Geraldo Azevedo is also known by his incadescent frevos (a street dance from Pernambuco, performed during Carnaval), that he often plays at a concert's end. He also uses this technique on hits like "Tempo Tempero", "Pega Fogo Coração", and "Tempo Folião".
Azevedo has participated in collective projects such as "Asas da América", "Cantoria" and "O Grande Encontro", with Elba Ramalho and Zé Ramalho.
Juritis E Borboletas
Geraldo Azevedo Lyrics
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A menina a avó
No retrato a postura
A caça a cozinha
A moça a varanda
Espera o jantar
O som do piano
Nas cores do campo
Juritis, borboletas
Juritis, borboletas
Juritis, borboletas
Juritis, borboletas
Juritis, borboletas
Juritis, borboletas
Em câmara lenta
Vi, vi tudo acordar
Delirando ou sonhando
Enrolando e atado
Queimando de febre
Enrolado e atado
Delirando ou sonhando
Enrolado e atado
Vi e ouvi
Os insetos comendo, comendo, comendo
Comendo o meu jejum
Vi e ouvi
Os insetos comendo, comendo, comendo
Comendo, comendo meu come
Comendo, comendo
Come-, comendo, comendo
Come-, comendo, comendo, comendo
Comendo o meu jejum
Juritis, borboletas
Juritis, borboletas
Juritis, borboletas
Juritis, borboletas
The lyrics of Geraldo Azevedo's song "Juritis E Borboletas" describe a scene in which different elements of a household and nature come together in a dreamlike way. The first verse juxtaposes a bullet (bala) and a needle (agulha), a girl (menina) and her grandmother (avó), a posture (postura) and a kitchen (cozinha), and a hunt (caça) and a painting (retrato). These seemingly disconnected images invite the listener to imagine a surreal setting where all things coexist in harmony.
The second verse centers around a woman (moça) waiting for dinner on a porch while piano music fills the living room. In the background, the colors of the countryside (campo) mix with the fluttering of hummingbirds (juritis) and butterflies (borboletas). The repetition of "juritis, borboletas" acts as a mantra that reinforces the dreamy mood of the song.
The third verse breaks the spell and introduces a disturbing note. The singer observes everything coming to life in slow motion, while he himself is burning with fever and tied up. Then he hears insects eating, eating, eating, consuming his hunger and his food. The refrain of "juritis, borboletas" returns at the end, as if to suggest that even in a surreal and unsettling scenario, nature remains ever-present.
Line by Line Meaning
A bala a agulha
The bullet the needle
A menina a avó
The girl the grandma
No retrato a postura
In the portrait the posture
A caça a cozinha
The hunt the kitchen
A moça a varanda
The girl the balcony
Espera o jantar
Waiting for dinner
O som do piano
The sound of the piano
Se espalha na sala
Spreads in the room
Nas cores do campo
In the colors of the countryside
Juritis, borboletas
Hummingbirds, butterflies
Juritis, borboletas
Hummingbirds, butterflies
Juritis, borboletas
Hummingbirds, butterflies
Juritis, borboletas
Hummingbirds, butterflies
Juritis, borboletas
Hummingbirds, butterflies
Em câmara lenta
In slow motion
Vi, vi tudo acordar
I saw, I saw everything wake up
Delirando ou sonhando
Delirious or dreaming
Enrolando e atado
Coiling and tied up
Queimando de febre
Burning with fever
Enrolado e atado
Coiled and tied up
Delirando ou sonhando
Delirious or dreaming
Enrolado e atado
Coiled and tied up
Vi e ouvi
I saw and heard
Os insetos comendo, comendo, comendo
The insects eating, eating, eating
Comendo o meu jejum
Eating my fast
Comendo, comendo meu come
Eating, eating my meal
Comendo, comendo
Eating, eating
Come-, comendo, comendo
Eating, eating, eating
Come-, comendo, comendo, comendo
Eating, eating, eating, eating
Comendo o meu jejum
Eating my fast
Juritis, borboletas
Hummingbirds, butterflies
Juritis, borboletas
Hummingbirds, butterflies
Juritis, borboletas
Hummingbirds, butterflies
Juritis, borboletas
Hummingbirds, butterflies
Writer(s): Geraldo Azevedo De Amorim, Carlos Fernando Da Silva
Contributed by Ryan N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.