Antonio Pecci Filho (born in São Paulo, Brazil on July 6, 1946), originally… Read Full Bio ↴Antonio Pecci Filho (born in São Paulo, Brazil on July 6, 1946), originally nicknamed "Toquinho" by his mother, is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. He is well-known for his collaborations, as composer and performer, with Vinícius de Moraes. He began his guitar studies at the age of 14 with Paulinho Nogueira and went on to study harmony with Edgar Janulo, classical guitar with Isaias Sávio and orchestration with Léo Peracchi. He also studied with and befriended Oscar Castro-Neves.

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.

Acorde Solto No Ar
Toquinho Lyrics

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Quando do meu violão
Solto um acorde no ar
É como quem bebe um chopp
Num canto de bar.

Ou quem sai do cinema
Com o amor de domingo;
Quem vai pra Bahia

Brincar no carnaval.

Quando do meu violão
Solto um acorde no ar
É como quem sente a vida
No tempo passar.

Ou quem busca na esquina
O amor de seu dia;

Quem faz da alegria
O seu quintal.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Toquinho's song "Acorde Solto No Ar" evoke a sense of joy and pleasure that comes from playing music. The song's central metaphor is the act of playing a chord on a guitar - an action that is described as being akin to drinking a beer in a bar or going to a carnival in Bahia. The chord is a release of pent-up emotion, a burst of energy and joy that fills the listener with a sense of life and movement. As the singer notes, it is like feeling time passing, or finding love on a street corner.

The lyrics also express a sense of pleasure in the mundanity of life. The love of Sunday, the search for love, the joy of living - these are all simple pleasures that the song celebrates. As the singer notes, joy can be found even in the small things - in a chord on a guitar or a life well-lived. The song's message is ultimately one of simple delight and the pleasure of living in the moment.

Overall, "Acorde Solto No Ar" is a joyful ode to the pleasures of music, love, and life. It celebrates the simple things and the everyday joys that make life worth living, and it does so with a buoyant, charming spirit that is infectious.

Line by Line Meaning

Quando do meu violão
Whenever I play my guitar

Solto um acorde no ar
I release a chord into the air

É como quem bebe um chopp
It's like drinking beer

Num canto de bar.
In a corner of a bar.

Ou quem sai do cinema
Or like someone leaving a movie theater

Com o amor de domingo;
With their Sunday love;

Quem vai pra Bahia
Those who go to Bahia

Brincar no carnaval.
To party at carnival.

Quando do meu violão
Whenever I play my guitar

Solto um acorde no ar
I release a chord into the air

É como quem sente a vida
It's like feeling alive