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
Tag: Samba
Tempos idos
Lyrics from "Tempos idos" by Cartola and Carlos Cachaça (1961) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnh_5Qj91YA&list=RDDnh_5Qj91YA Os tempos idos// Times long past Nunca esquecidos // Never forgotten Trazem saudades ao recordar // Fill me with saudades as I remember É com tristeza que eu relembro // It's with sorrow that I reminisce about Coisas remotas que não vêm mais // Long ago affairs that… Continue reading Tempos idos
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 