Lyrics from "Minha Viola" by Noel Rosa (1930) https://youtu.be/BQAxiK1XDE0 Minha viola / My guitarTá chorando com razão / Is crying with reasonPor causa duma marvada / On account of a no-good womanQue roubou meu coração/ Who stole my heart (2x) Eu não respeito cantadô / I don't respect a cantador (popular street singer) que é… Continue reading Minha Viola
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Positivismo
Lyrics from "Positivismo" by Noel Rosa and Orestes Barbosa (1933) https://youtu.be/cDNXg_KdTM0 Recording by Noel Rosa (1933). https://youtu.be/Z39DlhpRMyw And João Nogueira's rendition, from 1981, on the album Wilson, Geraldo, e Noel. A verdade, meu amor, mora num poço / The truth, my love, lies in a wellÉ Pilatos lá na Bíblia quem nos diz / It's… Continue reading Positivismo
“Cotidiano” and “Comprimido”
Lyrics from "Cotidiano" by Chico Buarque (1971) and "Comprimido" by Paulinho da Viola (1973) https://youtu.be/qcViKFPoPtE --- Todo dia ela faz tudo sempre igual/ Every day she does everything just the same Me sacode às seis horas da manhã / She shakes me at six o'clock in the morning Me sorri um sorriso pontual/ Gives me… Continue reading “Cotidiano” and “Comprimido”
Lyrical Brazil 