Gritem Casais
Oswaldo Montenegro Lyrics


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Gritem casais
Que os gemidos sejam loucos sinais
Pra que os barcos ancorados no cais
Possam retornar aos mares sem dor
Gritem mais
Gritem pra acordar a burguesia que jazz
E que a polícia prenda os outros casais
Que aderirem ao seu coro
Gritem casais
Pra assustar os tenebrosos normais
Que confundem o seu tédio com paz
Gritem pra evitar a guerra
Gritem mais
Pra soltar o grito dos animais




E esta ópera demente e voraz
Ainda vai salvar a Terra

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Oswaldo Montenegro's song "Gritem Casais" speak of a call to action, a call for couples to scream out their love and passion for one another in order to disturb the peace and wake up the bourgeoisie and the police who would seek to suppress them. The singer encourages couples to keep screaming until they are heard, until the sound of their cries become the sign of the wild and unconstrained nature of their love, and until their passion becomes the catalyst for a new world order where love triumphs over oppression and war. The song is a political anthem of sorts, calling for people to wake up and take action against the societal norms that seek to suppress their true selves, and to embrace the wildness that lies within.


Overall, the lyrics of "Gritem Casais" speak to the power of love and the importance of embracing one's true self, even if it means going against societal norms. The song encourages people to scream out their passion and love, to awaken the world and promote change, and to hold onto their wildness and individuality in the face of oppression.


Line by Line Meaning

Gritem casais
Shout, couples


Que os gemidos sejam loucos sinais
Let the moans be crazy signs


Pra que os barcos ancorados no cais
So that the boats anchored in the wharf


Possam retornar aos mares sem dor
Can return to the seas without pain


Gritem mais
Shout more


Gritem pra acordar a burguesia que jazz
Shout to wake up the bourgeoisie who jazz


E que a polícia prenda os outros casais
And that the police arrest other couples


Que aderirem ao seu coro
Who join their chorus


Gritem casais
Shout, couples


Pra assustar os tenebrosos normais
To scare the gloomy normals


Que confundem o seu tédio com paz
Who confuse their boredom with peace


Gritem pra evitar a guerra
Shout to prevent war


Gritem mais
Shout more


Pra soltar o grito dos animais
To release the scream of the animals


E esta ópera demente e voraz
And this insane and voracious opera


Ainda vai salvar a Terra
Will still save the Earth




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