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
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Revendo o passado
Lyrics from "Revendo o passado" by Freire Junior (1926) https://youtu.be/TEnHI7C5oGc Recordar é viver //To remember is to live Diz o velho ditado // As the old saying goes Recordar é sofrer // To remember is to suffer Saudades do passado // Longing for the past Um sonho que viveu // A dream that lived Em… Continue reading Revendo o passado
A story: Stokowski, Cartola, Herminio Bello de Carvalho & Carlos Drummond de Andrade
"Estou encantado e sinto-me feliz de vir ao Rio." (I'm enchanted and feel happy about coming to Rio.) - Leopold Stokowski's only public statement, upon arrival in Rio de Janeiro in 1940. In the summer of 1940, as Hitler expanded his power over much of western Europe, the Roosevelt administration anxiously invested in the United States' "good neighbor policy"- first… Continue reading A story: Stokowski, Cartola, Herminio Bello de Carvalho & Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Lyrical Brazil 