(autor, aliás, da música Tijolinho - um dos grandes sucessos da Jovem Guarda) que já havia tocado com várias bandas mas oportunamente estava sem banda fixa. Como os quatro rapazes tinham a mesma afinidade musical, após algumas conversas e encontros Bitão aceitou o convite e no início de 1969, mais precisamente no dia 18 de fevereiro, fizeram o 1o ensaio juntos sendo essa a data oficial da fundação da nova banda que após quase dois meses de ensaios ainda não tinha nome. Foi então que um grande amigo dos rapazes: Marco Aurélio, o Lelo, sugeriu “PHOLHAS”, que grafado com “PH” ficava um tanto quanto diferente, sendo prontamente aceito sem restrições por todos.
Já com o novo nome a banda fez sua estréia oficial num baile no bairro do Tatuapé em maio daquele mesmo ano e apenas três anos depois, após muitos e muitos bailes com enorme sucesso, o “PHOLHAS” tinha conseguido incorporar ao seu patrimônio uma das melhores aparelhagens dentre os grupos musicais da época e também uma enorme legião de fiéis admiradores.
Com essa crescente popularidade era inevitável que o caminho natural das coisas fosse a gravação do 1o disco, o que tornou-se realidade em 1972 quando dois diretores da gravadora RCA Victor foram a um ensaio dos rapazes ficando impressionados com a qualidade instrumental-vocal e as composições da própria banda, a qual havia optado por cantar e compor em inglês, até porque na época 90% da programação das rádios e TVs era de sucessos internacionais e a MPB não tinha a mesma força atual.
O “PHOLHAS” lança então em setembro de 1972 o LP Dead Faces do qual foi extraido um compacto duplo com as canções My Mistake, Pope, Shadow of love e My first girl, que chegou ao 1o lugar das paradas apenas 3 meses após o lançamento, vendendo a fabulosa quantia de 400.000 cópias!, isto lhes concedeu o primeiro disco de ouro da carreira. Nesta época o grande público chegou a pensar que o “PHOLHAS” fosse um grupo americano, coisa que os rapazes sempre fizeram questão de desmentir explicando que eram apenas 4 brasileiros cantando em inglês a fim de internacionalizar mais suas próprias canções, a exemplo do que também fazem hoje em dia alguns grupos nacionais como o “Sepultura”; a seguir vieram as canções She Made Me Cry, I Never Did Before e Forever, todas com vendagem superior a 300.000 cópias, firmando o “PHOLHAS” como um dos maiores fenômenos no cenário “pop” musical brasileiro o que levou a RCA a lançar o LP Dead Faces, em 1975, na Espanha e em toda América do Sul com o título “HOJAS” dando mais um disco de ouro ao grupo.
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Shadow of Love
Pholhas Lyrics
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Smiling wild to me in love
In your eyes I saw happiness and pain
That was light the shadow of love
That was the shadow of love
Your mouth was perfect like the sun
And I just for lies goodbye dear
Ooh ooh ooh the shadow of love
Ooh ooh of love
But the night was disappearing
And the sun appearing
In my room through window
In front away from me
Then I felt it was mouth and faith
Ooh ooh ooh a lodger
But I can so glad still by
I'll spend the night with the shadow of love
I'll spend the night with love
In the shadow I could see your face
Smiling wild to me in love
In your eyes I saw happiness and pain
That was light the shadow of love
That was light the shadow of love
I'll spend the night with love
The lyrics to Pholhas's song Shadow of Love tell the story of a person who is reminiscing about a past love. The singer sees the person's face in the shadow and remembers the happiness and pain they shared together. The person's mouth is described as perfect like the sun and the memory of their body's perfume still lingers. However, the night is disappearing and the sun is appearing, signifying the end of the relationship. The singer acknowledges that they will spend the night with the shadow of love, indicating they will continue to hold on to the memory of this past love.
Overall, the lyrics speak to the power of memories and the impact that a past love can have on a person. While the physical relationship may be over, the emotional bond and memories remain.
Line by Line Meaning
In the shadow I could see your face
Although you are not physically present, I can vividly picture your face in the darkness.
Smiling wild to me in love
Even though we are not together, I can feel your intense love and passion through your expression.
In your eyes I saw happiness and pain
The emotions that I saw in your eyes were mixed with both joy and sorrow.
That was light the shadow of love
The love that we shared was like a ray of light shining through the shadows.
That was the shadow of love
Our love was real, but it existed mostly in the darkness, hidden from the world.
Your mouth was perfect like the sun
I couldn't help but be struck by the beauty of your lips, which shone as bright as the sun.
And I just for lies goodbye dear
I had to say goodbye to you, even though it meant giving up the false sense of security that your love provided.
From your body came perfume
Your body exuded an intoxicating scent that lingered in my memory even after you were gone.
Ooh ooh ooh the shadow of love
The memory of our love is like a ghost that haunts me, constantly reminding me of what I have lost.
But the night was disappearing
The time we spent together was fleeting, and soon it was morning.
And the sun appearing
As the sun rose, it symbolized a new beginning and the end of our time together.
In my room through window
I watched as the light of day entered my dark room, bringing an end to our secret love affair.
In front away from me
You were walking away from me, moving on with your life without me.
Then I felt it was mouth and faith
I realized that our love was both sweet and painful, and that it required a great deal of trust and belief to sustain.
Ooh ooh ooh a lodger
But despite the pain and heartache, I still held onto the hope that one day we could be together again.
But I can so glad still by
Although we were apart, the memory of our love still brought me happiness.
I'll spend the night with the shadow of love
Even though you are not with me, I will spend the night with the memory of our love.
I'll spend the night with love
Rather than dwell on the pain of our separation, I will choose to focus on the love we shared and hold onto that feeling.
Writer(s): O. Malagutti, P. Fernandez
Contributed by Skyler T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.