Lyrics from "Véspera de Natal" by Adoniran Barbosa (1974) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FpwEEqg1Js --- Eu me lembro muito bem// I remember quite well Foi numa véspera de natal// It was on a Christmas Eve Cheguei em casa// I got home Encontrei minha nega zangada, a criançada chorando// And found my nega (wife) angry, the children crying Mesa vazia,… Continue reading “Véspera de Natal” & “Trem das Onze”
Homenagem ao Malandro & Homenagem à Velha Guarda
Lyrics from "Homenagem ao Malandro" by Chico Buarque (1978) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fVyckW2ljs --- I went to write a samba in honor of the cream of the malandragem That I know from Carnivals of years gone by I went to Lapa and the trip was wasted 'Cause that kind of malandragem doesn't exist anymore Now it's just not normal The amount of… Continue reading Homenagem ao Malandro & Homenagem à Velha Guarda
Pagode Russo
Lyrics from "Pagode Russo" by Luiz Gonzaga and João Silva (1984) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7m1P_ci7Tc Yesterday I dreamed I was in Moscow Dancing Russian pagode in the Cossacked Club (2x) It seemed almost like a frevo in that drop-but-don't-fall It seemed almost like a frevo in that go-but-don't-go (2x) Come here Cossack, Cossack, dance now In the Cossack dance, no… Continue reading Pagode Russo
Lyrical Brazil 