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.
Nosso Adeus
Tim Maia Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Não vai durar, eu sei
Já faz tanto tempo
Que nós dois
(Nos amamos)
Tudo aconteceu
Inútil te dizer
E só me resta esperar
Por quem eu amo
Venha logo
Eu te quero tanto
Ninguém te ama
Como eu
Sei te amar
Esse nosso adeus
Não vai durar, eu sei
Já faz tanto tempo
Que nós dois
(Nos amamos)
Tudo aconteceu
Inútil te dizer
Só agora eu compreendi
E só me resta esperar
Por quem eu amo
Venha logo
Eu te quero tanto
Ninguém te ama
Como eu
Sei te amar
The lyrics to Tim Maia's song "Nosso Adeus" convey a sense of longing and hope for a lost love. The singer acknowledges that their goodbye will not last, expressing their belief that the love they shared will endure. The phrase "Esse nosso adeus não vai durar, eu sei" ("This goodbye of ours won't last, I know") suggests a deep conviction that their separation is temporary.
The lyrics highlight the passage of time since the love between the singer and their partner was alive. The phrase "Já faz tanto tempo que nós dois nos amamos" ("It's been so long since we loved each other") implies that their love story has grown distant, perhaps through physical separation or emotional estrangement. Despite this, the singer acknowledges the significance of their past love, emphasizing the intensity and meaningfulness of their connection.
The singer comes to a realization that it is futile to put into words the depth of their feelings for their partner. The phrase "Inútil te dizer" ("Useless to tell you") suggests a frustration in trying to adequately express the emotions experienced. However, this realization brings about a shift in perspective, as the singer accepts and surrenders to their current circumstances. They decide to patiently wait for the return of the person they love, acknowledging that they can only hope for reconciliation and a future together.
The lyrics reflect an unwavering devotion and desire for the return of the loved one. The line "Venha logo, eu te quero tanto, ninguém te ama como eu, sei te amar" ("Come soon, I want you so much, no one loves you like I do, I know how to love you") conveys a sense of urgency and a deep understanding of the person's needs and desires. The singer emphasizes that their love is unique and incomparable, reinforcing the idea that they are determined to wait for their partner's return, trusting in the strength of their love.
Line by Line Meaning
Esse nosso adeus
This farewell of ours
Não vai durar, eu sei
Won't last, I know
Já faz tanto tempo
It's been so long
Que nós dois
That the two of us
(Nos amamos)
(We loved each other)
Tudo aconteceu
Everything happened
Inútil te dizer
Useless to tell you
Só agora eu compreendi
Only now I understood
E só me resta esperar
And all that's left for me is to wait
Por quem eu amo
For the one I love
Venha logo
Come soon
Eu te quero tanto
I want you so much
Ninguém te ama
No one loves you
Como eu
Like I do
Sei te amar
I know how to love you
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Carlos Alberto Campelo Cajueiro, Paulo Zdanowski
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
chalalalala
Esse nosso adeus
Não vai durar, eu sei
Já faz tanto tempo
Que nós dois
(Nos amamos)
Tudo aconteceu
Inútil te dizer
Só agora eu compreendi
E só me resta esperar
Por quem eu amo
Venha logo
Eu te quero tanto
Ninguém te ama
Como eu
Sei te amar!
Esse nosso adeus
Antonio da Silva Ribeiro Junior
Essa musica é poucos comentários e muito amor!!!
chalalalala
Esse nosso adeus
Não vai durar, eu sei
Já faz tanto tempo
Que nós dois
(Nos amamos)
Tudo aconteceu
Inútil te dizer
Só agora eu compreendi
E só me resta esperar
Por quem eu amo
Venha logo
Eu te quero tanto
Ninguém te ama
Como eu
Sei te amar!
Esse nosso adeus
W.R Records
Meu deus que música, que voz, que maravilha ouvi isso meu deus obrigada Tim Maia <33333333333
chalalalala
Quanta harmonia, quanto sentimento, gênio gênio!!!1
Erica Almeida
Tim Maia, voz e canções belíssimas, amo!
Dj Mario Loko 2 MELÔDIAS E ROMÂNTICAS
tive prazer de velo..anos 80...muito balanço e romantismo
Uelinton santos
Grande Tim! Linda canção
Rivenildo Diniz
Eu vi ,,, eu vivi anos 80 Final de ano ouvia essa música com minha mina hoje minha esposa saudades época maravilhosa
Karen Oliveira
Isso que é musica de verdade!
Gi Marks
Ouvindo e chorando... 😢