"Bandalhismo" by Aldir Blanc and João Bosco, 1980 https://youtu.be/lFxj9bRlJWg --- Meu coração tem butiquins imundos // My heart has squalid taverns Antros de ronda, vinte-e-um, purrinha // Dives of ronda, blackjack, purrinha [pub games] Onde trêmulas mãos de vagabundo // Where the trembling hands of vagabonds Batucam samba-enredo na caixinha // Beat samba-enredos on matchboxes Perdigoto, cascata, tosse, escarro //… Continue reading Bandalhismo
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Dia Branco
Lyrics from "Dia Branco" by Geraldo Azevedo (1981) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbXinMCKeh0 --- Se você vier// If you come Pro que der e vier// For whatever may come Comigo// With me Eu lhe prometo o sol// I promise the sun Se hoje o sol sair// If the sun comes out today Ou a chuva// Or rain Se a… Continue reading Dia Branco
Sala de Recepção
Lyrics from "Sala de Recepção" by Cartola (early 1940s, recorded on Cartola II [1976]) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBeB0nZbvP4 -- Inhabited by people so simple and so poor Who have only the sun for shelter How can you sing, Mangueira? (response) Well we'll have you know we don't desire any more At night, the silvery moon, in silence, listens to our songs… Continue reading Sala de Recepção
Lyrical Brazil 