Tens (Calmaria) is a Brazilian song by Ivan Lins, released in 1974 on the album Modo Livre from RCA Victor. The track blends World / Latin and MPB, sung in Portuguese. It was produced by Raymundo Bittencourt and written by Ivan Lins and Ronaldo Monteiro. Nana Caymmi covered Tens (Calmaria) in 1975, underscoring its enduring appeal. The song, the fourth track on Modo Livre, explores tension and calm through vivid imagery, and its lyric suggests that true calm arrives only with death.
