Initially playing in colleges, Toquinho's professional career took off in the 1960s at shows promoted by radio personality Walter Silva at the famous Paramount theater in São Paulo. He composed his first recorded song with Chico Buarque entitled "Lua Cheia" (Full Moon). His first big hit was composed in 1970 with Jorge Benjor, "Que Maravilha" (What a Wonder). That same year he was invited by Vinícius de Moraes, co-writer of the worldwide hit song "Garota de Ipanema" (The Girl from Ipanema), to participate in a series of shows in Buenos Aires, forming a solid partnership that would continue for 11 years and produce 120 songs, 25 records and over a thousand shows.
After the death of Vinícius de Moraes in 1980, he went on to pursue a solo career, often performing with other talented musicians like Paulinho da Viola, Danilo Caymmi, Paulinho Nogueira and Chico Buarque. He continues to record and play.
A Casa
Toquinho Lyrics
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Muito engraçada
Não tinha teto
Não tinha nada
Ninguém podia
Entrar nela não
Porque na casa
Não tinha chão
Dormir na rede
Porque na casa
Não tinha parede
Ninguém podia
Fazer pipi
Porque pinico
Não tinha ali
Mas era feita
Com muito esmero
Na rua dos bobos
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Toquinho's song "A Casa" is a playful and whimsical tune with lyrics that hint at a deeper meaning. The opening lines describe a house that is "very funny" because it has no roof or anything else for that matter - no floor, walls, or toilet. The lyrics explain that no one could enter the house because it had no floor, no one could sleep in a hammock because it had no walls, and no one could use the bathroom because there was no toilet. Yet despite having nothing that is typically associated with a house, the house was built with care and located on a street called Rua dos Bobos, which translates to "street of fools" or "street of the naïve."
The lyrics to "A Casa" can be interpreted in a few different ways. On one level, the song can be read as a playful and irreverent take on what defines a house. It highlights the absurdity of traditional notions of what makes a house a home - it doesn't matter if there is no roof or walls, as long as the structure is made with care and attention. But at the same time, the lyrics could be interpreted as a commentary on the ways that society imposes strict norms and expectations on what constitutes a "normal" or acceptable household. The singer of the song takes pleasure in describing a house that challenges those assumptions and disrupts the status quo.
Line by Line Meaning
Era uma casa
Once there was a house
Muito engraçada
Quite funny looking
Não tinha teto
Had no roof on top
Não tinha nada
Nothing there to stop
Ninguém podia
Nobody, no one
Entrar nela não
Could enter it, or run
Porque na casa
Because the house
Não tinha chão
Had no floor, to be found
Ninguém podia
Nobody, no one
Dormir na rede
Could sleep in bed, undone
Porque na casa
Because the house
Não tinha parede
Had no walls, as clear as sun
Ninguém podia
Nobody, no one
Fazer pipi
Could pee, certainly none
Porque pinico
Had no toilet, not one
Não tinha ali
Neither high nor low, not fun
Mas era feita
Yet this house was made
Com muito esmero
With such care it was laid
Na rua dos bobos
On a street quite silly, no aid
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Contributed by Riley G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Marcio Seabra
Esse homem garantiu que minha infância fosse a mais feliz possível. Tô véi e ainda fico lacrimejando sempre que ouço a voz dele. Hj em dia com todos os problemas que temos depois da aquarela descolorir, corro pra ouvir qualquer coisa na voz dele e já recarrego a alma.
Sandra souza
Eu passei pra minha filha ,pra minha neta Olivia sair um pouco do mundo bita.kkkk
Welder Canesin
03/11/2019. Faço 45 anos, e de presente ganhei essas canções que me embalaram quando criança. Que privilégio o meu!!!!
Obrigado ao dono do canal! Meu carinho e agradecimento.
Show!!!!!
Francisco Lopes
Me lembrar dá infância na escola, músicas lindas, perfeitas. DEUS abençoe.
Andersson Pires
A lenda viva da música popular brasileira isso sim é música de qualidade Deus abençoe vc e sua família
Maria Ilza Bento
Toquinho desperta nosso lado emocional
Marcos Jefferson
Toquinho a lenda viva 💚🇧🇷
Manoel Messias
Muinto bom! Grande artista
Rosalina Rodrigues Hessel
Lindíssimas. Gratidão
Ani Soares
Toquinho 🙌🙌🙌