"Samba em prelúdio" by Vinicius de Moraes and Baden Powell (1962) Without you, I have no purpose Because without you, I don't even know how to cry I'm a flame without glow, a garden without moonlight Moonlight without love, love without being given Without you, I'm just lovelessness A ship without sea, a field without flowers Sadness that goes, sadness… Continue reading Samba em prelúdio
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Adeus, Mangueira
"Adeus, Mangueira" by Herivelto Martins and Grande Otelo (1958) ---Juscelino summoned me - I'm going to die of saudade, but I'm goingGoodbye, Mangueira, goodbye my Vigário Geral Goodbye, my samba, goodbye federal capital I was born on the morro (ai ai ai), and I grew up on the morro (ai ai ai) Excuse me, Sir,… Continue reading Adeus, Mangueira
“Estrela de Madureira” and “Madureira Chorou”
Lyrics from "Estrela de Madureira" by Acyr Pimentel and Cardoso; recorded by Roberto Ribeiro (1975) --- Shining in a tremendous theater, in a tourbillion of light, of light The vision appears of she who my samba expresses The star goes on shining, a thousand sequins sprinkling the ground with poetry The lead showgirl from the suburb on the Central line… Continue reading “Estrela de Madureira” and “Madureira Chorou”
Lyrical Brazil 