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.

Imaginem
Toquinho Lyrics

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Imaginem todos vocês
Se o mundo inteiro vivesse em paz
A natureza talvez
Não fosse destruída jamais

Russo, cowboy e chinês
Num só país sem fronteiras
Armas de fogo, seria tão bom

Se fossem feitas de isopor
E aqueles mísseis de mil megatons
Fossem bombons de licor

Flores colorindo a terra
Toda verdejante, sem guerra
Nem um seria tão rico
Nem outro tão pobrinho
Todos num caminho só

Rios e mares limpinhos
Com peixes, baleias, golfinhos
Faríamos as usinas e as bombas nucleares
Virarem pão-de-ló

Imaginem todos vocês
Um mundo bom que um beatle sonhou
Peçam a quem fala Inglês
Versão dá canção que John Lenon canto

Russo, cowboy e chinês
Num só país sem fronteiras
Armas de fogo, seria tão bom
Se fossem feitas de isopor
E aqueles mísseis de mil megatons
Fossem bombons de licor

Flores colorindo a terra
Toda verdejante, sem guerra
Nem um seria tão rico
Nem outro tão pobrinho
Todos num caminho só

Rios e mares limpinhos
Com peixes, baleias, golfinhos

Faríamos as usinas e as bombas nucleares
Virarem pão-de-ló

Overall Meaning

In Toquinho's song "Imaginem," the lyrics describe a world living in peace, the destruction of weapons of war, and the protection of the environment. The vision is of a world where people from different countries and cultures can live and collaborate without borders or discrimination. The hope is that all people can live in a world where they can all thrive together without anyone being too wealthy or too poor.

The song also touches on the potential destruction of the environment due to human actions, such as the use of nuclear weapons and the pollution of rivers and the ocean. Toquinho believes that this destruction can be prevented if humans work together to protect the environment and create a greener and cleaner world.

The overall message of the song is about peace, collaboration, and positive change. Through the lyrics, Toquinho encourages listeners to imagine a better world and work towards creating this vision.

Line by Line Meaning

Imaginem todos vocês
Imagine all of you

Se o mundo inteiro vivesse em paz
If the whole world lived in peace

A natureza talvez
Perhaps nature

Não fosse destruída jamais
Would never be destroyed

Russo, cowboy e chinês
Russian, cowboy, and Chinese

Num só país sem fronteiras
In one country without borders

Armas de fogo, seria tão bom
Firearms, it would be so good

Se fossem feitas de isopor
If they were made of Styrofoam

E aqueles mísseis de mil megatons
And those missiles of a thousand megatons

Fossem bombons de licor
Were liquor chocolates

Flores colorindo a terra
Flowers coloring the earth