In 1963, a trio formed by Rui Alexandre Faria (Rui, the lead vocalist), Aquiles Rique Reis (Aquiles), and Milton Lima dos Santos (Miltinho) in Niterói (Rio de Janeiro) started to perform at the Popular Center of Culture (CPC) of the National Student League (UNE). The CPC of Niterói was founded in Aquiles' home. At the same time, Magro (Antônio José Waghabi Filho) had a bossa nova group with Miltinho and a flutist, bassist, and drummer, called MPB-5. With Magro (the group's lifelong musical director) invited to join the original vocal trio, the quartet became known as Quarteto do CPC. With the extinction of the CPC (and of the UNE) after the military coup in 1964, the group adopted the name of MPB-4, playing in local bars and doing a double single with the first recording of Zé Kéti/Elton Medeiros' "Mascarada" with "Samba Bem" (Luís José) and other songs.
With all of them as college students, they took a period of vacations in 1965 to go to São Paulo, where they did their professional debut at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica's Theater (Tuca). They met producer Chico de Assis and were invited by him for a season with Quarteto em Cy (which was already professional), on the condition that they abandon other aspirations to devote themselves full-time to their group. Deciding for the music, they opened with Quarteto em Cy at the show No Samba Que Eu Vou, when they met Chico Buarque, also introduced to them by de Assis. From 1969 to 1974, Buarque was almost the fifth member of MPB-4 as all of his shows were with the quartet. Together they toured several countries and were deeply influential on the Brazilian youth. de Assis also introduced them to Manoel Carlos, who was one of the directors of the O Fino da Bossa TV Record show hosted by Elis Regina. MPB-4 participated right on the first show singing together with Regina, which was their definitive consecration.
Back in Rio, they participated in the show Contraponto, together with Quarteto em Cy, Oscar Castro-Neves, and Rosinha de Valença. At the Opinião theater, MPB-4 participated in the historic show O Samba Pede Passagem with Aracy de Almeida, Baden Powell, Ismael Silva, and others. The show was recorded live and released in June 1966 as O Samba Pede Passagem. Also in 1966, they released their first LP, which had the first recording for Buarque's "Olê Olá." Having participated in Nara Leão's show Quem Tem Medo de Nara Leão?, in the same year they defended "Canção de Não Cantar" (Sérgio Bittencourt) at the II Festival de Música Popular Brasileira (Festival of Brazilian Popular Music, FMPB, TV Record of São Paulo), which won fourth place. In the next year's edition of the same festival, the group was consecrated definitively with "Gabriela" (Maranhão) and "Roda Viva" (Buarque), achieving, respectively, sixth and third places. Also in 1967, they participated in the II FIC (International Song Festival, TV Globo, Rio) with "O Sim Pelo Não" (Alcivando Luz/Carlos Coquejo) and "Cantiga" (Nelson Motta/Dori Caymmi), which reached sixth and ninth places. In 1968, they opened a show shared with Buarque at the Teatro Toneleros, and also had a season in São Paulo. Three years later, they did the historic show Construção at the Canecão with Buarque, Jacques Klein, and the Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira (Brazilian Symphony Orchestra) conducted by Isaac Karabtchevski. In the next year, MPB-4 toured Portugal and in 1973, Buenos Aires, Argentina, both with Buarque. In 1975, they participated, with Buarque, in the show República de Ugunga. In 1980, the group released, together with Quarteto em Cy, the children's LP Flicts/de Ziraldo e Sérgio Ricardo. Recording another children's LP in the next year with "O Pato" (Toquinho/Vinicius de Moraes), they had the song presented in the TV Globo musical A Arca de Noé. The LP Caminhos Livres (1983) had another of their hits with an Aldir Blanc song, "A Nível De..." (with João Bosco). In 1991, the quartet launched another of their themed albums, the CD Sambas da Minha Terra, dedicated to the works of Dorival Caymmi, Toquinho/Vinícius, Zé Kéti, and Ary Barroso, among others. Always doing shows and recording frequently, the group commemorated their 30-year career in 1995 with the show Arte de Cantar and the eponymous album. ~ Alvaro Neder, Rovi
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O Pato
MPB-4 Lyrics
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Pato aqui pato acolá
Lá vem o pato para ver o que é que há
O pato pateta
pintou o caneco
Surrou a galinha
Bateu no marreco
Pulou do puleiro
Levou um coice
Criou um galo
Comeu um pedaço de genipapo
Ficou engasgado
Com dor no papo
Caiu no poço
Quebrou a tijela
Tantas fez o moço
Que foi pra panela
MPB-4's song "O Pato" tells a silly story about a pato (duck) who goes on a series of misadventures. The opening lines introduce the pato as it wanders around, seemingly curious about its surroundings. The next few lines describe how the pato gets into trouble, first by smashing a caneco (beer mug) and then by getting into fights with other animals, including a galinha (hen) and a marreco (duck). Next, the pato jumps onto a puleiro (roost) and accidentally gets kicked by a cavalo (horse), which gives it a galo (bump). After eating a piece of genipapo (a tropical fruit), the pato gets a stomachache and falls into a poço (well), breaking a tijela (bowl). Finally, after all of its mishaps, the pato ends up in the panela (cooking pot).
