Caetano Veloso

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Caetano Veloso - It's a long way

Woke up this morning
Singing an old, old Beatles song
We’re not that strong, my lord
You know we ain’t that strong
I hear my voice among others
In the break of day
Hey, brothers
Say, brothers
It’s a long long long long way

Os olhos da cobra verde
Hoje foi que arreparei
Se arreparasse a mais tempo
Não amava quem amei
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/c/caetano_veloso/its_a_long_way.html ]
Arrenego de quem diz
Que o nosso amor se acabou
Ele agora está mais firme
Do que quando comeu

It's a long road

A água com areia brinca na beira do mar
A água passa e a areia fica no lugar

E se não tivesse o amor
E se não tivesse essa dor
E se não tivesse sofrer
E se não tivesse chorar
E se não tivesse o amor

No Abaet tem uma lagoa escuraArrodeada de areia branca

Transa was the first LP recorded by Caetano Veloso upon his return from exile in London, England (1972). The sound of '70s electric rock predominates, fused with Brazilian rhythms and percussion, berimbau sounds, and his own violão playing. Several lyrics in English, and also in Portuguese, carefully avoid direct reference to politics, which may be found disguised in all songs, especially in the melancholic and depressed images of the poem by Gregório de Mattos, "Triste Bahia," for which Veloso wrote the music. "It's a Long Way" also makes ciphered references to the political situation and was broadly played in the '70s. The broad use of pontos de capoeira (music used for accompaniment of capoeira, a martial art developed by Brazilian slaves as a resistance against the whites) can also be understood in that sense. The album also has "Mora na Filosofia," a classic and beautiful samba byMonsueto that scandalized people with its rock rendition.

Review by Alvaro Neder on AllMusic

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