Current Formation
* Marcelo Falcão - vocals
* Xandão (Alexandre Menezes) - guitars
* Lauro Farias - bass
* Nelson Meirelles - keyboards
* Marcelo Lobato- drums
Origins
O Rappa got their start in 1993, when Jamaican reggae artist Papa Winnie arrived in Brazil for a series of show and needed a back up band to support him. Four people were immediately picked: Nelson Meirelles, a well-known Rio de Janeiro indie producer; Marcelo Lobato, former member of África Gumbe; Alexandre (Xandão) Menezes, a musician with African influences; and Marcelo Yuka, a prolific songwriter and member of KMD-5 at the time. After the shows with Winnie, the foursome decided to keep the band going and added a vocalist and fifth member, Marcelo Falcão, recruited through an ad in Rio’s main newspaper. In 1994, they released their first album, O Rappa, on the Warner label.
Tragedy
In 2001, Marcelo Lobato who was originally on keyboard had to take over drum duties after the band’s original drummer and main songwriter, Marcelo Yuka, was shot multiple times during a robbery near his house in Rio, which severely compromised movement in both his legs and one of his arms. Yuka has been the biggest contributor of the band's social projects for years, even after turning paralytic. He is currently working on other music projects such as F.Ur.T.O.
Discography
* O Rappa - 1994
* Rappa Mundi - 1996
* Lado B Lado A (Side B, Side A) - 1999
* Instinto Coletivo - ao vivo (Collective Instinct - Live) - 2001
* O Silêncio Que Precede o Esporro (The Silence Before the Scolding) - 2003
* Lual MTV - 2004
* Acústico MTV (MTV Unplugged) - 2005
* 7 Vezes - 2008
O Salto
O Rappa Lyrics
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inundaram os vilarejos
E minha casa se foi
Como fome e banquete
Então sentei sobre as ruínas
e as dores sobre os ferros
A brasa e a pele ardiam
Como o fogo dos novos tempos
E regaram as flores
no deserto
E regaram as flores
com chuva de insetos (2x)
Mas se você ver
em seu filho
uma face sua
e retinas de sorte
E um punhal reinar
como o brilho do sol
O que farias tu?
Se espatifaria
ou viveria
o espírito santo (2x)
Aos jornais
eu deixo meu sangue
como capital
E às famílias
um sinal (2x)
E regaram as flores
no deserto
E regaram as flores
com chuva de insetos (2x)
The opening lines of the song suggest that vanity has taken over the villages and destroyed homes, leaving ruins in its wake. The singer speaks of the pain that arose from this destruction, comparing it to hunger and feasting. Despite this devastation, the singer sits among the ruins and endures the pain, much like the fire of the new era burning fiercely.
The next few lines of the song speak of rain in the desert, specifically watering the flowers with insect rain. This can be interpreted as a symbol of hope amidst a harsh and barren environment. The song takes an interesting turn when the singer questions what one would do if they saw their own face in their child and the light of destiny in their eyes, but were also threatened by a powerful enemy. Would they give up or live as the spirit of God dictates?
The song ends with the singer leaving a legacy of his blood as capital for newspapers and leaving a signal to his family. The repetition of the phrase "and they watered the flowers in the desert" drives home the message of hope in the face of difficulties.
Line by Line Meaning
As ondas de vaidades inundaram os vilarejos
Prideful waves flooded the small towns
E minha casa se foi como fome e banquete
My house was taken away like food at a feast
Então sentei sobre as ruínas e as dores sobre os ferros
So I sat on the ruins with my pain on the iron
A brasa e a pele ardiam como o fogo dos novos tempos
The blaze and the skin burned like the fire of modern times
E regaram as flores no deserto, E regaram as flores com chuva de insetos
And they watered the flowers in the desert, and they watered the flowers with a rain of insects
Mas se você ver em seu filho uma face sua, e retinas de sorte
But if you see in your child a face like yours, and lucky eyes
E um punhal reinar como o brilho do sol, O que farias tu?
And a dagger reigns like the gleam of the sun, what would you do?
Se espatifaria ou viveria o espírito santo
Would you shatter or live like the Holy Spirit?
Aos jornais eu deixo meu sangue como capital, E às famílias um sinal
To the newspapers I leave my blood as capital, and to the families a sign
E regaram as flores no deserto, E regaram as flores com chuva de insetos
And they watered the flowers in the desert, and they watered the flowers with a rain of insects
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@sergioschmidoficial
Bacana ver que esse clipe não fica velho e passa a mensagem que queríamos. Sou um dos Diretores. Valeu a todos que comentam ainda hoje esse trabalho.
@lucasjrl7748
Parabéns pelo trabalho!!!
@brunobalby7482
Parabéns!
Belo trabalho.
@antoniopedro7755
Parabéns, vamos acabar com o pt
@TodosNaTrilha
Bah, que top, parabéns Sérgio
@talitamendes8684
Parabéns , esse clipe é uma obra de arte.
@aragaoed
Obra máxima da música brasileira.
O clipe faz chorar, pensar, se lamentar e odiar o sistema.
Tudo isso.
Rappa é foda.
@diegoavedissian6611
Pra mim, essa foi a melhor composição de letra do O Rappa, e esse clipe entao, quem não se emociona não é gente.
@user-oj4xy8sk4j
isso é verdade!!!
@emilisantos9351
Mestre!
Os olhos enchem de lágrimas ao ver a nossa realidade retratada em um vídeo clipe.
Satisfação aos envolvidos! ❤️🙏🏼