Lyrics from "Falsa Baiana" by Geraldo Pereira (1944) --- Good Audio Versions: João Gilberto, Gal Costa --- [This] baiana, who goes into the samba and just stands there Doesn't samba, doesn't dance, doesn't move or nothing Doesn't know how to leave the youth in a craze [The] baiana is the one who goes into the… Continue reading Falsa Baiana
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Trilogia do Alumbramento
Lyrics from Trilogia do Alumbramento: "Súplica" (1979), "O poder da criação" (1980), and "Minha missão" (1981) by João Nogueira and Paulo César Pinheiro --- Good Audio Versions: Súplica, O poder da criação, Minha missão --- "Súplica" The body, death takes away The voice vanishes in the wind Pain rises into the darkness The name, the works… Continue reading Trilogia do Alumbramento
Viola Enluarada
Lyrics from "Viola Enluarada" by Marcos Valle and Paulo Sérgio Valle (1968) --- Good Audio Version (Marcos Valle and Milton Nascimento) --- The hand that plays a guitar, if necessary, makes war Kills the world, wounds the earth. The voice that sings a song, if necessary, sings a hymn Exalts death. Viola on a moonlit night… Continue reading Viola Enluarada
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