Mudança de endereço / Address change

Em uma tentativa de unificar minhas idéias, as letras que publicava nesse blog agora são atualizadas no "Opiniões pessoais". Vejo vocês lá!

In an attempt to unify my thoughts, the lyrics that I use to publish here are now been published in "Opiniões pessoais". I see you there!

"Outra Vez" - Isolda

Lembro-me de escutar essa música desde pequeno, pois minha mãe (fã incondicional do Roberto Carlos) sempre a colocava para tocar. E desde então essa tornou-se a minha música preferida das que o Roberto gravou, principalmente pela letra, pela maneira profunda como é abordada essa perda e essa saudade de alguém querido. Aliás, ouso dizer que essa é uma das minhas músicas favoritas dentre todas, pois sempre lembro-me dela e me emociono quando a ouço.

Apesar dessa música ser uma das mais conhecidas de Roberto Carlos, na verdade quem a compôs foi Isolda.

Outro aspecto desconhecido pelo público em geral é que a canção foi composta para seu irmão, Milton Carlos, conforme bem explica Paulo Bap no seu blog "Engenho e Arte":

A canção “Outra Vez”, vez por outra regravada no Brasil e no exterior, embora pareça retratar o fim de um relacionamento amoroso entre um casal, na verdade foi feita pela compositora Isolda, aos 20 anos, para seu irmão, o cantor e também compositor Milton Carlos, que morreu em um acidente de carro, com apenas 22 anos, em 1976.

E pra quem ouviu a outra versão de que essa música foi escrita por causa de um caso amoroso, a própria Isolda(!!) comentou lá no blog do Paulo dizendo que ele "acertou na môsca".

E aqui está a música para deleite de vocês.

Outra vez

Você foi!
O maior dos meus casos
De todos os abraços
O que eu nunca esqueci
Você foi!
Dos amores que eu tive
O mais complicado
E o mais simples pra mim...

Você foi!
O melhor dos meus erros
A mais estranha história
Que alguém já escreveu
E é por essas e outras
Que a minha saudade
Faz lembrar
De tudo outra vez...

Você foi!
A mentira sincera
Brincadeira mais séria
Que me aconteceu
Você foi!
O caso mais antigo
O amor mais amigo
Que me apareceu...

Das lembranças
Que eu trago na vida
Você é a saudade
Que eu gosto de ter
Só assim!
Sinto você bem perto de mim
Outra vez...

Me esqueci!
De tentar te esquecer
Resolvi!
Te querer, por querer
Decidi te lembrar
Quantas vezes
Eu tenha vontade
Sem nada perder...

Ah!
Você foi!
Toda a felicidade
Você foi a maldade
Que só me fez bem
Você foi!
O melhor dos meus planos
E o maior dos enganos
Que eu pude fazer...

Das lembranças
Que eu trago na vida
Você é a saudade
Que eu gosto de ter
Só assim!
Sinto você bem perto de mim
Outra vez...."

(everything bellow here was translated from the original by me)

I remember listening to this song since I was a little kid, as my mother (inconditional fan of Roberto Carlos) always put it to play. And since then this became my favorite song among all that Roberto recorded, especially due to the lyrics, due to the way that it talks about this loss and nostalgia of someone so dear. In fact, I would dare say that this is one of my favorite songs at all, because I always keep reminding it and it touches me deeply when I listen to this song.

Although this is one of the most known Roberto Carlos' songs, in fact it was written by Isolda.

Another aspect unknown by most people is that this song was written for her brother, Milton Carlos, as is well explained by Paulo Bap in his blog "Engenho e Arte":

Although the song “Outra Vez”, from time to time recorded both inside and outside Brazil, seems to talk about the end of a couple's relationship, in fact it was written by the composer Isolda, at her 20's, for her brother, the singer and also composer Milton Carlos, who died in a car accident, at the age of 27 years-old, in 1976.

And to whom heard the other version that this song was written because of a love affair, Isolda herself(!!) commented at Paulo's blog saying that he got it "right on the spot".

And here is the song for your pleasure.

Once more

You were
The biggest of my affairs
Of all the hugs
The one I never forgot
You were
Of the loves I had
The more complicated
And the simplest to me...

You were
The best of my mistakes
The strangest story
Someone ever wrote
And because of this and that
My nostalgia
Makes me remind
Everything once more...

You were
The sincere lie
The seriously play
That I ever did
You were
The oldest affair
The love more friendly
That appeared to me....

Of the memories
That I bring in life
You are the nostalgia
That I like to have
Only then
I feel you really close to me
Once more...

