The band is considered one of the main groups in Brazilian rock. Like most groups from the 1960s, Os Mutantes were heavily influenced by The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Sly & the Family Stone. However, Brazilian musicians were also immersed in their local culture, exercising their own creativity in the use of feedback, distortion and studio tricks of all kinds, just as was done by the Liverpool quartet and the group The Beach Boys. In this sense, Mutantes were pioneers in mixing rock and roll with Brazilian musical and thematic elements. Another characteristic of the group was irreverence. Like Os Mutantes, there began to be a kind of mixture of foreign and Brazilian music and the addition of new ideas, with doses of experimentalism, thus opening the way for musical hybridism.
Os Mutantes began their activities in 1966, as a trio, when they performed on the program O Pequeno Mundo de Ronnie Von on TV Record. On the eve of the program's premiere, the trio had the name "Os Bruxos", but neither Rita Lee nor the Dias Baptista brothers (Arnaldo and Sérgio) were satisfied with that name and wanted to change it. According to Carlos Calado,[2] the idea for the name "Os Mutantes" came from an ironic joke between Alberto Helena Júnior, the program's producer, and Ronnie Von, who, at the time, was reading O Império dos Mutantes, by Stefan Wul, and did not talk about any other subject. "Are you guys still looking for a name for the boys ensemble? Why not The Mutants?" Ronnie Von liked Alberto Helena's idea and took it to the group, who approved it immediately.
The group soon became one of the main exponents of the new MPB, influenced by Tropicália, until it dissolved in 1978. Over these twelve years, nine albums were recorded, two of which - O A e o Z and Tecnicolor - were only released on 1990s, when the group began to be recognized, on the national and international rock scene, as one of the most creative, dynamic, radical and talented of the psychedelic era and the history of world rock. In 2006, the band reunited, without Rita Lee or Liminha, but with the presence of Arnaldo Baptista and Zélia Duncan on vocals. The following year, Arnaldo and Zélia left the band, which was recomposed with other musicians and continues to perform under the leadership of Sérgio Dias, the only remaining member of the original lineup.
A minha menina
Os Mutantes Lyrics
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Ha ha ha ha
Ela é minha menina
E eu sou o menino dela
Ela é o meu amor
E eu sou o amor todinho dela
Chama, hu
A lua prateada se escondeu
E o sol dourado apareceu
Amanheceu um lindo dia
Cheirando alegria
Pois eu sonhei e acordei pensando nela
Pois ela é minha menina
E eu sou o menino dela
Ela é o meu amor
E eu sou o amor todinho dela
A roseira já deu rosas
E a rosa que eu ganhei foi ela
Por ela eu ponho o meu coração
Na frente da razão
E vou dizer pra todo mundo
Como gosto dela
Pois ela é minha menina
E eu sou o menino dela
Ela é o meu amor
E eu sou o amor todinho dela
Uh, vai, Jorge
A lua prateada se escondeu
E o sol dourado apareceu
Amanheceu um lindo dia
Cheirando alegria
Pois eu sonhei e acordei pensando nela
Pois ela é minha menina
E eu sou o menino dela
Ela é o meu amor
E eu sou o amor todinho dela
Minha menina
Minha menina
Minha menina
The song "A minha menina" by Os Mutantes starts off with the sound of people coughing before transitioning into the first verse where the singer professes his love for his girl. He emphasizes their relationship by saying that she is his girl and he is her dude; moreover, he declares that she is his love and he is all hers. He then goes on to describe how he thinks of her when he wakes up, how he cherishes the rose she gave him, and how his heart is hers despite reason.
The second verse brings back the idea of the sun and moon changing places as the day transitions into something new. The singer repeats his love for his girl, this time adding the name "Jorge" in his final line. During this verse, the background music becomes more intense as if to emulate the sunrise and the excitement of a new day with the one you love.
Overall, the song pours out a sweet and simple love story. The words and melody are catchy and easy to sing along to, a true testament to the band's ability to make pop-style music.
Line by Line Meaning
Tosse, todo mundo tossindo
The sound of people coughing is heard all around
Ela é minha menina
She is my girl
E eu sou o menino dela
And I am her boy
Ela é o meu amor
She is my love
E eu sou o amor todinho dela
And I am completely hers
Chama, hu
Ignites, hu
A lua prateada se escondeu
The silvery moon has hidden itself
E o sol dourado apareceu
And the golden sun has appeared
Amanheceu um lindo dia
A beautiful day has dawned
Cheirando alegria
Filled with happiness
Pois eu sonhei e acordei pensando nela
Because I dreamed and woke up thinking about her
A roseira já deu rosas
The rose bush has already produced roses
E a rosa que eu ganhei foi ela
And the rose that I received was from her
Por ela eu ponho o meu coração
I put my heart on the line for her
Na frente da razão
Ahead of reason
E vou dizer pra todo mundo
And I will tell everyone
Como gosto dela
How much I love her
Uh, vai, Jorge
Uh, go on, Jorge
Minha menina
My girl
Minha menina
My girl
Minha menina
My girl
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jorge Menezes
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