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.
Le Premier Bonheur De Jour
Os Mutantes Lyrics
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C’est un ruban de soleil
Qui s’enroule sur ta main
Et caresse mon épaule
C’est la soufle de la mére
Et la plage qui atend
C’est l’oiseau qui a chantée
La premier chagrun du jour
C’est la porte qui se ferme
La voiture qui s’en va
Le silence qui se instale
Mais bien vite tu revien
Et ma vie retorn son course
Le denier bonheur du jour
C’est la lamp quis s’atend
The song "Le premier bonheur du jour" by Os Mutantes is a beautiful and poetic expression of the simple joys and pains of everyday life. The lyrics paint vivid images of light and touch, nature and music, departure and return, and the warmth of domesticity. The first verse speaks of the "first happiness of the day," which is like a ribbon of sunlight that twines around the singer's hand and caresses his shoulder. This image suggests the intimacy and tenderness that exists between two people who share a moment of grace and beauty in the midst of the mundane.
The second verse contrasts this with the "first sorrow of the day," which is the sound of a door closing, a car going away, and a silence settling in. These images evoke a sense of loss and separation, of the temporary nature of happiness and the fragility of human relationships. However, the singer reassures himself that the other person will soon return, and his life will resume its normal rhythm. The last verse ends with the "last happiness of the day," which is the light of a lamp that flickers and waits for him, as he prepares to retire for the night. This image conveys a sense of peace and security, of the familiar and the predictable, and the sense of being at home with oneself and with others.
Overall, the song seems to celebrate the small and precious moments that make life worth living, despite its ups and downs. It is a hymn to the human capacity for love, hope, and resilience, and a reminder that joy and sorrow are two sides of the same coin.
Line by Line Meaning
Le premier bonheur du jour
The first happiness of the day
C’est un ruban de soleil
It's a ribbon of sunlight
Qui s’enroule sur ta main
That wraps around your hand
Et caresse mon épaule
And caresses my shoulder
C’est la soufle de la mére
It's the breath of the mother
Et la plage qui atend
And the waiting beach
C’est l’oiseau qui a chantée
It's the bird that sang
Sur la branche du figée
On the branch of the fig tree
La premier chagrun du jour
The first sorrow of the day
C’est la porte qui se ferme
It's the closing door
La voiture qui s’en va
The car that goes away
Le silence qui se instale
The silence that settles in
Mais bien vite tu revien
But you come back quickly
Et ma vie retorn son course
And my life returns to its course
Le denier bonheur du jour
The last happiness of the day
C’est la lampe qui s’atend
It's the lamp that awaits
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, LES NOUVELLES EDITIONS MERIDIAN
Written by: FRANK GERALD, JEAN RENARD
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Stren lay
Le premier bonheur du jour
C’est un ruban de soleil
Qui s’enroule sur ta main
Et caresse mon épaule
C’est le souffle de la mère
Et la plage qui attend
C’est l’oiseau qui a chanté
Sur la branche du figuier
La premier chagrin du jour
C’est la porte qui se ferme
La voiture qui s’en va
Le silence qui s'installe
Mais bien vite tu reviens
Et ma vie reprend son cours
Le dernier bonheur du jour
C’est la lampe qui s’éteint
Якоб Мечиславович Янтас
Le premier bonheur du jour
C'est un ruban de soleil
Qui s'enroule sur ta main
Et caresse mon épaule
C'est le souffle de la mer
Et la plage qui attend
C'est l'oiseau qui a chanté
Sur la branche du figuier
Le premier chagrin du jour
C'est la porte qui se ferme
La voiture qui s'en va
Le silence qui s'installe
Mais bien vite tu reviens
Et ma vie reprend son cours
Le dernier bonheur du jour
C'est la lampe qui s'éteint
Quéops Dias Baptista
Os mutantes são uma banda muito foda pra época, esses arranjos do Arnaldo que está do lado direito da Rita é de surpreender qualquer músico ou até mesmo quem não entende nada de música, esse cara pra mim é o maior rockeiro de todos!! Me lembra muito o Syd Barret do Pink Floyd!! A psicodelia é muito forte!!! Isso que eu mais gosto neles!!! Arnaldo você é um gênio.
Azy
Lembra mesmo, mas Os Mutantes foram bem mais psicodélicos e experimentais que o Pink Floyd. Só o primeiro álbum dos Mutantes tem mais experimentação do que todos os álbum antes do The Dark Side Of The Moon, até porque os que vieram depois nem são tão experimentais
DANIELE ANDRADE
O Arnaldo é nosso Syd Barrett!!! Amooooooo
Stren lay
Le premier bonheur du jour
C’est un ruban de soleil
Qui s’enroule sur ta main
Et caresse mon épaule
C’est le souffle de la mère
Et la plage qui attend
C’est l’oiseau qui a chanté
Sur la branche du figuier
La premier chagrin du jour
C’est la porte qui se ferme
La voiture qui s’en va
Le silence qui s'installe
Mais bien vite tu reviens
Et ma vie reprend son cours
Le dernier bonheur du jour
C’est la lampe qui s’éteint
Marcelo Muniz
Em 2020 ouvindo essa pérola, tem que ser no fone de ouvido pra ouvir as particularidades dos instrumentos como a BOMBA DE FLIT que não é instrumento mas que se transformou em instrumento.
FANTÁSTICO!!!
MeloLand
De las mejores bandas Brasileñas...... Rita Lee como siempre maravillosa.
Zé Júnior
quando o cover supera a versao original
Ezidio Alves
Música belíssima,melodia fantástica,letra muito linda,hoje a primeira alegria do dia foi ouvir o disco os mutantes!
SOWEEDG7
A primeira felicidade do dia? Com certeza é ouvir essa música!
Marcelo vieira pereira
Eu nunca tinha escutado essa música na minha vida... Assistindo o canal da Dani Noce eu ouvi e aqui estou pra ouvi-la na integra... Linda linda linda... 2018 me encantando com mais uma música de 1962 :)