"Pelas ruas da cidade" - Paulo César Pinheiro (1980) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGBKcnfaNTY -- Ando pelas ruas da cidade // I stroll down the city streets Meio abandonado de carinho// Rather forsaken of love Como a lamentar a mocidade// As if lamenting the youth Que desperdicei pelo caminho// That I wasted along the way Ando pelas ruas da cidade//… Continue reading “Pelas ruas da cidade” & “Reserva de domínio”
Author: lyricalbrazil
My name is Victoria Broadus and I'm currently living in Oberlin, Ohio, where I teach Latin American History at Oberlin College. I learned Portuguese while working toward a Master's degree at Georgetown back in 2008/09, which is also when I began traveling to Brazil. I started this site in late 2011 when I was living in New York City, missing Brazil but fortunate to be surrounded by lots of great opportunities to hear Brazilian music. I wanted to share that music with friends and family and any other readers out there who wonder what the songs they're listening to are saying, and why. From 2012-2017 I lived in Brazil -- first São Paulo for a year, then Rio for nearly five -- before coming back to the United States for my PhD program at Georgetown, which I completed in June 2023.
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Novos rumos
Lyrics from "Novos rumos" (Rochinha & Orlando Porto, 1958) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--ZtFVriASc -- Vou imprimir novos rumos // I'm going imprint new routes Ao barco agitado que foi minha vida // Upon this unsteady boat that has been my life Fiz minhas velas ao mar // I've set out to sea Disse adeus sem chorar // Bid farewell without tears… Continue reading Novos rumos
Na estrada da vida
Lyrics from "Na estrada da vida" by Wilson Batista (1929), recorded by Luis Barbosa (1933) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0bnvS8IcSk -- Todo homem carrega sua cruz // Every man bears his cross Na estrada da vida // On the road of life Que é longa e sem luz // That's long and dark Sou mais infeliz que outro qualquer… Continue reading Na estrada da vida