Antonio Pecci Filho (born in São Paulo, Brazil on July 6, 1946), originally… Read Full Bio ↴Antonio Pecci Filho (born in São Paulo, Brazil on July 6, 1946), originally nicknamed "Toquinho" by his mother, is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. He is well-known for his collaborations, as composer and performer, with Vinícius de Moraes. He began his guitar studies at the age of 14 with Paulinho Nogueira and went on to study harmony with Edgar Janulo, classical guitar with Isaias Sávio and orchestration with Léo Peracchi. He also studied with and befriended Oscar Castro-Neves.

Initially playing in colleges, Toquinho's professional career took off in the 1960s at shows promoted by radio personality Walter Silva at the famous Paramount theater in São Paulo. He composed his first recorded song with Chico Buarque entitled "Lua Cheia" (Full Moon). His first big hit was composed in 1970 with Jorge Benjor, "Que Maravilha" (What a Wonder). That same year he was invited by Vinícius de Moraes, co-writer of the worldwide hit song "Garota de Ipanema" (The Girl from Ipanema), to participate in a series of shows in Buenos Aires, forming a solid partnership that would continue for 11 years and produce 120 songs, 25 records and over a thousand shows.

After the death of Vinícius de Moraes in 1980, he went on to pursue a solo career, often performing with other talented musicians like Paulinho da Viola, Danilo Caymmi, Paulinho Nogueira and Chico Buarque. He continues to record and play.

Samba em Prelúdio
Toquinho Lyrics

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Io senza te
Ho perso anche me
Perché senza te
Mi manca un perché

Io sono una fiamma
E luce non do
Io sono una barca

E mare non ho

Perché senza te
Rinnego l'amore
Uccido la vita
E canto il dolore

Tristezza che va
In cerca di me
Ho paura di vivere
Senza te

Ah, che bei giorni
I ricordi mi fanno sentire meno sola
Ho tanta voglia
Tanta voglia di averti con me
Le mie mani han bisogno di te

Ma sono triste
Non ha niente da darmi la vita com'è
La vita esiste
Ma ho paura di vivere senza te

Io senza te (ah, che bei giorni)
Ho perso anche me (i ricordi)
Perché senza te (mi fanno sentire meno sola)
Mi manca un perché

Io sono una fiamma (ho tanta voglia)
E luce non do (tanta voglia)
Io sono una barca (di averti con me)
E mare non ho (le mie mani han bisogno di te)

Perché senza te (ma sono triste)
Rinnego l'amore (non ha niente)
Uccido la vita (da darmi la vita com'è)
E canto il dolore

Tristezza che va (la vita esiste)
In cerca di me
Ho paura di vivere senza te

Ho paura di vivere senza te
Ho paura di vivere senza te

Overall Meaning

The song "Samba Em Prelúdio" by Toquinho and Paulinho Nogueira is about the pain and emptiness one feels after losing a loved one. The lyrics communicate the singer's feeling of being lost and incomplete without their loved one. They express a deep sense of sadness, hopelessness, and fear of living without the person they love. The singer compares themselves to a flame without a light and a boat without a sea, emphasizing their incompleteness.

The lyrics also depict the memories of the singer's happy times with their loved one, which make them feel less alone. These songs bring the memories to life, filling the emptiness for a moment but also emphasizing the fact that those good times are now gone. The singer desires to have their loved one back and the comfort they provided, but the thought of living without them seems unbearable.

In conclusion, the lyrics of "Samba Em Prelúdio" reveal the immense pain and struggle people face after losing someone they love. The song is a heartbreaking and honest expression of the singer's vulnerability, emotions, and despair.

Line by Line Meaning

Io senza te
Without you, I am lost

Ho perso anche me
I have lost myself too

Perché senza te
Because without you

Mi manca un perché
I am missing a reason

Io sono una fiamma
I am a flame

E luce non do
But I cannot give light

Io sono una barca
I am a boat

E mare non ho
But I have no sea

Perché senza te
Because without you

Rinnego l'amore
I deny love

Uccido la vita
I kill life

E canto il dolore
And sing in pain

Tristezza che va
Sadness that goes

In cerca di me
In search of me

Ho paura di vivere
I am afraid to live

Senza te
Without you

Ah, che bei giorni
Oh, beautiful days

I ricordi mi fanno sentire meno sola
Memories make me feel less alone

Ho tanta voglia
I have so much desire

Tanta voglia di averti con me
So much desire to have you with me

Le mie mani han bisogno di te
My hands need you

Ma sono triste
But I am sad

Non ha niente da darmi la vita com'è
Life has nothing to offer me as it is

La vita esiste
Life exists

Ma ho paura di vivere senza te
But I am afraid to live without you

Ho paura di vivere senza te
I am afraid to live without you

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Tratore
Written by: Baden Powell De Aquino, Vinicius De Moraes, Marcus Vinicius Da Cruz De M. Moraes

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