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.
Primavera
Tim Maia Lyrics
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Eu quero estar junto a ti
Pode o outono voltar
Que eu quero estar junto a ti
Por que (é primavera)
Te amo (é primavera)
Trago esta rosa (para te dar)
Trago esta rosa (para te dar)
Trago esta rosa (para te dar)
Meu amor (hoje o céu está tão lindo)
Vai chuva
Hoje o céu está tão lindo (vai chuva)
Hoje o céu está tão lindo (vai chuva, é primavera)
Hoje o céu está tão lindo (vai chuva, é primavera)
Hoje o céu está tão lindo (vai chuva, é primavera)
Hoje o céu está tão lindo (vai chuva)
The song Primavera by Tim Maia is a beautiful love song that celebrates the season of Spring. The lyrics speak of the desire to be with a loved one during the winter, autumn or any other season, as long as they are together. The lines "Te amo (é primavera)" meaning "I love you (it's Spring)" are repeated throughout the song, emphasising the power of love during this season of renewal and growth.
The singer also brings a rose as a gift to their significant other, symbolising the beauty and new life that Spring brings. The reference to the weather, with the repeated line "Hoje o céu está tão lindo" translating to "Today the sky is so beautiful" and the mention of rain, creates a strong sense of the season, evoking the imagery of spring showers and the blossoming of flowers.
Overall, Primavera celebrates the beauty and power of love during a time of joy and rejuvenation, emphasising the importance of being together during times of change and growth.
Line by Line Meaning
Quando o inverno chegar
When winter comes
Eu quero estar junto a ti
I want to be with you
Pode o outono voltar
Even if autumn comes back
Que eu quero estar junto a ti
I want to be with you
Por que (é primavera)
Because it's spring
Te amo (é primavera)
I love you (it's spring)
Te amo (é primavera), meu amor
I love you (it's spring), my love
Trago esta rosa (para te dar)
I bring this rose (to give to you)
Trago esta rosa (para te dar)
I bring this rose (to give to you)
Trago esta rosa (para te dar)
I bring this rose (to give to you)
Meu amor (hoje o céu está tão lindo)
My love (today the sky is so beautiful)
Vai chuva
Let it rain
Hoje o céu está tão lindo (vai chuva)
Today the sky is so beautiful (let it rain)
Hoje o céu está tão lindo (vai chuva, é primavera)
Today the sky is so beautiful (let it rain, it's spring)
Hoje o céu está tão lindo (vai chuva, é primavera)
Today the sky is so beautiful (let it rain, it's spring)
Hoje o céu está tão lindo (vai chuva, é primavera)
Today the sky is so beautiful (let it rain, it's spring)
Hoje o céu está tão lindo (vai chuva)
Today the sky is so beautiful (let it rain)
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Genival Cassiano Dos Santos, Sebastiao Rodrigues Maia, Silvio Roberto Aloe Rochael
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Daniela Santos
Quando o inverno chegar🏔️⛄
Eu quero estar junto a ti
Pode o outono voltar 🙌
Que eu quero estar junto a ti
Por que (é primavera)❤️
Te amo (é primavera)❤️
Te amo (é primavera), meu amor
Trago esta rosa (para te dar)🌹
Trago esta rosa (para te dar)🌹
Trago esta rosa (para te dar)🌹
Meu amor (hoje o céu está tão lindo)🌌
Vai chuva☔
Hoje o céu está tão lindo (vai chuva)
Hoje o céu está tão lindo (vai chuva, é primavera)🌻
Hoje o céu está tão lindo (vai chuva, é primavera)🍀🌼
Hoje o céu está tão lindo (vai chuva, é primavera)
Hoje o céu está tão lindo (vai chuva)☔❤️🌹
milton ruela
A vida é eterna para quem é imortal, e Tim Maia será sempre presente entre nós com a sua voz poderosa e de belas canções. Bem-vinda a primavera de 2022.💐
Jaqueline
verdade
Diego Gomes
Tinha 15 anos quando o Tim se foi em 1998. Presenciei seus últimos momentos quando o vi sair do Teatro Municipal de Niterói, passando muito mal. Porém, como ele saiu andando e acenando para todos, não acreditei que aquele seria seu último adeus. Valeu, Tim!
Diego Gomes
RationalOne Obrigado!
Beatriz Bandeira
O ano que nasci 😢
Tino Rodrigues
O VERDADEIRO REI DA MÚSICA DO BRASIL !
Maria Goretti
Fábio Nunes
Regis Sousa
Rapaz, gosto muito de Tim Maia, mas a riqueza musical do RC não pode ser ignorada. Possui um repertório bem maior até. Embora não sejam da minha época.
André Muniz
@Regis Sousanão kkkk Tim Maia muito mais genial em todos quesitos
mari
Verdade absoluta !