Avohai
Elba Ramalho Lyrics
Um velho cruza a soleira
De botas longas, de barbas longas
De ouro o brilho do seu colar
Na laje fria onde quarava
Sua camisa e seu alforje
De caçador
Oh! Meu velho e invisível
Avôhai!
Oh! Meu velho e indivisível
Neblina turva e brilhante
Em meu cérebro coágulos de sol
Amanita matutina
E que transparente cortina
Ao meu redor
E se eu disser
Que é meio sabido
Você diz que é meio pior
Mas e pior do que planeta
Quando perde o girassol
É o terço de brilhante
Nos dedos de minha avó
E nunca mais eu tive medo
Da porteira
Nem também da companheira
Que nunca dormia só
Avôhai!
Avôhai!
Avôhai!
O brejo cruza a poeira
De fato existe
Um tom mais leve
Na palidez desse pessoal
Pares de olhos tão profundos
Que amargam as pessoas
Que fitar
Mas que bebem sua vida
Sua alma na altura que mandar
São os olhos, são as asas
Cabelos de Avôhai
Na pedra de turmalina
E no terreiro da usina
Eu me criei
Voava de madrugada
E na cratera condenada
Eu me calei
E se eu calei foi de tristeza
Você cala por calar
Mas e calado vai ficando
Só fala quando eu mandar
Rebuscando a consciência
Com medo de viajar
Até o meio da cabeça do cometa
Girando na carrapeta
No jogo de improvisar
Entrecortando
Eu sigo dentro a linha reta
Eu tenho a palavra certa
Prá doutor não reclamar
Avôhai! Avôhai!
Avôhai! Avôhai!
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Jose Ramalho Neto
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Elba Maria Nunes Ramalho (born August 17, 1951 in Conceição, Paraíba, Brazil), best known as Elba Ramalho, is a Brazilian MPB singer, songwriter, performer, multi-instrumentalist and actress. Her musical style is characteristic for the traditional sounds of the Northeastern region of Brazil, such as baião, xote, xaxado, frevo, forró, and others.
Elba Ramalho was born in the rural area of Conceição, in Vale do Piancó. In 1962, the family moved to the city of Campina Grande, also in Paraíba. Read Full BioElba Maria Nunes Ramalho (born August 17, 1951 in Conceição, Paraíba, Brazil), best known as Elba Ramalho, is a Brazilian MPB singer, songwriter, performer, multi-instrumentalist and actress. Her musical style is characteristic for the traditional sounds of the Northeastern region of Brazil, such as baião, xote, xaxado, frevo, forró, and others.
Elba Ramalho was born in the rural area of Conceição, in Vale do Piancó. In 1962, the family moved to the city of Campina Grande, also in Paraíba. Her father became the owner of the local theater. Daughter of a musician, she became interested in music still as a teenager.
In 1966, she participated, for the first time, in a performance on stage, in the Choir of the Fundação Artística e Cultural Manuel Bandeira, of which she was a member, with "Evocação do Recife". The Manuel Bandeira and Cecília Meireles Talking Choirs gained fame and started to be seen all over the Northeast, and Elba, who made her first presentation on stage together with them, soon became the highlight in the presentations. She starred in the poetic montages of Castro Alves, Thiago de Mello, Lindolfo Bell, Carlos Pena Filho and Figueiredo Agra. He participated in the montages of the plays "Ministro do Supremo" and "Diálogo das Carmelitas."
In 1968, while attending college of Economics and Sociology at the Federal University of Paraíba, she formed the ensemble As Brasas, in which she acted as drummer, which later became a theater group. However, Elba never stopped singing, and performed in several festivals throughout the Northeast.
In 1979, she released her first album, "Ave de Prata", and since then she has consolidated her position as one of the main Brazilian singers in activity. On her father's side, she is a cousin of fellow singer Zé Ramalho.
She has two Latin Grammys for her albums: Qual o Assunto Que Mais Lhe importa?, released in 2008, and Balaio de Amor, 2009, in the category Best Brazilian Roots Album: Regional and Tropical. In over 35 years of career, Elba Ramalho has sold more than 10 million albums. She received from the Art Critics Association of São Paulo the award "Best Show of the Year" on two occasions: in 1989 for the show Popular Brasileira and in 1996 for the show Leão do Norte.
