Lyrics to "Conceição" by Dunga and Jairo Amorim, interpreted by Cauby Peixoto (1956) --- Good Audio Version --- Conceição, I remember so well Lived up on the hillside, dreaming of things the hillside doesn't have That was when, way up there, someone appeared And told her to smile, and that going down to the city, she… Continue reading Conceição
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“Baião” and “No meu pé de serra”
Lyrics to "Baião" by Luiz Gonzaga and Humberto Teixeira (1946) --- Good Audio Version (Luiz Gonzaga) --- I'm going to show you all how the baião is danced And whoever wishes to learn, please pay attention Morena, come nearer, right next to my heart And now just follow me, cause I'm going to dance the… Continue reading “Baião” and “No meu pé de serra”
Pau de Arara
Lyrics from "Pau de Arara" by Carlos Lyra and Vinicius de Moraes (1965) from musical Pobre Menina Rica --- Good Audio Version (without spoken sections) --- Sung I was growing tired of how hungry I was, of the hunger I had I had nothing, what hunger I had... What a cursed drought in my Ceará I went… Continue reading Pau de Arara
Lyrical Brazil 