Son of Anna Illichi of Yugoslav origin and Catholic, and Paul Mautner, an austrian jew, Jorge Mautner was born shortly after his parents landed in Brazil: "I was born here a month after my parents arrived in Brazil, fleeing the Holocaust" .
In 1948, his parents divorced. Anna married the violinist Henri Muller and moved to São Paulo. Henri George teaches George the violin.
Mautner begins to write his first book, "Deus da chuva e da morte" at age 15. The book was published in 1962 and consists, with "Kaos" (1964) and "Narciso em tarde cinza" (1966), of the trilogy now known as the Kaos mythology.
In 1962, adheres to the Brazilian Communist Party, invited by Professor Mario Schenberg to participate, with Jose Roberto Aguilar, in a cultural cell in the Central Committee.
After the 1964 military coup, Mautner is arrested. He is released under the condition that he will express himself more "carefully". In 1966, he goes to the United States, where he works at UNESCO and works in translation for Brazilian books. He also gave lectures on these books for the Inter-American Literature. Since 1967, he starts working as secretary to the poet Robert Lowell; he meets Paul Goodman, sociologist, poet and anarchist peace activist of the New Left, from whom he receives significant influence.
In 1970, he goes to London, where he approaches Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil. Back to Brazil he starts writing in the journal O Pasquim. At this time, Nelson Jacobina knows who will be his musical partner in the following decades.
On December 10,1973, the toughest period of military dictatorship, he participates in the Banquete dos Mendigos, show-manifesto conceived and directed by Jards Macalé, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. With UN support, the show takes place at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, transformed into "free territory", and results in double-album recorded live. The album was banned for six years by the military regime and only released in 1979.
Mautner releases in 1987, with Gilberto Gil, the movement "Figa Brasil" on the show O Poeta e o Esfomeado. Figa Brasil is linked to the Kaos movement, and aims to discuss issues related to Brazilian culture.
Among his musical achievements recorded by great names of MPB are included the songs O vampiro (Caetano Veloso), Maracatu atômico (Gilberto Gil e Chico Science & Nação Zumbi), Lágrimas negras (Gal Costa), Samba dos animas (Lulu Santos) Rock Comendo Cereja, O vampiro e Samba Jambo com (Jonge).
Bloco da Preta Gil
Jorge Mautner Lyrics
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Tudo que é mal e ruim
Ecoa só coisa boa
Felicidade sem fim
Alegria da alegria
Todo mundo maluco
Com esse frevo da Bahia
Que é também de Pernambuco
Exalta com a voz mais alta
O povo do Brasil
Querido e abençoado
O bloco da Preta Gil
The lyrics to Jorge Mautner's song "Bloco da Preta Gil" celebrate the power and positive energy of the bloco, which is a type of carnival street party in Brazil. The bloco mentioned here is led by Preta Gil, a popular Brazilian singer and songwriter.
The lyrics convey a sense of unity and joy as the bloco sings and drives away everything that is bad and wrong. They only want to echo good things and spread endless happiness. The reference to the Bahian frevo, a traditional Brazilian music genre, also highlights the influence of Pernambuco, another northeastern state famous for its vibrant carnival celebrations.
Line by Line Meaning
Meu bloco canta e espanta
My group sings and frightens away
Tudo que é mal e ruim
Everything that is bad and wrong
Ecoa só coisa boa
Echoes only good things
Felicidade sem fim
Endless happiness
Alegria da alegria
Joy of joy
Todo mundo maluco
Everyone going crazy
Com esse frevo da Bahia
With this Bahian frevo
Que é também de Pernambuco
Which is also from Pernambuco
Exalta com a voz mais alta
Exalts with the loudest voice
O povo do Brasil
The people of Brazil
Querido e abençoado
Beloved and blessed
O bloco da Preta Gil
Preta Gil's group
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Joao Paulo Gomides Reys, Henrique George Mautner
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