Dear Readers, I wanted to include a short post to explain why I haven't been posting as much! I have started a PhD program that will eventually be focused on Brazilian music & history. With the reading and writing for school, I haven't had the time I'd like to dedicate to this blog. I hope… Continue reading A short message about the site
Rosa de Hiroshima
Lyrics from "Rosa de Hiroshima" by Vinicius de Moraes, music by Gérson Conrad; released by Secos & Molhados (1973) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwVc0G3IKU4 -- Pensem nas criancas // Think of the children Mudas, Telepáticas // Mute, telepathic Pensem nas meninas // Think of the girls Cegas, inexatas // Blind, inexact (amiss) Pensem nas mulheres // Think of the… Continue reading Rosa de Hiroshima
Saci
Lyrics from "Saci" by Guinga and Paulo César Pinheiro (1993) https://youtu.be/4wedO7BhSZw --- Quem vem vindo ali // Who's on his way here É um preto retinto e anda nu // Is a jet-black boy, and he's naked Boné cobrindo o pixaim // Cap covering his 'fro E pitando um cachimbo de bambu // And puffing… Continue reading Saci
Lyrical Brazil 