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Quando ele nasceu foi no sufoco
Tinha uma vaga, um burro e um louco
Que recebeu seu sete

Quando ele nasceu foi de teimoso
Com a manha e a baba do tinhoso
Chovia canivete
Quando ele nasceu foi de teimoso
Com a manha e a baba do tinhoso
Chovia canivete

Quando ele nasceu, nasceu de birra
Barro ao invés de incenso e mirra,
Cordão cortado com Gillette

Quando ele nasceu, sacaram um berro
Meteram faca, ergueram ferro
Exu falou "ninguém se mete!"
Quando ele nasceu tomaram cana
Um partideiro puxou samba
Oxum falou "esse promete"

Quando ele nasceu tomaram cana




Um partideiro puxou samba
Oxum falou "esse promete"

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of João Bosco's "Gênesis" tell the story of someone's difficult birth that was surrounded by chaos and challenges. The first verse describes the situation as a "struggle," with only a vague idea of what was happening. Along with the baby, there were a donkey and a madman present during the birth. In the second verse, the scene is painted as even more tumultuous, with the devil's help involved in the delivery process. It was a violent storm-like situation where knives were raining down around them. The third verse talks about the baby's obstinate birth, and how it was a difficult and painful process. The baby was born in a manger, with clay instead of incense and myrrh, and the umbilical cord was cut with a razor.


Things get even more dramatic in the fourth verse, where the baby's entrance into the world is met with violence. There were gunshots fired, knives drawn, and even the intervention of Exu, a deity in Afro-Brazilian mythology. The fifth and final verse ends on a more upbeat note, signaling that despite the difficult delivery, the child has a promising future. The baby's first moments were filled with celebration, with the sound of samba music and the voice of Oxum, another Afro-Brazilian deity, declaring that this child will accomplish great things.


Overall, the lyrics of "Gênesis" paint a vivid and chaotic picture of a baby's birth, emphasizing the struggle and pain associated with childbirth. However, the song ends on a hopeful note, suggesting that despite the challenges, this baby has a bright future ahead of them.


Line by Line Meaning

Quando ele nasceu foi no sufoco
He was born in a difficult situation


Tinha uma vaga, um burro e um louco/ Que recebeu seu sete
There was an empty space, a donkey, and a crazy person who received him


Quando ele nasceu foi de teimoso/ Com a manha e a baba do tinhoso/ Chovia canivete
When he was born, it was out of stubbornness, with the cunning and saliva of the devil, and it was raining knives


Quando ele nasceu, nasceu de birra/ Barro ao invés de incenso e mirra,/ Cordão cortado com Gillette
When he was born, he was born out of stubbornness, with mud instead of incense and myrrh, and the umbilical cord was cut with a razor blade


Quando ele nasceu, sacaram um berro/ Meteram faca, ergueram ferro/ Exu falou "ninguém se mete!"
When he was born, somebody yelled, a knife was wielded, and there was bloodshed. Exu said, "none shall interfere!"


Quando ele nasceu tomaram cana/ Um partideiro puxou samba/ Oxum falou "esse promete"
When he was born, they drank sugarcane brandy, a party-goer started singing samba, and Oxum said, "this one shows promise"




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Aldir Mendes, João Bosco

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Luiz Lobo Oficial

Tracklist do show completo:
00:00 Intro: Granito (João Bosco - Waly Salomão)
01:08 Incompatibilidade de gênios (João Bosco - Aldir Blanc)
06:05 O mestre sala dos mares (João Bosco - Aldir Blanc)
09:29 Jade (João Bosco)
14:22 Quando o amor acontece (João Bosco - Abel SIlva)
21:09 Sinhá (João Bosco - Chico Buarque)
26:27 Bala com bala (João Bosco - Aldir Blanc)
30:50 Perfeição (João Bosco - Francisco Bosco)

36:15 Concerto de Aranjuez (Joaquin Rodrigo) - E então o que quereis (Maiakovsk) - Corsário (João Bosco - Aldir Blanc)
45:13 Rancho da goiabada (João Bosco - Aldir Blanc)
49:34 De frente pro crime (João Bosco - Aldir Blanc)
53:25 Memória da pele (João Bosco - Waly Salomão)
59:21 Gênesis - O Ronco da cuíca (João Bosco - Aldir Blanc)
01:04:46 Apresentação da banda
01:05:05 Kid Cavaquinho (João Bosco - Aldir Blanc)
01:08:40 Smile (Charlie Chaplin) - O bêbado e a equilibrista (João Bosco - Aldir Blanc)
01:13:49 Papel Machê (João Bosco - José Carlos Capinam)



All comments from YouTube:

Silvio Sampa

Menção honrosa ao grande Aldir Blanc.

Paulo Porto

Perfeito meu conterrâneo da terra da garoa!

Luiz Lobo Oficial

Tracklist do show completo:
00:00 Intro: Granito (João Bosco - Waly Salomão)
01:08 Incompatibilidade de gênios (João Bosco - Aldir Blanc)
06:05 O mestre sala dos mares (João Bosco - Aldir Blanc)
09:29 Jade (João Bosco)
14:22 Quando o amor acontece (João Bosco - Abel SIlva)
21:09 Sinhá (João Bosco - Chico Buarque)
26:27 Bala com bala (João Bosco - Aldir Blanc)
30:50 Perfeição (João Bosco - Francisco Bosco)

36:15 Concerto de Aranjuez (Joaquin Rodrigo) - E então o que quereis (Maiakovsk) - Corsário (João Bosco - Aldir Blanc)
45:13 Rancho da goiabada (João Bosco - Aldir Blanc)
49:34 De frente pro crime (João Bosco - Aldir Blanc)
53:25 Memória da pele (João Bosco - Waly Salomão)
59:21 Gênesis - O Ronco da cuíca (João Bosco - Aldir Blanc)
01:04:46 Apresentação da banda
01:05:05 Kid Cavaquinho (João Bosco - Aldir Blanc)
01:08:40 Smile (Charlie Chaplin) - O bêbado e a equilibrista (João Bosco - Aldir Blanc)
01:13:49 Papel Machê (João Bosco - José Carlos Capinam)

Luiz Lobo Oficial

@Sid Ferreira correto. Eu corrigi. Sem querer repeti "De frente pro crime". Obrigado!

Sid Ferreira

1:05:05 Kid Cavaquinho :)

Raffael Rameh

Não há palavras para descrever um trabalho destes!

Amauri Ribeiro Ribeiro

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 música na sua melhor forma possível de se fazer!!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Filipe Silva

Grato por estes momentos de imensa beleza sonora.

Ary Farias

Sou ateu não praticante, mas confesso que alguns homens, com sua sua arte, me revelam a impossibilidade da não existência de Deus… Aqui um caso! Epifania musical…

Amauri Ribeiro Ribeiro

A emoção palpável né!!!! Perfeito 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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