Mocinho Bonito
Billy Blanco Lyrics


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Mocinho bonito,
Perfeito improviso do falso granfino,
No corpo é atleta,
No crâni é menino,
Que além do abc, nada mais aprendeu.
Queimado de sol,
cabelo assanhado com muito cuidado,
na pinta de conde,
se esconde o coitado,
um pobre farsante que a sorte esqueceu.

Contando vantagem que mora em palácio,
Procura esquecer um barraco no Estácio,
Lugar de origem que há pouco deixou.

Mocinho bonito que é falso malandro de Copacabana




O mais que consegue é vintão por semana
Que a mana do peito jamais lhe negou

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Mocinho Bonito" by Billy Blanco describe a young man who is a perfect imitation of a wealthy person, but in reality, is a fraud. He has a body of an athlete, but a naive mind. He hasn't learned anything beyond the basics, except how to pose as a wealthy person. He spends much time on his appearance, with sun-tanned skin and well-groomed hair, but underneath his exterior, he is just a poor pretender, who has no real luck.


The song describes how he boasts about living in a palace, attempting to forget his humble origins in Estácio, a poor neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. He is a phony street-smart character from Copacabana, but in truth, he only earns twenty reais a week, which he gets from his loving sister, who is unaware of his deception. The song criticizes the person's efforts to appear wealthy and important, while ignoring his own poor beginnings.


Line by Line Meaning

Mocinho bonito,
A handsome hero,


Perfeito improviso do falso granfino,
Perfect improvisation of a false socialite,


No corpo é atleta,
In the body, he's an athlete,


No crâni é menino,
In the brain, he's a child,


Que além do abc, nada mais aprendeu.
That besides ABC, he hasn't learned anything more.


Queimado de sol,
Sunburnt,


cabelo assanhado com muito cuidado,
Messy hair with great care,


na pinta de conde,
Dressed like a nobleman,


se esconde o coitado,
The poor fellow is hiding,


um pobre farsante que a sorte esqueceu.
A poor liar forgotten by luck.


Contando vantagem que mora em palácio,
Boasting that he lives in a palace,


Procura esquecer um barraco no Estácio,
Trying to forget a house in Estacio,


Lugar de origem que há pouco deixou.
A place of origin he left recently.


Mocinho bonito que é falso malandro de Copacabana
A handsome hero who is a fake trickster from Copacabana


O mais que consegue é vintão por semana
The most he can get is twenty reais a week


Que a mana do peito jamais lhe negou
That his sister never refused to give him




Writer(s): Billy Blanco

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Comments from YouTube:

amarvida1

Imenso musico, genio puro.

Beso Cerqueira

Este lindo disco do Billy Blanco, lançado pela Gravadora Elenco em 1966, teve arranjos, piano e violão do grande maestro Oscar Castro Neves.

Antonio Fernandes de Queiroga

MOCINHO BONITO tornou-se um clássico na voz de Dóris Monteiro.

Carlos Cavalcante

Aqui em 2020 ouvindo essa obra!

Juan Enrique Hernandez Bravo

Beleza!
Muito obrigado.

Billy Blanco

Gracias

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