Um Gosto De Sol
Milton Nascimento Lyrics


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M. Nascimento - Ronaldo Bastos, 1983)
Algum que vi de passagem
Numa cidade estrangeira
Lembrou os sonhos que eu tinha
E esqueci sobre a mesa
Como uma pera se esquece
Dormindo numa fruteira
Como adormece o rio
Sonhamos na carne da pera
O sol na sombra se esquece
Dormindo numa caldeira
Algum sorriu de passagem
Numa cidade estrangeira
Lembrou o riso que eu tinha
E esqueci entre os dentes
Como uma pera se esquece
Sonhando numa fruteira




Andr Velloso - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Alv@domain.com.br / alvnet@yahoo.com

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Milton Nascimento's song "Um Gosto de Sol" are full of metaphors and symbolic language. The opening lines "Algum que vi de passagem / Numa cidade estrangeira" can be interpreted as a chance encounter with someone on a journey, someone who reminds the singer of the dreams he once had and left behind. The singer then compares these forgotten dreams to a pear left on a table, like something that is ignored or forgotten. However, the dreams are still alive, like a sleeping river, waiting to be remembered.


The lyrics continue with the metaphor of the pear, describing it as something that dreams while it sleeps in a fruit basket. The sun forgets itself in the shadow, and it dreams in the shadow of the pear. The second stanza uses the same metaphor, but this time it refers to a passerby who reminds the singer of his laughter, something he had forgotten. Like a pear left in a fruit basket, the laughter is something that exists but is ignored, waiting to be remembered.


Overall, the song is a reflection on the passage of time and the things we leave behind. The pear is a symbol of forgotten dreams and memories, while the river and the sun represent the possibility of renewal and remembering. The chance encounter with a stranger in a foreign city brings back the forgotten memories and dreams, reminding the singer of who he once was.


Line by Line Meaning

Algum que vi de passagem
I saw someone passing by


Numa cidade estrangeira
In a foreign city


Lembrou os sonhos que eu tinha
They reminded me of my dreams


E esqueci sobre a mesa
And I forgot them on the table


Como uma pera se esquece
Just like a pear is forgotten


Dormindo numa fruteira
Sleeping in a fruit bowl


Como adormece o rio
Just like the river falls asleep


Sonhamos na carne da pera
We dream inside the flesh of the pear


O sol na sombra se esquece
The sun is forgotten in the shadow


Dormindo numa caldeira
Sleeping in a pot


Algum sorriu de passagem
Someone smiled as they passed by


Lembrou o riso que eu tinha
It reminded me of the laughter I used to have


E esqueci entre os dentes
But I forgot it between my teeth


Como uma pera se esquece
Just like a pear is forgotten


Sonhando numa fruteira
Dreaming in a fruit bowl




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