Singer, guitarist, composer, arranger and actor, Rio de Janeiro native Jard… Read Full Bio ↴Singer, guitarist, composer, arranger and actor, Rio de Janeiro native Jards Anet da Silva (b. March 3, 1943) has lived his whole life listening, playing and studying music. Friends with musicians from Bahia, he directed a Maria Bethânia show in 1966. He was close to the tropicalists and, in 1969, had to face the discontentment of the audience in a festival where he theatrically performed the rock song "Gotham City". In 1970, Macalé went to London to meet the exiled artists from Bahia. With songs recorded by Gal Costa ("Hotel das Estrelas", "Vapor Barato"), Maria Bethânia ("Anjo Exterminado" and "Movimento dos Barcos") and Clara Nunes ("O Mais-Que-Perfeito"), he decided to make his first solo album, "Jards Macalé", from 1972, upon his return to Brazil. In the following year, he recorded the double album "Banquete dos Mendigos" live, with various artists, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Human Rights Declaration. The LP was censored and only came out years later. In 1974, Jards put out the LP "Aprender a Nadar", introducing the romantic morbeauty (morbidity + beauty) aesthetics with his partner, poet Waly Salomão. One among many irreverent moments in his career happened when he rented ferryboats to make a party for a new LP and finished the show by diving into the sea. In 1987, he released "Quatro Batutas e Um Coringa", proceeding to enjoy a 11-year retirement, interrupted only by "O Que Faço é Música". In the meantime, his work has been rescued both by newcomers ("Gotham City" was covered by Camisa de Vênus and "Vapor Barato" by O Rappa) and veterans (Moreira da Silva, the king of the samba de breque, or break samba, passed down the crown to Macalé).

Poema Da Rosa
JARDS MACALÉ Lyrics

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Há uma rosa linda
No meio do meu jardim
Dessa rosa cuido eu
Quem cuidará de mim?

De manhã desabrochou
À tarde foi escolhida
Pra de noite ser levada

De presente à minha amiga

Feliz é quem possui
Uma rosa em seu jardim
A minha amiga com certeza
Pensa agora só em mim

Quando sopra o vento frio
E o inverno gela o jardim
Eu tenho calor em casa
E fico quietinho assim

Feliz quem tem o seu teto
Pra ajudar a sua amiga

A fugir do vento ruim
Que deixa gelado o jardim

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Jards Macalé's song "Poema da Rosa" talk about the beauty of a rose in the singer's garden and his care for it. However, the lyrics also ponder who will take care of him in the same way. The rose, which he plucks in the afternoon and gives to his friend at night, is symbolic of love and care, and it brings happiness to both the singer and his friend. The rose, therefore, is not just seen as an object of beauty, but also a representation of the nurturing love that we all crave.

Moreover, the song talks about the importance of having a home, as shelter from the cold winter wind. The singer feels blessed to have a warm home to take care of his friend, who also seeks shelter from the cold. The song talks about the symbiotic relationship between humans and nature, and how caring for and nurturing each other brings about warmth and comfort.

Overall, the song emphasizes the importance of love, care, and shelter, not just for ourselves, but also for those around us, be it in the form of a rose or a roof over the head.

Line by Line Meaning

Há uma rosa linda
In my garden, there is a beautiful rose

No meio do meu jardim
Right in the middle of it

Dessa rosa cuido eu
I, myself take care of this flower

Quem cuidará de mim?
But who will take care of me?

De manhã desabrochou
It bloomed in the morning

À tarde foi escolhida
In the afternoon it was picked

Pra de noite ser levada
To be gifted to my friend at night

De presente à minha amiga
As a present to my friend

Feliz é quem possui
Happy is the one who has

Uma rosa em seu jardim
A rose in their garden

A minha amiga com certeza
Surely my friend

Pensa agora só em mim
Is thinking only about me now

Quando sopra o vento frio
When the cold wind blows

E o inverno gela o jardim
And winter freezes the garden

Eu tenho calor em casa
I have warmth at home

E fico quietinho assim
And I stay still like this

Feliz quem tem o seu teto
Happy is the one who has a roof

Pra ajudar a sua amiga
To help their friend

A fugir do vento ruim
Escape from the harsh wind

Que deixa gelado o jardim
That leaves the garden frozen

Writer(s): Tradução De Augusto Boal Da Peça De Brecht "mãe Coragem" - Jards Macalé

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