João Bosco de Freitas Mucci, better known as João Bosco is a noted Brazilia… Read Full Bio ↴João Bosco de Freitas Mucci, better known as João Bosco is a noted Brazilian singer with a distinctive style as a guitarist. In the 1970s he established his reputation in MPB alongside collaborator lyricist Aldir Blanc.

Born on July 13, 1946, in Ponte Nova, Minas Gerais, João Bosco's profession was engineering when he moved to Rio de Janeiro, where his songs were also recorded by Elis Regina and were a success. He soon became admired as a versatile vocalist and a dynamic performer. João Bosco has been noted for "his singular fusion of Arab culture, Afro-American music and Brazilian styles bossa nova," influenced by American jazz.

Holofotes
João Bosco Lyrics

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Dias sem carinho
Só que não me desespero
Rango alumínio
Ar, pedra, carvão e ferro
Eu lhe ofereço
Essas coisas que enumero
Quando fantasio
É quando sou mais sincero

Eis a Babilônia, amor
E eis Babel aqui
Algo da insônia
Do seu sonho antigo em mim
Eis aqui
O meu presente
De navios
E aviões
Holofotes
Noites afora
E fissuras
E invenções
Tudo isso
É pra queimar-se
Combustível
Pra se gastar
O carvão
O desespero
O alumínio
E o coração

Desde o fim da nossa história
Eu já segui navios
Aviões e holofotes
Pela noite afora
Me fissuraram tantos signos
E selvas, portos, places
Línguas, sexos, olhos
De amazonas que inventei

Dias sem carinho
Só que não me desespero
Rango alumínio
Ar, pedra, carvão e ferro
Eu lhe ofereço
Essas coisas que enumero
Quando fantasio
É quando sou mais sincero

Eis a Babilônia, amor
E eis Babel aqui
Algo da insônia
Do seu sonho antigo em mim
Eis aqui
O meu presente
De navios
E aviões
Holofotes
Noites afora
E fissuras
E invenções
Tudo isso
É pra queimar-se
Combustível
Pra se gastar
O carvão
O desespero

O alumínio
E o coração

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to João Bosco's song Holofotes feature the singer reflecting on their life and presenting their lover with a list of things they offer. Despite the lack of love and affection, the singer remains steadfast and doesn't despair. They list items that they can offer such as aluminum, air, stone, coal, and iron. The singer admits that when they fantasize, they are genuine, and it is their way of being sincere.

The singer then references Babilônia (Babylon), an ancient city known for its splendor and decadence. They also reference Babel, another ancient city infamous for being the site of the Tower of Babel. The singer clearly expresses that their love is just as grand and consuming as these ancient cities. They continue listing things they can offer, such as ships, airplanes, and spotlights. The singer admits that they have been fixated on many signs, such as jungles and ports, places and languages, sexes and eyes of Amazonian women that they invented in their dreams.

Overall, the song is a reflection on the singer's past and the various things they can offer their lover. The lyrics are a mix of fantasy and reality and convey a sense of grandeur and excess.

Line by Line Meaning

Dias sem carinho
Days without affection

Só que não me desespero
But I don't despair

Rango alumínio
I eat aluminum

Ar, pedra, carvão e ferro
Air, stone, coal and iron

Eu lhe ofereço
I offer you

Essas coisas que enumero
These things that I list

Quando fantasio
When I fantasize

É quando sou mais sincero
That's when I'm most sincere

Eis a Babilônia, amor
Here is Babylon, my love

E eis Babel aqui
And here is Babel

Algo da insônia
Something from the insomnia

Do seu sonho antigo em mim
Of your old dream in me

Eis aqui
Here is

O meu presente
My present

De navios
Of ships

E aviões
And airplanes

Holofotes
Spotlights

Noites afora
All night long

E fissuras
And cracks

E invenções
And inventions

Tudo isso
All of this

É pra queimar-se
Is to burn out

Combustível
Fuel

Pra se gastar
To be spent

O carvão
The coal

O desespero
The despair

O alumínio
The aluminum

E o coração
And the heart

Desde o fim da nossa história
Since the end of our history

Eu já segui navios
I have followed ships

Aviões e holofotes
Airplanes and spotlights

Pela noite afora
All night long

Me fissuraram tantos signos
So many signs fascinated me

E selvas, portos, places
And jungles, ports, places

Línguas, sexos, olhos
Languages, sexes, eyes

De amazonas que inventei
Of Amazons that I invented

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Joao Bosco Florencio, Antonio Lima, Waly Salomao

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