I forgot
To try to forget you
Resolved
That I wanted you
Decided to remind you
How many times
I may desire
Without nothing to lose...

Ah
You were
All the happiness
You were the evil
That only did me good
You were
The best of my plans
And the greatest mistake
That I could make...

Of the memories
That I bring in life
You are the nostalgia
That I like to have
Only then
I feel you really close to me
Once more...

"Reflection" - Christina Aguilera

Beautiful song, movie (Mulan) and voice :)

Look at me
You may think you see
who I really am
But you'll never know me
Every day, is as if I play apart
Now I see
If I wear a mask
I can fool the world
But I can not fool
my heart
Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me?
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?
I am now
In a world where I have to
hide my heart
And what I believe in
But somehow
I will show the world
What's inside my heart
And be loved for who I am
Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me?
Why is my reflection
someone I don't know?
Must I pretend that I'm
Someone else for all time?
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?
There's a heart that must
be free to fly
That burns with a need
to know the reason why
Why must we all conceal
What we think
How we feel
Must there be a secret me
I'm forced to hide?
I won't pretend that I'm
Someone else
For all time
When will my reflections show
Who I am inside?
When will my reflections show
Who I am inside?

"Ne Me Quitte Pas" - Nina Simone

Ne me quitte pas
Il faut oublier
Tout peut s'oublier
Qui s'enfuit deja
Oublier le temps
Des malentendus
Et le temps perdu
A savoir comment
Oublier ces heures
Qui tuaient parfois
A coups de pourquoi
Le coeur du bonheur
Ne me quitte pas (4 fois)

Moi je t'offrirai
Des perles de pluie
Venues de pays
Où il ne pleut pas
Je creuserai la terre
Jusqu'apres ma mort
Pour couvrir ton corps
D'or et de lumière
Je ferai un domaine
Où l'amour sera roi
Où l'amour sera loi
Où tu seras reine
Ne me quitte pas (4 fois)

Ne me quitte pas
Je t'inventerai
Des mots insensés
Que tu comprendras
Je te parlerai
De ces amants là
Qui ont vu deux fois
Leurs coeurs s'embraser
Je te racont'rai
L'histoire de ce roi
Mort de n'avoir pas
Pu te rencontrer
Ne me quitte pas (4 fois)

On a vu souvent
Rejaillir le feu
De l'ancien volcan
Qu'on croyait trop vieux
Il est paraît-il
Des terres brûlées
Donnant plus de blé
Qu'un meilleur avril
Et quand vient le soir
Pour qu'un ciel flamboie
Le rouge et le noir
Ne s'épousent-ils pas
Ne me quitte pas (4 fois)

Ne me quitte pas
Je ne vais plus pleurer
Je ne vais plus parler
Je me cacherai là
À te regarder
Danser et sourire
Et à t'écouter
Chanter et puis rire
Laisse-moi devenir
L'ombre de ton ombre
L'ombre de ta main
L'ombre de ton chien
Ne me quitte pas (4 fois)

"Samba e Amor" - Bebel Gilberto

Eu faço samba e amor até mais tarde
E tenho muito sono de manhã
Escuto a correria da cidade, que arde
E apressa o dia de amanhã

De madrugada a gente ainda se ama
E a fábrica começa a buzinar
O trânsito contorna a nossa cama, reclama
Do nosso eterno espreguiçar

No colo da bem-vinda companheira
No corpo do bendito violão
Eu faço samba e amor a noite inteira
Não tenho a quem prestar satisfação

Eu faço samba e amor até mais tarde
E tenho muito mais o que fazer
Escuto a correria da cidade, que alarde
Será que é tão difícil amanhecer

Não sei se preguiçoso ou se covarde
Debaixo do meu cobertor de lá
Eu faço samba e amor até mais tarde
E tenho muito sono de manhã


Tanslated version

Samba And Love

I make samba and love till much later
And I am very sleepy when morning comes
I heard the burning rush of the city
That brings tomorrow faster

In the wee hours we still make love
And the factory whistles begin to blow
The traffic circles around our bed, complaining
Of our eternal stretching

On the lap of my welcomed friend
In the body of the blessed guitar
I make samba and love throughout the night
I have no one to explain myself to

I make samba and love until much later
And I have much more to do
I hear the burning rush of the city, screeching
Why is it so hard for dawn to arrive

I am not sure if lazy or a coward
Under my wool blanket
I make samba and love until much later
And I am very sleepy when morning comes

"The Greatest" - Cat Power

Outra letra do incrível e singelo "Um Beijo Roubado". Enjoy!


