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").

Sorri
Teresa Cristina Lyrics

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Sorri
Depois do beijo, sorri
Depois do abraço, parti
Marcamos um novo encontro
Tu não vieste
Fiquei triste
A lua cheia fez-me sorrir
Depois do beijo, sorri

Depois do abraço, senti
Muitas saudades de ti

Amei
Porque amor por ti
Eu tinha demais
Te adorei
E tu roubaste a minha alegria de viver

Eu chorei
Depois eu sorri.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Teresa Cristina's song Sorri narrate a story of a failed relationship. The song starts off with the couple sharing a kiss and an embrace, but then the singer has to leave, presumably due to other engagements. They plan to meet again, but the other person fails to show up. The singer is therefore left feeling sad and disappointed. However, as the full moon shines, she is able to muster a smile.

The second half of the song reveals that the singer was deeply in love with the other person, to the point that it was almost overwhelming. But then, the other person left her feeling miserable and robbed of her joy of living. Nevertheless, she was able to find some measure of happiness again.

Overall, the lyrics of Sorri convey a mix of melancholy, hope, and nostalgia. The singer is able to find some strength in the simple pleasures of life, such as the beauty of the full moon, to help her move forward from the disappointment of the failed relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

Depois do beijo, sorri
I smiled after our kiss

Depois do abraço, parti
I left after our embrace

Marcamos um novo encontro
We arranged for a new meeting

Tu não vieste
You didn't come

Fiquei triste
I was sad

A lua cheia fez-me sorrir
The full moon made me smile

Depois do beijo, sorri
I smiled after our kiss

Depois do abraço, senti
I felt after our embrace

Muitas saudades de ti
I missed you so much

Amei
I loved

Porque amor por ti
Because I loved you