The song's lyrics are whimsical and full of amusing details, making it a popular children's song in Brazil. However, beyond its playful tone, "O Pato" has also been interpreted as a political allegory. Some scholars believe that the song's references to animals and their fights represent different political factions in Brazil's tumultuous post-World War II era. According to this analysis, the pato represents the Brazilian people as a whole, who are buffeted by various political forces but ultimately end up getting subsumed by more powerful interests.
Line by Line Meaning
Lá vem o pato
Here comes the duck
Pato aqui pato acolá
Duck here, duck there
Lá vem o pato para ver o que é que há
Here comes the duck to see what's going on
O pato pateta
The silly duck
Pintou o caneco
Painted the can
Surrou a galinha
Clucked at the hen
Bateu no marreco
Hit the drake
Pulou do puleiro
Jumped from the perch
No pé do cavalo
At the horse's foot
Levou um coice
Took a kick
Criou um galo
Made a rooster
Comeu um pedaço de genipapo
Ate a piece of genipap
Ficou engasgado
Choked
Com dor no papo
With a sore throat
Caiu no poço
Fell in the well
Quebrou a tijela
Broke the bowl
Tantas fez o moço
So much did the boy do
Que foi pra panela
That he ended up in a stew
Contributed by Lillian G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Nidia Oliveira
Letras:
Sou eu que vou seguir você
Do primeiro rabisco até o be-a-bá
Em todos os desenhos coloridos vou estar
A casa, a montanha, duas nuvens no céu
E um sol a sorrir no papel
Sou eu que vou ser seu colega
Seus problemas ajudar a resolver
Te acompanhar nas provas bimestrais, você vai ver
Serei de você confidente fiel
Se seu pranto molhar meu papel
Sou eu que vou ser seu amigo
Vou lhe dar abrigo, se você quiser
Quando surgirem seus primeiros raios de mulher
A vida se abrirá num feroz carrossel
E você vai rasgar meu papel
O que está escrito em mim
Comigo ficará guardado, se lhe dá prazer
A vida segue sempre em frente, o que se há de fazer?
Só peço a você um favor, se puder
Não me esqueça num canto qualquer
Só peço a você um favor, se puder
Não me esqueça num canto qualquer
Oh oh
Sabrina
chorei ao ouvir "caderno", essa música sempre me acompanhou na infância e ouvi-la de novo depois de alguns anos é de uma emoção surreal. Gratidão por isso
Felipe Parker
Isso é ótimo de ler, esse comentário me emociona
Bruno Leopoldo
Não consigo terminar ouvir a musica sem chorar também
Paulo César Julio
Show
Robson fulco
Eu tbm.
Rosineide Silva
eu escuto o toque e já começo a chorar... o tempo passa depressa
Hiago Goncalves
Não tem como não se emocionar....isso sim é música de cheiro de infância de inocência....vida esperança.....quem roubou a infância das nossas crianças???!!!!
Samir Ali
Eu cantava a musica, o caderno.para minha filha, quando ainda era pequena, e eu chorava na parte que diz, " quando surgirem seus raios de mulher, a vida se abrirá num feroz carrosel, e você vai rasgar, meu papel...", hoje minha filha tem 21 anos, é uma linda mulher, e eu continuo cantando essa musica pra ela...
Claudia Menezes
Eu, quando era criança, tinha os discos, LP's, da Arca de Noé 1 e 2. Essa foi a trilha sonora do meu filho, hoje com16 anos. Na música do Vento, interpretada pelo 14bis no fim, eles dizem :"foi você Davi?", Davi é o nome do meu filho. Todas as vezes ele responda :"eu não"!!!!! Bons tempos!!! Saudades!!!!!
Catita Imóveis LTDA
Viajo quando ouço a canção Caderno ela me leva a um amor e carinho que incondicional por um filho e que só pedimos com muita humildade “nunca se esqueça de mim” só quero o amor !