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Asa Branca (Cover)

by Dedezinho

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This song was originally composed by Luis Gonzaga, an icon in Brazilian music and culture. It deals with loss, as the singer describes returning to native homeland in northeastern Brazil and finding that everything and everyone he loved, has withered in the dry arid landscape. Northeast Brazil is known for having periods of great droughts, devastating crops and families. But the strong will of the Norderstinos prevails even when reaching their seemingly lowest point. It is a beautiful song that uses the drought as a metaphor for life, and continuing to find meaning and purpose after suffering and loss.

lyrics

Quando olhei a terra ardendo
Qual fogueira de São João
Eu perguntei a Deus do céu, ai
Por que tamanha judiação
Que braseiro, que fornalha
Nem um pé de plantação
Por falta d'água perdi meu gado
Morreu de sede meu alazão
Até mesmo a asa branca
Bateu asas do sertão
Então eu disse, adeus Rosinha
Guarda contigo meu coração
Quando o verde dos teus olhos
Se espalhar na plantação
Eu te asseguro, não chores não, viu
Que eu voltarei, viu, meu coração
Hoje longe muitas léguas
Numa triste solidão
Espero a chuva cair de novo
Para eu voltar pro meu sertão
Quando o verde dos seus olhos
Se espalha na plantação
Eu te asseguro, não chores não, viu
Que eu voltarei, viu, meu coração

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released July 29, 2020
Original composers- Luiz Gonzaga / Cavalcanti Teixeira Humberto

Producer/Recording and Mixing engineer- Justin Mola

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Dedezinho Nashville, Tennessee

Brazilian-American Singer/Songwriter, producer and audio engineering student at SAE Institute Nashville

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