The band´s interesting name did not come about until journalist João Piment… Read Full Bio ↴The band´s interesting name did not come about until journalist João Pimentel, writing for Brazil´s top selling daily paper O Globo, made a reference in one of his articles to the group of musicians that played with Teresa Cristina every Saturday night at the bar Semente, placed in one of Rio´s most bohemian neighborhoods, Lapa. It was in 1998 that Bernardo, João, Pedrinho, Ricardo Cotrim (no longer a member of Semente) and other friends, got together for the first time. Back then, Teresa was selecting repertoire for a tribute show she intended to put together in honor of Brazilian music virtuoso Candeia, and handpicking the musicians. Bernardo, at the time a member of group Acorda Bamba, invited band mate Alexandre Bittencourt (who, in turn, invited other musician pals, including Pedrinho, João and Ricardo) to Teresa´s 30th birthday party. That was when the invitation was formalized and well accepted, prompting a routine of meetings between Teresa and the guys to rehearse Candeia´s repertoire, though, in the end, the show never made it to the stage. Still in that year, Teresa and the boys played together for the first time at a show celebrating the International Women´s Day at the Planetário da Gávea theatre. Their premiere on the pulsating night of Lapa, one of Rio de Janeiro´s musical cribs, took place right after this, when Teresa and the group were invited by a certain well known character "Seu Guaracy", of Portela Samba School, to launch the new night music program at local bar Semente, known as a health food place, up until then. It worked out so well that soon Teresa Cristina and Grupo Semente were being called the "rescuers of Lapa´s night life", that had been going down since the eighties. After becoming a hit band playing at Semente, Teresa and the guys went on to perform at other venues in Lapa, such as carioca da Gema and Centro Cultural Carioca, for an ever growing audience. Media recognition came with the release of the first album, a double tribute to Brazilian idol Paulinho da Viola´s 60th birthday, which won Teresa a couple of awards - "Prêmio Rival BR" and "Prêmio Tim"- as "Best New Artist", and a "Best Samba Album" nomination at the 2003 Latin Grammy´s. After that, many were the invitations that took Teresa and Semente all over Brasil and even to Japan, showing the world all the beauty of the good genuine Brazilian music. In 2004, Teresa, Bernardo, Pedrinho and João welcomed Mestre Trambique, coming to replace Ricardo Cotrim, who was leaving the band, and they went in the studio once again to record the band´s second album "A Vida Me Fez Assim" ("Life has Made Me This Way"), which featured Teresa´s premiere as a songwriter. They gathered an excess of overwhelming reviews, and sold-out theatres on which they performed. On that same year, the band hit the road with the "Projeto Pixininguinha" tour, performing at the main cities of the Northeast of Brazil. In 2005, they performed at the "Brazilian Year" Celebrations in Paris, while recording their fist live CD and DVD, suitably titled: "O Mundo é Meu Lugar" ("The World is My Place").

Para Um Amor no Recife
Teresa Cristina Lyrics

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A razão porque mando um sorriso
E não corro
É que andei levando a vida
Quase morto
Quero fechar a ferida
Quero estancar o sangue
E sepultar bem longe
O que restou da camisa

Colorida que cobria
Minha dor
Meu amor eu não me esqueço
Não se esqueça por favor
Que voltarei depressa
Tão logo a noite acabe

Tão logo este tempo passe
Para beijar você

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Teresa Cristina e Grupo Semente's song Para um Amor no Recife center around the singer's desire to close a wound and forget the pain of lost love. The reason for the singer's calm demeanor - sending a smile rather than running away - is because they "have been living a life almost dead." They want to close the wound, stop the bleeding, and bury the remains of the brightly colored shirt that once covered their pain.

Despite the desire to move on, the singer cannot forget their love and asks their loved one not to forget either, promising to return quickly and kiss them as soon as possible, "as soon as this time passes." The song is full of longing and bittersweet memories, blending the past and present into a meditation on love, loss, and the hope for the future.

Line by Line Meaning

A razão porque mando um sorriso
I send a smile for a reason

E não corro
But I don't run

É que andei levando a vida
I've been living my life

Quase morto
Almost dead

Quero fechar a ferida
I want to close the wound

Quero estancar o sangue
I want to stop the bleeding

E sepultar bem longe
And bury far away

O que restou da camisa
What's left of the shirt

Colorida que cobria
That covered me colorfully

Minha dor
My pain

Meu amor eu não me esqueço
My love, I don't forget

Não se esqueça por favor
Please don't forget

Que voltarei depressa
That I'll come back quickly

Tão logo a noite acabe
As soon as the night ends

Tão logo este tempo passe
As soon as this time passes

Para beijar você
To kiss you

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A razão porque mando um sorriso
E não corro
É que andei levando a vida
Quase morto
Quero fechar a ferida
Quero estancar o sangue
E sepultar bem longe
O que restou da camisa
Colorida que cobria minha dor
Meu amor eu não esqueço
Não se esqueça por favor
Que eu voltarei depressa
Tão logo a noite acabe
Tão logo esse tempo passe
Para beijar você
Compositor: Paulinho Da Viola