Beto Guedes has been playing in bands since he was a teenager. When he was 18 years old he took part in the V Singers International Festival, with the song “Feira Moderna” composed jointly with Fernando Brant. He formed the musical group Clube da Esquina with Milton Nascimento, Lô Borges and Fernando Brant. The Minas Gerais folk music tradition was the group's main influence, along with 60’s rock and Guedes’s influence from Choro. His next band was 14 Bis. In 1977 he launched his first LP, A Página do Relâmpago Elétrico, which was an unexpected success. In 1978 he issued the LP Amor de Índio, whose title song was Guedes's biggest career success. He is now a solo artist. His most successful songs have been issued in CD format by EMI.
Roupa Nova
Beto Guedes Lyrics
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Sorriso aberto e roupa nova
Passarim preto de terno branco
Pinduca vai esperar o trem
Todos os dias, toda manhã
Ele sozinho na plataforma
Ouve o apito, sente a fumaça
Que acontece que nunca parou
Nessa cidade de fim de mundo
E quem viaja pra capital
Não tem olhar para o braço que acenou
O gesto humano ficou no ar
O abandono fica maior
E lá na curva desaparece a sua fé
Homem que é homem não perde a esperança, não
Ele vai parar
Quem é teimoso não sonha outro sonho, não
Qualquer dia ele pára
Assim pinduca toda manhã
Sorriso aberto e roupa nova
Passarim preto de terno branco
Vai renovar
A sua fé
The lyrics to Beto Guedes's song "Roupa Nova" tell the story of a man named Pinduca who waits every day on the platform for a train that never stops in his small town. Despite this, he remains optimistic, wearing a new outfit every day and greeting the train with a smile. However, as the days go by, Pinduca's hope begins to falter and he becomes increasingly aware of his isolation from the rest of the world. The lyrics suggest that while Pinduca may eventually lose faith and stop waiting for the train, his resilience and determination to hold on to hope in the face of disappointment is what makes him a true man.
The song's vivid imagery of Pinduca's daily routine and the passing train creates a poignant metaphor for the struggle to maintain hope in difficult circumstances. The repeated use of the phrase "sorriso aberto e roupa nova" (open smile and new clothes) underscores the importance of appearance and presentation in maintaining a positive attitude, even when the world around us fails to respond.
Overall, "Roupa Nova" is a powerful meditation on the human condition, and the desire to hold on to hope even in the face of disappointment and isolation.
Line by Line Meaning
Todos os dias, toda manhã
Every single day, every morning
Sorriso aberto e roupa nova
Open smile and new clothes
Passarim preto de terno branco
Black bird in a white suit
Pinduca vai esperar o trem
Pinduca is waiting for the train
Ele sozinho na plataforma
He is alone on the platform
Ouve o apito, sente a fumaça
He hears the whistle and feels the smoke
E vê chegar o amigo trem
And sees the friendly train arrive
Que acontece que nunca parou
What happened that it never stopped?
Nessa cidade de fim de mundo
In this end-of-the-world town
E quem viaja pra capital
And those who travel to the capital
Não tem olhar para o braço que acenou
Don't look at the waving arm
O gesto humano ficou no ar
The human gesture remains in the air
O abandono fica maior
The abandonment grows larger
E lá na curva desaparece a sua fé
And there, around the corner, his faith disappears
Homem que é homem não perde a esperança, não
A true man never loses hope
Ele vai parar
He will stop
Quem é teimoso não sonha outro sonho, não
A stubborn person doesn't dream of another dream
Qualquer dia ele pára
One of these days, he will stop
Assim pinduca toda manhã
So Pinduca every morning
Sorriso aberto e roupa nova
Open smile and new clothes
Passarim preto de terno branco
Black bird in a white suit
Vai renovar
Will renew
A sua fé
His faith
Contributed by Mackenzie O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Roupa Nova Participações
que top! olha cada instrumento se respeitando... linda musica :-) Parabéns bolachapretafilmes pelos grandes clássicos! seu canal é uma das mais belas sacadas já feito.