Once I wanted to be the greatest
No wind or waterfall could STALL me
And then came the rush of the flood
The stars at night turned DEEP to dust

Melt me down
into big black armour
Leave no trace
Of grace
Just in your honor
Lower me down
TO CULPRIT SOUTH
Make 'EM WASH A SPACE IN TOWN
FOR THE LEAD
AND THE DREGS OF MY BED
I'VE BEEN SLEEPING
Lower me down
PIN ME IN
Secure the grounds
For the later parade

Once I wanted to be the greatest
TWO FISTS OF SOLID ROCK
WITH BRAINS THAT COULD EXPLAIN
Any feeling
Lower me down
PIN ME IN
Secure the grounds
FOR THE LEAD
AND THE DREGS OF MY BED
I'VE BEEN SLEEPING
For the later parade

Once I wanted to be the greatest
No wind or water fall could STALL me
And then came the rush of the flood
The stars at night turned DEEP to dust

"Try a Little Tenderness" - Otis Redding

Oh she may be weary
And young girls they do get wearied
Wearing that same old shaggy dress
Yeah yeah
But when she gets weary
Try a little tenderness, yeah yeah
Oh my my, huh

You know she's waiting
Just anticipating
A thing that she'll never
Never, never, never, never possess, yeah yeah yeah
But while she's there waiting
And without them
Try a little tenderness
That's all you gotta do

It's not just sentimental, no no no
She has her grief and care
Yeah yeah yeah
But the soft words
They are spoke so gentle, yeah

It makes it easier
Easier to bare, yeah

You won't regret it, no no
Young girls they don't forget it
Love is their whole happiness, yeah
But it's all so easy
All you've gotta do is, man
Hold her where you want her
Squeeze her, don't tease her
Never leave her, get to her
Just try, try a little tenderness, yeah yeah yeah
You got to know how to love her, man
Take this advice, man
You got to squeeze her
Don't tease her, never leave
You got to hold her
And brother, something else
Try a little tenderness, yeah yeah yeah yeah
You've got to tenderness, now, uh
I tell you, don't lose her, no no
You got to love her, tease her
Don't leave her
Got to try, now now now
Try, try a little tenderness, yeah
Watch the groove
You got to know what to do, man
Take this advice
You gotta love and squeeze
Don't tease my baby
Love her, lord...


Música essencial na trilha sonora de "Um Beijo Roubado" (My Blueberry Nights)

"Si Llego A Besarte" - Marina de La Riva

Dícen que tus caricias no han de ser mías
Que tu amantes brazos no han de estrecharme

Y yo he soñado a noche que me querias
Y aúnque que después me muera
Quiero besarte

Dame un beso y olvida
Que me has besado
Y te ofresco la vida
Si me la pides
Y si llego a besarte
Como he sueñado
Hay de ser impossible
Que tú me olvides

Hay de ser impossible
Que tú me olvides


I also translated it to english to facilitate for other non-spanish-speaking fans.
I did my best to "translate" it, but if something looks odd to you in this translation, just tell me and I'll try to fix it. :)

If I get to kiss you

They say that your caresses won't be mine
That your arms of lover won't clasp me

And I have dreamed this night that you wanted me
And even if I die later
I want to kiss you

Give me a kiss and forget
That you kissed me
And I offer you the life
If you ask it to me
And if I get to kiss you
Like I have dreamed
It will be impossible
That you forget me

It will be impossible
That you forget me

"I've got you under my skin"

Sinatra que me perdoe, mas prefiro-a na voz divina da Diana Krall, que canta como se estivesse sussurrando ao seu ouvido.... mmmmm...


"I've got you under my skin
I have got you deep in the heart of me
So deep in my heart, you're really a part of me
And I've got you under my skin

I have tried so, not to give in
I've said to myself this affair it never would go so well
But why should I try to resist when I know so well
That I've got you under my skin

I would sacrifice anything come would might
For the sake of having you near
In spite of a warning voice, that comes in the night and repeats in my ear
Don't you know you fool you never can win
Use your mentality, wake up to reality
For each time I do, just the thought of you makes me stop before I begin
Because I've got you under my skin"

