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Last night here in Houston with my musician friend MB, I saw Mariza, the brilliant Mozambican-Portuguese fado singer. She sang for nearly 2 hours, and gave 5 encores. I can't remember when I've ever heard such an amazingly expressive voice or such a charismatic presence. MB was astounded at her perfect pitch and her ability to sing at alternating loud and barely audible dynamics, sometimes within the same phrase. She was literally breathtaking, and the music was so moving and powerful. She ends every show with this fado:
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Primavera (poem by David Mourão Ferreira, music by Pedro Rodrigues)
Todo o amor que nos prendera Como se fora de cera Se quebrava e desfazia Ai funesta primavera Quem me dera, quem nos dera Ter morrido nesse dia
E condenaram-me a tanto Viver comigo meu pranto Viver, viver e sem ti Vivendo sem no entanto Eu me esquecer desse encanto Que nesse dia perdi
Pão duro da solidão É somente o que nos dão O que nos dão a comer Que importa que o coração Diga que sim ou que não Se continua a viver
Todo o amor que nos prendera Se quebrara e desfizera Em pavor se convertia Ninguém fale em primavera Quem me dera, quem nos dera Ter morrido nesse dia
Spring
All the love that seized us As if made of wax it was Was broken and undone Ah, fatal spring How I wish, how we wish To have died that day
And condemned I was To have weeping living with me To live, to live without you Living and not, however, forgetting that enchantment That I lost in that day
The dry bread of solitude It's the only thing we get The only thing to be fed on What matters if the heart Says yes or says no If it keeps on living
All the love that seized us Was broken, was undone In fear was converted Let no one speak of spring How I wish, how we wish To have died that day
Tonight , If you live in Dallas, or next week if you live in California, even if you have to buy the last and worst seat in the whole house, go see her if you can. You can go hear the muse of a nation, it's as if you have the chance to see an Edith Piaf, or a Chavela Vargas. I'm seriously thinking of flying down to Monterrey Mexico to catch her again. Let me know if you'd like to join me.
By: Pud (stivalineri) 10/20/07 >> go there
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