Dear Members,

I used this song to teach summer vocabulary class and I thought I should include it here, because it reminds me of Bahia and it has a special acaraje  Sunday afternoon taste. Acaraje is a delicious bean cake, which is fried in dende oil and brought to Bahia from African Slaves when they arrived- DELICIOUS! The song brought the idea of vacation and  healthy peaceful laziness feeling that my state has received through the years by other Brazilian states.

I hope you enjoy the song and the video which features, Toquinho e Gilberto Gil, very nice!

I wish you a great day!

Claudia Krusch

CK Translations LLC

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Tarde em Itapoa

Tom Jobim

Composicao: Vini­cius de Moraes e Toquinho

Um velho calcao de banho
o dia pra vadiar
um mar que nao tem tamanho
um arco-i­ris no ar.
Depois da praca Caymi
sentir preguica no corpo
e numa esteira de vime
beber uma agua de coco.

Refrao
E bom… passar uma tarde em Itapoa
ao sol que arde em Itapoa
ouvindo o mar de Itapoa
falar de amor em Itapoa.

Enquanto o mar inaugura
um verde novinho em folha
argumentar com docura
com uma cachaca de rolha.

E com o olhar esquecido
no encontro de ceu e mar
bem devagar e sentindo
a terra toda rodar.

Refrao
Depois sentir o arrepio
do vento que a noite traz
e o diz-que-diz macio
que brota dos coqueirais.

E nos espasos serenos
sem ontem nem amanha
dormir nos brasos morenos
da lua de Itapoa.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHSiHf0b4T4

Dear Members,

I have decided to add this song, which is very interesting, melody is upbeat but the words bring a very strong feeling of rabia, hate….

I used this song in Spanish Classes to teach Past Tense; music is a great tool to bring the foreign language closer to students, I would highly recommend if you haven’t used it!

The video is really interesting, I hope you enjoy it!

Lyrics:http://www.metrolyrics.com/que-hiciste-lyrics-jennifer-lopez.html

Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PZlDAU5qbI

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Saludos,

Claudia Krusch

CK Translations LLC

Dear Members and lovers of Brazilian Culture and music,

Brazilian Music is known all over the world for its rhythm and “ginga”, something different that I can’t describe, which makes it so unique.

I was extremely blessed  in the beginning of 2001 to be invited to participate with a program in a musician’s tech school, where I instructed them in Portuguese Language. It was a wonderful thing to arrive at Pracatum, founded by the musician Carlinhos Brown and listen to the rhythms and sounds still in the making which soon would become the “batuque” of the upcoming carnival.

My students were extremely gifted in many ways and I still cherish my memories and all the lessons they taught me.

We will start a new category where we will post Brazilian songs regularly with lyrics and videos, when possible.

I hope you enjoy it!

Regards,

Claudia Krusch

CK Translations LLC

www.cktranslations.com Offering Portuguese Classes in NJ, PA, NY and online.

Song of the day: Azul, Djavan

Lyrics: http://djavan.musicas.mus.br/letras/45508/

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDzygNoOCtE