Tania began playing the piano at the age of seven and became a bandleader at the age of thirteen, when her band of professional musicians, organized by her father, won first prize in a local music contest and went on to play for dances, in clubs and on the radio. Her father, a metal worker and a gifted guitarist and singer, had encouraged her to study piano so that she could play in his weekend jam sessions, where she first absorbed the rhythms and melodies of samba, jazz, pop music and Brazilian chorinho. Since then, she has never worked in anyone else's group. She has a degree in law, married early and had children.
Maria's first album, Apresentamos (We Present), was released in Brazil in 1966, followed by Olha Quem Chega (Look Who's Here!) in 1971, but it was a move to Paris, France, in 1974 that exploded her onto the international scene. At a concert in Australia, her formidable musical precision and freewheeling spirit caught the attention of the late American guitarist, Charlie Byrd, who recommended her to the late Carl Jefferson, founder of Concord Records.
Tania's 1983 album Come With Me started her international breakthrough with the title song becoming a 1980's dance-floor classic that has since been covered frequently. The 1985 album Made in New York increased her popularity worldwide.
Maria has played virtually every important jazz festival in the world and has appeared on countless television and radio programmes. She has recorded more than 25 albums and in 1985 was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category "Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female". She has performed at venues such as the Blue Note and festivals including the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1981, 1983 and 1989, Saratoga Jazz Festival, JVC Jazz Fest 1991, Montreux Jazz Festival, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Newport Jazz Festival in 1975, Puerto Rico Heineken Jazzfest 2001, Malta Jazz Festival 2003 at Maltese Islands, Novosadski Jazz Festival 2004, Belgium's Jazz Middelheim 2007. She performed at the annual North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague in 1978 and has returned there at least 10 times. She has played with such as Steve Gadd, Anthony Jackson, Sammy Figueroa and Eddie Gómez.
Ayé
Tania Maria Lyrics
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Qu′eu quero te ver melhor
Cair nos tues bracos, ficar a sohnar
Nessa praia sem fim
Teu calor, me deixa feliz assim
Achando que a vida e a coisa mais linda
Que deues nos legou
Ve a natureza
Ve o mar que quebra
Na areia quente Aye′
Pega no meu corpo
Lambe o meu suor Aye'
Me leva p'ra casa
Faz amor comigo Aye′
Ve a natureza
Ve quanta beleza Aye′
Ve o mar que quebra
Na areia quente Aye'
Pega no meu corpo
Lambe o meu suor Aye′
Me leva p'ra casa
Faz amor comigo Aye′
Ahi ahi ahi Aye'
Ahi ahi ahi Aye′
Ahi ahi ahi Aye'
Ahi ahi ahi Aye'
Vai ser bom olhar a amanhecer
E rir para o sol que ilumina o seu rosto
Sereno de amor
Ser feliz
E′o que todo mundo quer
Nao importa etinia joao ou Maria
E quiem mais vier
Ve a natureza
Ve quanta beleza Aye′
Ve o mar que quebra
Na areia quente Aye'
Pega no meu corpo
Lambe o meu suor Aye′
Me leva p'ra casa
Faz amor comigo Aye′
Ve a natureza
Ve quanta beleza Aye'
Ve o mar que quebra
Na areia quente Aye′
Pega no meu corpo
Lambe o meu suor Aye'
Me leva p'ra casa
Faz amor comigo Aye′
Ahi ahi ahi Aye′
Ahi ahi ahi Aye'
Ahi ahi ahi Aye′
Ahi ahi ahi Aye'
The lyrics of Tania Maria's song "Ayé" are about the desire for love and the appreciation of the beauty of nature. The singer of the song longs to be with the person they love, and the natural setting around them serves as a backdrop to their desire. The lyrics are in Portuguese, and in the opening lines, the singer sings, "Come, my love / I want to see you better / Fall into your arms, stay dreaming / On this endless beach." The sense of longing and desire is evident throughout the song, as the singer revels in the beauty around them and exhorts their lover to enjoy it with them.
Line by Line Meaning
Vem amor
Come my love
Qu′eu quero te ver melhor
I want to see you better
Cair nos tues bracos, ficar a sohnar
Fall into your arms, stay dreaming
Nessa praia sem fim
In this endless beach
Teu calor, me deixa feliz assim
Your warmth makes me happy like this
Achando que a vida e a coisa mais linda
Thinking that life is the most beautiful thing
Que deues nos legou
That God has left us
Ve a natureza
See nature
Ve quanta beleza Aye'
See how beautiful it is
Ve o mar que quebra
See the breaking waves
Na areia quente Aye′
On the hot sand
Pega no meu corpo
Touch my body
Lambe o meu suor Aye'
Lick my sweat
Me leva p'ra casa
Take me home
Faz amor comigo Aye′
Make love to me
Ahi ahi ahi Aye'
Aye' (exclamation)
Vai ser bom olhar a amanhecer
It will be good to look at sunrise
E rir para o sol que ilumina o seu rosto
And laugh at the sun that illuminates your face
Sereno de amor
Serene with love
Ser feliz
Be happy
E′o que todo mundo quer
It's what everyone wants
Nao importa etinia joao ou Maria
It doesn't matter ethnicity or names
E quiem mais vier
And whoever else comes
Ahi ahi ahi Aye′
Aye' (exclamation)
Writer(s): Reis Tania Maria Correa, Cohen Maxime, Tordjman Michael
Contributed by Evan F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@jameswhite7128
Tania can sing any song, anytime and anywhere for me.
Beautiful!
@user-ed9ee9el1l
EXCELLENTISSIME TANIA comme toujours, je t'aime !
et pour la rythmique excellent BRAVO les gars et les filles !
@pocoli9590
Her left hand drives the band.
This album is a masterpiece.
Superb talent !!
@Tartw
Her speed and chord progressions is a gift that she was enhanced and that voice
is wonderful to hear over and over again!
@SolarReturn
What a woman!!! That swing! That tempo!!!
@bartblaine8556
The equatorial vibes that transends all mental barriers an enters your blood senses
@bartblaine8556
She's one badass musical talented bitch , AYE !!!!
@bartblaine8556
Spicy 🌶️ 🌶️ caliente 🇧🇷 🌶️ 🌶️
@luholiverful
Uma metralhadora de síncope
@vanymartinez7285
Exquisita Tania María.. exquisita.. elegancia y sensibilidad maravillosa.