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
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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
“Na Pavuna” – “Lataria” – “Eu vou pra Vila”
"Na Pavuna" by Almirante and Homero Dornelas (pseudonym "Candoca da Anunciação"), released by Bando de Tangarás, January 1930 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkvE2WnIJuE __ Na Pavuna // In Pavuna Na Pavuna // In Pavuna Tem um samba // There's a samba Que só dá gente "reiúna" // Thronged with troopers* O malandro que só canta com harmonia // The… Continue reading “Na Pavuna” – “Lataria” – “Eu vou pra Vila”
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