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.
Deixe Entrar Um Pouco D'água No Quintal
Os Mutantes Lyrics
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Faz sangrar no fundo e a ilusão
Não tem mais sentido não tem mais lugar
Numa vida cheia limpa como o are
Vou correr para as nuvens
Já que a vida corre e o tempo não se vê
Faça tudo simples olhe p'ra você
Mude de idéia se esse for o caso
Fique em pé sem se cansar
Quanta coisa de errado eu já fiz
Tudo está gravado em algum lugar
Já é hora de equilibrar. Mutação
Foi por culpa minha o que eu deixei passar
Quanto mais se dorme menos tem p'ra dar
Mexa-se rapaz não deixe de entender
Abra bem os olhos para o amanhecer
Faça força irmão não morrer
Deus criou os anjos para nos guiar
Dê um pouco o braço deixe o pegar
Não se desespere com a escuridão
Abra a mente deixe entrar a inspiração
E o que é bom vem depois
Muita estrada em vida já andei
Quase nem senti o rumo que tomei
Não sou mais não sou melhor
The lyrics of Os Mutantes's song "Deixe entrar um pouco d'água no quintal" convey a message of introspection and self-reflection, urging the listener to embrace change and let go of illusions. The opening line, "Chuva de espinhos sobre o coração" (Rain of thorns over the heart), sets the tone for a contemplative and emotional journey, suggesting that the pain and suffering experienced in life can be overwhelming and disorienting. The lyrics go on to express a sense of disillusionment with the superficiality of contemporary life, as exemplified in the line "Numa vida cheia limpa como o are" (In a life full of cleanliness like the sand).
However, rather than succumbing to despair, the singer urges the listener to take action and change their mindset: "Mude de idéia se esse for o caso/Deixe entrar um pouco d'água no quintal" (Change your mind if need be/Let some water into your yard). The metaphor of water as a symbol of renewal and purification suggests that the listener should let go of their preconceptions and open themselves up to new experiences and perspectives.
Line by Line Meaning
Chuva de Espinhos sobre o coração
The pain of heartbreak feels like a storm of thorns.
Faz sangrar no fundo e a ilusão
It makes you bleed inside and shatters illusions.
Não tem mais sentido não tem mais lugar
Love feels pointless and out of place.
Numa vida cheia limpa como o are
In a life that seems full and clean like sand.
Vou correr para as nuvens
I will run to the clouds.
Já que a vida corre e o tempo não se vê
Because life moves on and time cannot be seen.
Faça tudo simples olhe p'ra você
Keep it simple, focus on yourself.
Mude de idéia se esse for o caso
Change your mind if necessary.
Deixe entrar um pouco d'água no quintal
Let some water into your yard.
Fique em pé sem se cansar
Stand tall without getting tired.
Quanta coisa de errado eu já fiz
I have done so many wrong things.
Tudo está gravado em algum lugar
Everything is recorded somewhere.
Já é hora de equilibrar. Mutação
It is time to balance things out. Mutation.
Foi por culpa minha o que eu deixei passar
It was my fault for letting things go by.
Quanto mais se dorme menos tem p'ra dar
The more you sleep, the less you have to give.
Mexa-se rapaz não deixe de entender
Get moving, don’t stop understanding.
Abra bem os olhos para o amanhecer
Open your eyes to the dawn.
Faça força irmão não morrer
Make an effort, brother, don't die.
Deus criou os anjos para nos guiar
God created angels to guide us.
Dê um pouco o braço deixe o pegar
Give your arm a little, let them take it.
Não se desespere com a escuridão
Don't despair in the darkness.
Abra a mente deixe entrar a inspiração
Open your mind, let the inspiration in.
E o que é bom vem depois
And the good things come later.
Muita estrada em vida já andei
I have traveled a lot of road in life.
Quase nem senti o rumo que tomei
I barely even felt the direction I was going in.
Não sou mais não sou melhor
I am not better or worse, just different.
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