Maia performed in a variety of musical genres, ranging from happy and energetic dance music to sentimental songs such as his hit "Me Dê Motivo". He performed soul music, funk, bossa nova (in the 1990s), romantic songs, American pop, samba, baião, and Música Popular Brasileira.
He started to write his earliest songs at eight and at 14, as a drummer, he formed the group Os Tijucanos do Ritmo, which lasted one year. He then took guitar classes and was soon teaching children in the neighborhood of Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro, including the Matoso gang (Maia, Jorge Ben, Erasmo Esteves, later Erasmo Carlos, and several others), named after the street where they used to hang out.
In that period, Maia was the guitar teacher of Esteves and when Roberto Carlos joined the gang in 1958, he also took classes with him. Maia, Carlos, and Esteves (together with Edson Trindade, Arlênio Lívio, and José Roberto "China") formed the group The Snakes (later The Sputniks), playing balls and performing on television (including on Carlos Imperial's Clube do Rock on TV Continental, where Carlos was already a regular). The group was soon dissolved due to incompatibility between Carlos and Maia.
After his father's demise in 1959, Maia won a scholarship to study communications in the United States, where he lived for four years. There he started as a vocalist, having joined the Ideals, but in 1963, he was arrested for possession of Weed.
Jailed for six months and then deported to Brazil, he did not find any warmth on the part of his old comrades Esteves and Carlos, who were beginning to enjoy the massive success of Jovem Guarda, which would get a grip on the entire country in a few years. Moving to São Paulo, he had some support from Os Mutantes instead. Having recorded in 1968 his first single with his compositions "Meu País" and "Sentimento," he became more visible after 1969 when he launched his "These Are the Songs," which was re-recorded by Elis Regina in the next year, in duo with him and included on Regina's Em Pleno Verão.
In the 1970s, Maia started to record albums and perform shows promoting his synthesis of American soul and Brazilian music with elements of samba and baião. The movement gradually took the working-class suburbs of the north side of Rio de Janeiro, exploding in 1976 with the black movement.
In 1970 Maia recorded his first full-length LP, Tim Maia, which included the classics "Azul da Cor do Mar", "Coroné Antônio Bento", and "Primavera", and topped the charts for 24 weeks in Rio de Janeiro. His first four albums were all self-titled. Next year's Tim Maia had other hits including "Não Quero Dinheiro (Só Quero Amar)" and "Preciso Aprender a Ser Só". His fourth album, released in 1973, included "Réu Confesso" and "Gostava Tanto de Você".
Maia founded two record labels: Vitória Régia Discos and Seroma. Through the latter he released the albums Tim Maia Racional, Vols. 1 & 2, both with songs about the knowledge contained in the Rational Culture, in the book Universo em Desencanto (Universe in Disenchantment). Although these albums were not well-received at their time of release, they are now regarded as classics and saw re-release in 2005. In 1978 Maia had one of his biggest hits, "Sossego," and another success with "Acenda o Farol," both launched on Tim Maia Disco Club.
In 1983 he had hits with "O Descobridor dos Sete Mares" and "Me Dê Motivo", included on O Descobridor dos Sete Mares (Polygram). Another milestone of his career in the 1980s was Tim Maia (1986), which had the hit "Do Leme ao Pontal (Tomo Guaraná, Suco de Caju, Goiabada Para Sobremesa)".
In 1990 he interpreted bossa nova classics on an album released through his label Vitória Régia that wasn't noticed, the LP Tim Maia Interpreta Clássicos da Bossa Nova. After a period of poor presence in the media, he was again on top after being mentioned by Jorge Ben Jor's "W/Brasil" in 1993. In the same period, Maia had another hit with his re-recording of "Como uma Onda" (Lulu Santos/Nelson Motta) for a television advertisement.
At the same time, he withdrew from majors, recording his next albums through Vitória Régia, including What a Wonderful World (1997), where he recorded American pop/soul classics, and Amigos do Rei/Tim Maia e Os Cariocas, with the famous vocal group. Obese and in bad health, in March 1998 he was performing at the Municipal Theater of Niterói when he became ill. Hospitalized, he died few days later. Tim had suffered from many health problems which includes Diabetes, Acute Hypertension, Obesity and Pulmonary Embolisim. In 1999 he was paid tribute in a show by several Música Popular Brasileira artists. The show was launched on CD and DVD. In 2000 he had another tribute, also released in CD.
