Lyrics from "Quando o Carnaval Chegar" by Chico Buarque (1972) --- Good Audio Version (Chico Buarque) --- For those who see me just standing there, distant Who guarantee I don't know how to samba I'm saving myself for when Carnival comes I'm just watching, knowing, feeling, hearing - and I can't speak I'm saving myself… Continue reading Quando o Carnaval Chegar
Canto do povo de um lugar
Lyrics from "Canto do povo de um lugar" by Caetano Veloso (1975) --- Good Audio Version (Pena Branca and Xavantinho with Renato Teixeira) --- Every day the sun rises And we sing to the sun of each day Late afternoon, the land blushes And we weep because the afternoon is gone When it's night, the gentle… Continue reading Canto do povo de um lugar
Retrato em Branco e Preto
Lyrics from "Retrato em branco e preto" by Tom Jobim and Chico Buarque (1968) --- Good Audio Version (Elis Regina) --- I'm familiar with each step along this road I know it goes nowhere I know its secrets by heart I'm familiar with the stones in the path And I know, too, that there, alone,… Continue reading Retrato em Branco e Preto
Lyrical Brazil 