Elba Ramalho was born in the rural area of Conceição, in Vale do Piancó. In 1962, the family moved to the city of Campina Grande, also in Paraíba. Read Full BioElba Maria Nunes Ramalho (born August 17, 1951 in Conceição, Paraíba, Brazil), best known as Elba Ramalho, is a Brazilian MPB singer, songwriter, performer, multi-instrumentalist and actress. Her musical style is characteristic for the traditional sounds of the Northeastern region of Brazil, such as baião, xote, xaxado, frevo, forró, and others.
Elba Ramalho was born in the rural area of Conceição, in Vale do Piancó. In 1962, the family moved to the city of Campina Grande, also in Paraíba. Her father became the owner of the local theater. Daughter of a musician, she became interested in music still as a teenager.
In 1966, she participated, for the first time, in a performance on stage, in the Choir of the Fundação Artística e Cultural Manuel Bandeira, of which she was a member, with "Evocação do Recife". The Manuel Bandeira and Cecília Meireles Talking Choirs gained fame and started to be seen all over the Northeast, and Elba, who made her first presentation on stage together with them, soon became the highlight in the presentations. She starred in the poetic montages of Castro Alves, Thiago de Mello, Lindolfo Bell, Carlos Pena Filho and Figueiredo Agra. He participated in the montages of the plays "Ministro do Supremo" and "Diálogo das Carmelitas."
In 1968, while attending college of Economics and Sociology at the Federal University of Paraíba, she formed the ensemble As Brasas, in which she acted as drummer, which later became a theater group. However, Elba never stopped singing, and performed in several festivals throughout the Northeast.
In 1979, she released her first album, "Ave de Prata", and since then she has consolidated her position as one of the main Brazilian singers in activity. On her father's side, she is a cousin of fellow singer Zé Ramalho.
She has two Latin Grammys for her albums: Qual o Assunto Que Mais Lhe importa?, released in 2008, and Balaio de Amor, 2009, in the category Best Brazilian Roots Album: Regional and Tropical. In over 35 years of career, Elba Ramalho has sold more than 10 million albums. She received from the Art Critics Association of São Paulo the award "Best Show of the Year" on two occasions: in 1989 for the show Popular Brasileira and in 1996 for the show Leão do Norte.
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Cecília Lima
Um velho cruza a soleira
De botas longas, de barbas longas
De ouro o brilho do seu colar
Na laje fria onde coarava
Sua camisa e seu alforje
De caçador
O meu velho e invisível
Avôhai
O meu velho e indivisível
Avôhai
Neblina turva e brilhante
Em meu cérebro, coágulos de sol
Amanita matutina
E que transparente cortina
Ao meu redor
Se eu disser
Que é mei sabido
Você diz que é mei pior
Mas e pior do que planeta
Quando perde o girassol
É o terço de brilhante
Nos dedos de minha avó
E nunca mais eu tive medo
Da porteira
Nem também da companheira
Que nunca dormia só
Avôhai
Avôhai
Avôhai
Avôhai
O brejo cruza a poeira
De fato existe
Um tom mais leve
Na palidez desse pessoal
Pares de olhos tão profundos
Que amargam as pessoas
Que fitar
Mas que bebem sua vida
Sua alma na altura que mandar
São os olhos, são as asas
Cabelos de avôhai
Na pedra de turmalina
E no terreiro da usina
Eu me criei
Voava de madrugada
E na cratera condenada
Eu me calei
E se eu calei foi de tristeza
Você cala por calar
Mas e calado vai ficando
Só fala quando eu mandar
Rebuscando a consciência
Com medo de viajar
Até o meio da cabeça do cometa
Girando na carrapeta
No jogo de improvisar
Entrecortando
Eu sigo dentro a linha reta
Eu tenho a palavra certa
Pra doutor não reclamar
Avôhai
Avôhai
Apenas um ponto
AMO ESSA INTERPRETAÇÃO
Eugenio Eugenio
Sanfoneiro admirável, comparável a Dominguinhos na extraordinária gravação de Beira Mar de Ze Ramalho.
bispo marãmbaia
Bela a música ,nossa que lembrança boa
Andreia Maria
Na voz da Elba Ramalho ficou linda ❤
FLOW FF
tinha que ser Elba pra fazer uma versão tão incrivel. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Eugenio Eugenio
Também não me canso de ouvir. Elba e esse acordeonista deslumbrante.
Qual o nome dele?
nivio ferreira da silva
lindo arranjo, lindo tudo.
Antonio Filgueira
O Som Brasil que mas gostei, tbm escuto repetidas vezes.
tonygarotinho
O melhor sem dúvida, seguido do Clube da esquina!!!
Isabela Rocha de Souza
Esculto incansavelmente!