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Chico Buarque Lyrics

Ô menina vai ver nesse almanaque como é que isso tudo começou
Diz quem é que marcava o tique-taque e a ampulheta do tempo disparou
Se mamava de sabe lá que teta o primeiro bezerro que berrou
Me responde, por favor
Pra onde vai o meu amor
Quando o amor acaba

Quem penava no sol a vida inteira, como é que a moleira não rachou
Me diz, me diz
Quem tapava esse sol com a peneira e quem foi que a peneira esfuracou

Quem pintou a bandeira brasileira que tinha tanto lápis de cor
Me responde por favor
Pra onde vai o meu amor
Quando o amor acaba

Diz quem foi que fez o primeiro teto que o projeto não desmoronou
Quem foi esse pedreiro, esse arquiteto, e o valente primeiro morador
Diz quem foi que inventou o analfabeto e ensinou o alfabeto ao professor
Me responde por favor
Pra onde vai o meu amor
Quando o amor acaba

Quem é que sabe o signo do capeta, o ascendente de Deus Nosso Senhor
Quem não fez a patente da espoleta explodir na gaveta do inventor
Quem tava no volante do planeta que o meu continente capotou
Me responde por favor
Pra onde vai o meu amor
Quando o amor acaba

Vê se tem no almanaque, essa menina, como é que termina um grande amor
Se adianta tomar uma aspirina ou se bate na quina aquela dor
Se é chover o ano inteiro chuva fina ou se é como cair o elevador
Me responde por favor
Pra que tudo começou
Quando tudo acaba

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Francisco Buarque de Hollanda, better know as Chico Buarque, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, playwright, writer and poet. He is best known for his music, which often includes social, economic and cultural reflections on Brazil.

The firstborn son of Sérgio Buarque de Hollanda, Buarque lived at several locations throughout his childhood, though mostly in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Rome. He wrote and studied literature as a child and found music through the bossa nova compositions of Tom Jobim and João Gilberto. Read Full BioFrancisco Buarque de Hollanda, better know as Chico Buarque, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, playwright, writer and poet. He is best known for his music, which often includes social, economic and cultural reflections on Brazil.

The firstborn son of Sérgio Buarque de Hollanda, Buarque lived at several locations throughout his childhood, though mostly in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Rome. He wrote and studied literature as a child and found music through the bossa nova compositions of Tom Jobim and João Gilberto. He performed as a singer and guitarist in the 1960s as well as writing a play that was deemed dangerous by the Brazilian military dictatorship of the time. Buarque, along with several Tropicalist and MPB musicians, was threatened by the Brazilian military government and eventually left Brazil for Italy in 1969. However, he came back to Brazil in 1970, and continued to record, perform, and write, though much of his material was suppressed by government censors. He released several more albums in the 1980s and published three novels in the 1990s and 2000s.

In 2019, Buarque was awarded the Camões Prize, the most important prize for literature in the Portuguese language.