Dona Nina

A poetic portrait of love, resilience, and gratitude. The track narrates the journey of Dona Nina, who left Soledade (MG) for Rio de Janeiro and, deprived of the right to study, began working in a factory at a young age to support her family. The song culminates in a moving celebration: the realization that the success and path of her children today are the sacred "reimbursement" for a childhood she paid for with hard work.

Behind the Scenes: "Dona Nina" was born from the silence that time and maturity transformed into melody. This song is the opportunity I found to tell her everything that, in the past, I couldn't perceive or understand, and that, later on, I lacked the words to summarize in a conversation. It is a tribute from a son who finally understood the immensity of maternal sacrifice. By singing about the transition from Minas Gerais to Rio de Janeiro and the hardship of factory work since childhood, the song reclaims the past not with pain, but with honor. It is my way of translating into art the pride and eternal love I feel for her, immortalizing her story and showing that none of his struggles were in vain.

She came from Soledade with just the essentials
(Veio de Soledade com o essencial)

Family, courage, and the backyard ground
(Família, coragem e o chão de quintal)

She saw no beach glamour nor luxury of inheritance
(Não viu brilho de praia nem luxo de herança)

She traded her notebook for work, still a child
(Trocou o caderno pelo trabalho, ainda criança)

The sound of the factory drowned out the homework
(O som da fábrica abafou o dever)

But it did not silence her will to be
(Mas não calou nela a vontade de ser)

Joana, Nininha, today she is Dona Nina
(Joana, Nininha, hoje é a Dona Nina)

A woman from Minas whom time in Rio refines
(Mineira que o tempo no Rio refina)

Gentle in her lap when the crying is quiet
(Mansa no colo quando o choro é baixinho)

But if life gets tough, she opens the way
(Mas se a vida aperta, ela abre o caminho)

Between a curse word and a plate on the table
(Entre um palavrão e um prato na mesa)

She united the siblings with the greatest kindness
(Uniu os irmãos com a maior gentileza)

It is in her that I see my greatest prize
(É nela que eu vejo o meu maior prêmio)

The look that says: "Go, for I am here"
(O olhar que diz: "Vai, que eu tô aqui")

She gave the green light to my supreme dream
(Deu sinal verde pro meu sonho supremo)

What the factory took away, she gave back to me
(O que a fábrica tirou, ela devolveu pra mim)

In her I honor the support and the guide
(Homenageio nela o suporte e a guia)

The mother who is the foundation of our joy
(A mãe que é o alicerce da nossa alegria)

She knows the value of every monthly fee
(Ela sabe o valor de cada mensalidade)

For she paid with her childhood for our freedom
(Pois pagou com a infância a nossa liberdade)
The seasoning is from Minas, the strength is of steel
(O tempero é de Minas, a força é de aço)

The world is too small for the size of her embrace
(Mundo é pequeno pro tamanho do seu abraço)