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Depois O Bosque Se Fez Barco

from The Rhythm Of Tides by Grand Union Orchestra

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When forests become ships: a lament for three voices and flugelhorn, featuring verses from two of the best-known poems by Manuel Alegre, the Portuguese poet (and later politician).

The song articulates some of Alegre's favourite themes – the country which turned its back on the land in search of Empire, and the enormous squandering of human resources spread too thinly across the map.

lyrics

Já teu pais foi uma flor de verde pinho
País em terra (e semeá-lo uma aventura)
Depois abriu-se o mar como um caminho
Depois o bosque se fez barco e o barco arado
Desta nova e fatal agricultura
Colher no mar o fruto nunca semeado

Depois o bosque se fez barco
E ramo a ramo foi remo e quilha
Era um povo a perder-se por seu armo
Que perdia o seu povo de ilha em ilha

Depois o bosque se fez barco
E ramo a ramo foi remo e quilha
E terra a terra perdeste a pãtria por achar
E Guerra a Guerra por tuas armas perdeste

Eras tu que morrias no morte das lavras
Depois o bosque se fez barco...

Your country once was a land of trees
Till one day the sea opened up like a road
Then tree by tree became ship and ship a plough
To harvest a crop that you did not sow

As ship by ship stole through the oceans
And time slipped the anchor of your soul
As war by war a stronger power you sought to gain
You lost your country and yourself from island to island...

Eras tu que morrias nas batalhas
Enredado nas armas que tecias
Malhas onde sem glória te perdias

Eras tu que cantavas dentro das palavras
Tecendo desarmado o canto e as armas

It was you who were dying
Tangled up in ambition
Losing self without honour
Music and war, music and war

credits

from The Rhythm Of Tides, released July 31, 1997
Maria João Silveira - voice
Paulo de Carvalho - voice
Richard Scott - voice
Shanti Paul Jayasinha - flugelhorn
Music by Tony Haynes
Lyrics by Manuel Alegre

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Grand Union Orchestra is a multicultural world jazz ensemble based in London. It has been performing, touring and recording large-scale shows for over 30 years and is well known for its educational work. Grand Union specialises in large-scale musical performances that reflect the backgrounds of its performers and often invites participation from amateur musicians and community groups. ... more

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