A native of São Paulo, Zizi Possi (born as Maria Izildinha Possi in Mar, 28… Read Full Bio ↴A native of São Paulo, Zizi Possi (born as Maria Izildinha Possi in Mar, 28 1956) began learning to play the piano and to sing in her childhood, and later went on to Salvador to study composition and regency. She failed to graduate and, along with her brother, became involved in theater, where she discovered her talent for musicals. She recorded several jingles, and then moved to Rio de Janeiro, where she met Roberto Menescal, the producer who brought her to Polygram. It was with Polygram that she launched her career as a professional singer, recording several discs and appearing on a 1978 Chico Buarque album singing "Pedaço de Mim", her first hit. Her interpretation of "Nunca" (Lupicínio Rodrigues), "Meu Amigo, Meu Herói" (Gilberto Gil), "Asa Morena" (Zé Caradípia) and "Perigo" (Nico Rezende/ Paulinho Lima) granted her a distinguished position within BPM .

She left Polygram in 1990, moved to São Paulo and decided to dedicate herself to a less commercial repertoire than that demanded by her former record label. She put together the show "Sobre Todas as Coisas", backed up by Marcos Suzano (percussion) and Lui Coimbra (violin-cello), with whom she toured Brazil. The show was later recorded by the label Eldorado. In 1993, "Valsa Brasileira", with its slick repertoire and expert technical back-up, was released by the label Velas and helped to put her up amongst the leading names on the MPB scene. In 1997, she recorded "Per Amore" – which was a commercial sensation, with its sales boosted by the title track. The following year, she released "Passione", an album Italian songs, only.

Canção de Protesto
Zizi Possi Lyrics

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Por que será que fazem sempre tantas canções de amor?
E ninguém cansa e todo o mundo canta canções de amor
De minha parte às vezes não aguento
Noventa e nove e um pouco mais por cento
Das músicas que existem são de amor
E quanto ao resto

Quero cantar só canções de protesto

Contra as canções de amor
Odeio As Time Goes By
O manifesto, canções de amor

Muito ciúme, muita queixa, muito ai
Muita saudade, muito coração
É o abusar de um santo nome em vão

Ou a santificação de uma banalidade
Eu quereria um canto justo da verdade
Da liberdade só do canto
Tenra, limpa, lúcida, e no entanto
Sei que só sei querer viver de amor e música

Por que será que fazem sempre tantas canções de amor?
E ninguém cansa e todo o mundo canta canções de amor

Muito ciúme, muita queixa, muito ai
Muita saudade, muito coração
É o abusar de um santo nome em vão

Ou a santificação de uma banalidade
Eu quereria um canto justo da verdade
Da liberdade só do canto
Tenra, limpa, lúcida, e no entanto

Sei que só sei querer viver de amor e música
Sei que só sei querer viver de amor e música

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Zizi Possi's song, Canção de Protesto, reflect a sense of frustration with the overwhelming prevalence of love songs in popular music. The singer wonders why there are so many songs about love, and why people never seem to tire of them. She confesses that sometimes she can't take it anymore, and that 99% of all songs are about love. She contrasts this with her own desire to sing songs of protest, challenging the dominance of love songs and offering a different kind of message.

The singer critiques the typical themes found in love songs - jealousy, complaints, longing, and heartbreak - suggesting that they are clichéd and overused. She takes issue with the way that love songs often trivialize the concept of love or use it in vain, calling for a more honest and genuine approach to music-making. Ultimately, however, she acknowledges her own love of music and her inability to separate it from her passion for love, suggesting that despite her protestations, love will always be an intrinsic part of her life.

Line by Line Meaning

Por que será que fazem sempre tantas canções de amor?
Why do they always make so many love songs?

E ninguém cansa e todo o mundo canta canções de amor
And nobody gets tired of them, everyone sings love songs

De minha parte às vezes não aguento
As for me, sometimes I can't take it

Noventa e nove e um pouco mais por cento
Ninety-nine and a little more percent

Das músicas que existem são de amor
Of the existing songs, they are about love

E quanto ao resto
And as for the rest

Quero cantar só canções de protesto
I want to sing only protest songs

Contra as canções de amor
Against the love songs

Odeio As Time Goes By
I hate As Time Goes By

O manifesto, canções de amor
The manifesto, love songs

Muito ciúme, muita queixa, muito ai
So much jealousy, so many complaints, so much sighing