEE JONES CARVALHO, ROBERTO ZENOBIO AFFONSO DE CARVALHO
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Hangelluz eduardo Vilela
É a primeira música que ouço em toda minha existência, que enfatiza tanto a palavra... VIDA.
Nicolas Hanz
Essa música é simplesmente perfeita!!!
Joao Sobrinho
ESPETACULAR, INDIZÍVEL, INENARRÁVEL.
Silas Menezes
Dá vontade de chorar!!! Mas um choro bom!!! De cura, auto-cuidado, alegria. Eu soube escolher minha ídola. Te amo Rita!!! 🏵️☀️🏵️
Antonio Datsch
Grande Rita, sempre Mutante.
Abner Billy Lee Oliver
Hino da Terra
Hangelluz eduardo Vilela
Quando a terra estiver em pleno caos, uma vitrola começará tocar esta música.
Renato
A babilônia proporciona e depois cobra!
SirPlainview
Transcendental!! Amo essa musica!
jainara Alencar
Conheci essa música quando estava na força do chá ayahuasca, achei lindaaaa dms 🙌🏼