Lyrics from "Haiti" by Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil (1993) https://youtu.be/mPdXQv_rJkE --- Quando você for convidado // When you're invitedPra subir no adro da Fundação Casa de Jorge Amado // To go up to the gallery of the Jorge Amado House FoundationPra ver do alto a fila de soldados, quase todos pretos// To watch from… Continue reading Haiti
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“Vento de maio” (1966) and “Vento de maio” (1979)
"Vento de maio" by Gilberto Gil (music) and Torquato Neto (lyrics), 1966 --- Oi você, que vem de longe // Hey you [girl] who's come from so far away Caminhando há tanto tempo // Been walking for so long now Que vem de vida cansada // You, arriving tired of life Carregada pelo vento // Carried… Continue reading “Vento de maio” (1966) and “Vento de maio” (1979)
“Tenho Sede” and “Lamento Sertanejo”
Lyrics from "Tenho Sede" by Dominguinhos and Anastácia (1975) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW5CuQFfjlA --- Bring me a cup of water, I'm thirsty and this thirst could kill me My throat yearns for a little water and my eyes yearn for your gaze A plant needs water when it wants to bloom The sky in turn darkens when it… Continue reading “Tenho Sede” and “Lamento Sertanejo”
Lyrical Brazil 