"Same Mistake" - James Blunt

Saw the world turning in my sheets and once again I cannot sleep.
Walk out the door and up the street; look at the stars beneath my feet.
Remember rights that I did wrong, so here I go.
Hello, hello. There is no place I cannot go.
My mind is muddy but my heart is heavy. Does it show?
I lose the track that loses me, so here I go.
And so I sent some men to fight, and one came back at dead of night.
Said he'd seen my enemy. Said he looked just like me,
So I set out to cut myself and here I go.
I'm not calling for a second chance,
I'm screaming at the top of my voice.
Give me reason but don't give me choice.
'Cause I'll just make the same mistake again.
And maybe someday we will meet, and maybe talk and not just speak.
Don't buy the promises 'cause, there are no promises I keep.
And my reflection troubles me, so here I go.
I'm not calling for a second chance,
I'm screaming at the top of my voice.
Give me reason but don't give me choice.
'Cause I'll just make the same mistake,
I'm not calling for a second chance,
I'm screaming at the top of my voice.
Give me reason but don't give me choice.
'Cause I'll just make the same mistake again.
Saw the world turning in my sheets and once again I cannot sleep.
Walk out the door and up the street; look at the stars.
Look at the stars fall down.
And wonder where did I go wrong.

"Raincoat" - Kelly Sweet

Raindrops bang like rocks
On my windowpane
I thought they'd never stop
Never see the sun again

And I've been sleeping in
For way too long
Mmm, wake up, enough's enough
Yeah, those days are gone

I'm gonna throw out my raincoat
Mmm, I hope it's all right
Gonna go find me a rainbow
And hang it up in the sky
Blues pass me by

You left me a wreck
Just like a rusty trombone
But some things, they just sting
Enough to move you along, hey

I'm gonna throw out my raincoat
Mmm, I hope it's all right
Gonna go find me a rainbow
And hang it up in the sky
Blues pass me by
Gonna go find me a rainbow
And hang it up in the sky
Blues, oh

I'm not gonna wait around
I'm throwin' this old thing out, mmm, oh

I'm gonna throw out my raincoat
Mmm, I hope it's all right
Gonna go find me a rainbow
And hang it up in the sky
Blues, blues, blues pass me by

Mmm, I don't need those blues hanging around

"Ojos Malignos" - Marina de La Riva

Aproveitando meu final-de-semana "latino", resolvi postar aqui uma música que eu gosto muito, de uma cantora que admiro (já fui a dois shows dela e fiquei de queixo caído em ambos!).

"Las miradas de tus ojos son tan sutiles
que penetran en el alma de quien los mire
y como soles irresistibles son tus desdeños
que no puede uno mirarse, mirarse em ellos
que no puede uno mirarse, mirarse em ellos.

Y como sabes que tu mirada tiene el hechizo
mira con imprudencia y malefício
No me mires a los ojos porque no quiero
que tu mirar penetrante me deje ciega
que tu mirar penetrante me deje ciego."

"Feelin' Love" - Paula Cole

You make me feel like a sticky pistol...
leaning into a stamen
You make me feel like a mister sunshine...
Himself
You make me feel like splendor in the grass...
While we're rollin'
Damn skippy baby
You make me feel like the Amazon's runnin' between...
my thighs

CHORUS:

You make me feel love, love, love, love, love
love, love, love, love, love
You make me feel love, love, love, love, love
love, love, love, love

You make me feel like a candy apple
All red and horny
You make me feel like I wanna be a dumb blonde
In a centerfold, the girl next door
And I would open the door and...
I'd be all wet
With my tits soaking through this tiny little t-shirt...
That I'm wearing
And you would open the door and tie...
Me up to the bed

Chorus

Lover, I don't know who I am
Am I Barry White? Am I Isis?
Lover, I'm glazed with your unconscious
Oh baby babe babe baby
I will be your Desdemona ahhhhh...

I want to fuck you

You make me feel Ahaa
You make me feel WooWoo baby
You make me feel Ahaa mmm
You make me feel loved

"Spoiled" - Joss Stone

I kinda thought that I'd be better off by myself
I've never been so wrong before
You made it impossible for me to ever
Love somebody else
And now I don't know what I left you for

See I thought that I could replace you
He can't love me the way you do
'Till now I never knew
Baby

[Chorus:]
I'm spoiled
By your love boy
No matter how I try to change my mind
What's the point it's just a waste of time
I'm spoiled by your touch boy
The love you give is just too hard to fight
Don't want to live without you in my life
I'm spoiled

I tried to tell myself that I'd be over you in a week or two
But baby that was 'bout a year ago
I've never seen the word love so personified as I do with you
And that is why I just can't let go, oh no

[Chorus]

Spoil me

And I would only be fooling myself if I tried to
Believe there's room for someone else in my heart
There ain't no way I'm getting over you
I don't know what I've been trying to prove
I'm hopeless, helpless when it comes to you

[Chorus]

I've been spoiled yeah yeah