Juritis E Borboletas
Geraldo Azevedo Lyrics


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A bala a agulha
A menina a avó
No retrato a postura
A caça a cozinha

A moça a varanda
Espera o jantar
O som do piano
Se espalha na sala
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

Overall Meaning

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

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