Água Branca
papangu Lyrics


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A pedra branca eu pus no meio do verdume
A fumaça feia cheirava a profecia
O sol do maçarico
Um velho vaga-lume
No seio do negrume
A chama reluzia

O verbo de mágica na caixa do fósforo
Separa do fogo a terra sutil do espesso
Teu osso como gesso e em fervorosa
O sangue à fé ligeiro se assemelha

Os louros que te adornam
O couro temperado
O som da agonia
A água branca fria

Os estalos da língua
Um lado bem passado
Um futuro de cinza
A água branca fria

O verbo de mágica na caixa do fósforo
Separa do fogo a terra sutil do espesso




Teu osso como gesso e em fervorosa
O sangue à fé ligeiro se assemelha

Overall Meaning

In "Água Branca," Papangu uses enigmatic lyrics to evoke a sense of mystery and depth. The song is layered with imagery which can be interpreted in various ways. The opening lines, "A pedra branca eu pus no meio do verdume" ("I set a white stone in the middle of the greenery"), could symbolize a marker, a guide or a boundary. The "fumaça feia cheirava a profecia" ("ugly smoke smelled of prophecy") could represent a warning sign or a premonition of something bad to come. The "sol do maçarico" (solar torch) and "velho vaga-lume" (old firefly) seem to contrast each other - the sun is often associated with strength and vitality while an old firefly is dim and fleeting. This plays with the idea that not everything that shines is strong and that vulnerability and fragility can coexist with strength.


The song continues with "O verbo de mágica na caixa do fósforo" ("the magic word in the matchbox"), which could be understood as the power of words and how they can start or stop fires. The lines "Teu osso como gesso e em fervorosa/o sangue à fé ligeiro se assemelha" ("your bone like plaster and in fervor/your blood resembles light faith"), suggest a connection between the physical and the spiritual, as if the bone is a vessel for faith. The song's chorus describes "água branca fria" ("cold white water"), which has no clear meaning but could be interpreted as a symbol for purity, renewal, or beginning.


Line by Line Meaning

A pedra branca eu pus no meio do verdume
I placed a white rock in the middle of the greenery


A fumaça feia cheirava a profecia
The ugly smoke smelled of prophecy


O sol do maçarico
The torch's sun


Um velho vaga-lume
An old firefly


No seio do negrume
In the midst of darkness


A chama reluzia
The flame shone


O verbo de mágica na caixa do fósforo
The magic word in the matchbox


Separa do fogo a terra sutil do espesso
Separates the subtle earth from the thick fire


Teu osso como gesso e em fervorosa
Your bone like plaster and in fervor


O sangue à fé ligeiro se assemelha
The blood resembles the light of faith


Os louros que te adornam
The laurels that adorn you


O couro temperado
The tempered leather


O som da agonia
The sound of agony


A água branca fria
The cold white water


Os estalos da língua
The click of the tongue


Um lado bem passado
One side well done


Um futuro de cinza
A future of ash


A água branca fria
The cold white water




Writer(s): Hector Ruslan, Marco Mayer, Nichollas Jaques, Raí Accioly

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