Imunização Racional
Tim Maia Lyrics
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Uh! Uh! Uh! Que Beleza!
Que beleza é sentir a natureza
Ter certeza pr'onde vai
E de onde vem
Que beleza é vir da pureza
E sem medo distinguir
Uh! Uh! Uh! Que Beleza!
Uh! Uh! Uh! Que Beleza!
Que beleza é saber seu nome
Sua origem, seu passado
E seu futuro
Que beleza é conhecer
O desencanto
E ver tudo bem mais claro
No escuro . . .
Uh! Uh! Uh! Que Beleza!
Uh! Uh! Uh! Que Beleza!
Abra a porta
E vá entrando
Felicidade vai
Brilhar no mundo
Que Beleza!
Que Beleza!
Uh! Uh! Uh! Que Beleza!
Uh! Uh! Uh! Que Beleza!
The lyrics to Tim Maia's song Imunização Racional (Rational Immune) convey a sense of beauty in understanding oneself and the world around them. The opening lines, "Que beleza é sentir a natureza, ter certeza pr'onde vai e de onde vem" (How beautiful it is to feel nature, to be sure where you're going and where you come from), suggest that beauty lies in having a clear sense of direction and purpose. The lyrics go on to describe the beauty in knowing one's own name and history, as well as being able to distinguish between good and evil.
The chorus, "Abra a porta e vá entrando, felicidade vai brilhar no mundo, que beleza!" (Open the door and come in, happiness will shine in the world, how beautiful!) emphasizes the idea that true beauty and happiness come from understanding oneself and the world, and sharing that understanding with others.
The song's overall theme is tied to the "Imunização Racional" movement in Brazil, which sought spiritual enlightenment and a greater understanding of the natural world through rational thought and meditation.
Line by Line Meaning
Que beleza é sentir a natureza
Experienciar a beleza da natureza, conhecer suas nuances e surpresas
Ter certeza pr'onde vai
Ter segurança de saber para onde está indo
E de onde vem
Conhecer suas raízes, sua origem
Que beleza é vir da pureza
Viver de forma pura, sem corrupção ou maldade
E sem medo distinguir
Ser capaz de discernir sem medo entre o certo e o errado
O mal e o bem...
Compreender a dualidade moral da vida e a escolha entre os dois caminhos
Que beleza é saber seu nome
Conhecer sua identidade, sua história e seu propósito
Sua origem, seu passado
Entender suas raízes, suas experiências que moldaram sua vida
E seu futuro
Ter visão clara de para onde está indo e planejar seu futuro
Que beleza é conhecer
Ter sabedoria para discernir e entender o desencanto
E ver tudo bem mais claro
Perceber claramente as coisas mais importantes da vida
No escuro . . .
Mesmo em momentos difíceis e sombrios, ser capaz de encontrar a luz
Abra a porta
Abrir a mente e o coração para as oportunidades que surgem
E vá entrando
Se permitir experimentar coisas novas e seguir em frente
Felicidade vai
Experimentar a felicidade que está pronta para ser encontrada
Brilhar no mundo
Através da busca pelo autoconhecimento e da sabedoria, ser capaz de iluminar o mundo ao seu redor
Que Beleza!
Celebração da vida e dos momentos importantes que são experienciados.
Contributed by Liam W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@maipensapparot
Uh! Uh! Uh! Que Beleza!
Uh! Uh! Uh! Que Beleza!
Que beleza é sentir a natureza
Ter certeza pr'onde vai
E de onde vem
Que beleza é vir da pureza
E sem medo distinguir
O mal e o bem...
Uh! Uh! Uh! Que Beleza!
Uh! Uh! Uh! Que Beleza!
Que beleza é saber seu nome
Sua origem, seu passado
E seu futuro
Que beleza é conhecer
O desencanto
E ver tudo bem mais claro
No escuro...
Uh! Uh! Uh! Que Beleza!
Uh! Uh! Uh! Que Beleza!
Abra a porta
E vá entrando
Felicidade vai
Brilhar no mundo
Que Beleza! Que Beleza!
Uh! Uh! Uh! Que Beleza!
Uh! Uh! Uh! Que Beleza!
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