Ana Moura (born 1979) is an internationally recognized Portuguese fado singer, and the youngest fadista to be nominated for a Dutch Edison Award.
Ana Cláudia Moura Pereira was born 17 September 1979, in Santarém, Portugal).
Ana Moura's debut album was Guarda-me a vida na mão (2003), followed by Aconteceu (2005). She sang in various nightspots in Lisbon and became known on television, performing fado with Antonio Pinto Basto.
Para Além da Saudade (2007), containing songs such as "Os Buzios" or "Fado da Procura", is the album that followed Aconteceu. With this album and appearances on programs such as Family Contact and Superstar, Moura became more widely known in Portugal. These television appearances helped promote this record, which was to reach triple platinum for sales exceeding 55,000 units. The album stayed in the Top 30 in Portugal for 120 weeks. For this album, Moura received a nomination for the Golden Globes in the category of Music, Best Individual Performer, losing to Jorge Palma.
Ana Moura is a female badminton player from Portugal.
Moura played the 2007 BWF World Championships in women's singles, and was defeated in the second round by Xie Xingfang, of China, 21-2, 21-7.
In 2007 she also won her two first international titles, the Iran Fajr Tournament in February and the Algeria International in December.
Para Além da Saudade is the third studio album bu Portuguese Fado singer Ana Moura. It was released on 15 August 2007 by World Village. The album featured the hit singles "Os Búzios" and "O Fado da Procura".
In "Para Além da Saudade", Ana Moura makes the right association between traditional Fado and "Fado Canção" and reserve us some good surprises like "E Viemos Nascidos do Mar" composed by Fausto. Amélia Muge wrote "O Fado da Procura" and from a poem of Fernando Pessoa "Vaga, no Azul Amplo Solta" she picks the title of the Album. The music of this theme was made by Patxi Andión, which sings, in duet and in Castelhano, with Ana Moura. Tim Ries, the Rolling Stones’s saxophonist, composed the music for "Velho Anjo" and he plays saxophone in the theme "A Sós Com a Noite".
It was released in 2007 and published by World Village and Universal. Contains 15 tracks, with the opening theme, "Buzios," probably to have received the greatest emphasis. Having been released in the previous year's first live album by the artist: Coliseu, of the fados were chosen 8 (the tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 12) to join the live work. At the same time, a second version came out with a DVD extra, where we can find six songs recorded alive. These themes are "Map of the Heart", "Fado of Search", "Os Búzios", "Born And Came from the Sea," "First Time" and "Alone with the Night."
Os teus olhos são dois cÃrios
Dando luz triste ao meu rosto
Marcado pelos martÃrios
Da saudade e do desgosto.
Quando oiço bater trindades
E a tarde já vai no fim
Eu peço às tuas saudades
Um padre nosso por mim.
Mas não sabes fazer preces
Não tens saudades nem pranto
Por que é que tu me aborreces
Por que é que eu te quero tanto?
És para meu desespero
Como as nuvens que andam altas
Todos os dias te espero
Todos os dias me faltas.
Your eyes are two candles
it giving a sad light into my face
marked by martyrdom
of longing and heartbreak
When I hear knocking trinities
and the afternoon reach the end
I beg to your longing
An "Our Father" for me
But you don´t know how says prayer
You haven´t longing and weeping
Why you bothers me?
Why I love you so much?
Is for my desperation
like the higher clouds
Every day I wait for you