Caetano Veloso

Lyrics Alexandre Caetano Veloso

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Alexandre


Ele nasceu no mês do leão, sua mãe uma bacante
E o rei seu pai, um conquistador tão valente
Que o príncipe adolescente pensou que já nada restaria
Pra, se ele chegasse a rei, conquistar por si só.
Mas muito cedo ele se revelou um menino extraordinário:
O corpo de bronze, os olhos cor de chuva e os cabelos cor de sol.

Alexandre,
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De Olímpia e Felipe o menino nasceu, mas ele aprendeu | 2x

Que o seu pai o raio que veio do céu

Ele escolheu seu cavalo Por parecer indomável
E pôs-lhe o nome Bucéfalo ao domina-lo
Para júbilo, espanto e escândalo do seu próprio pai

Que contratou para seu perceptor um sábio de Estagira
Cuja a cabeça sustenta ainda hoje o Ocidente
O nome Aristóteles - nome Aristóteles - se repetiria
Desde esses tempos até nossos tempos e além.
Ele ensinou o jovem Alexandre a sentir filosofia
Pra que mais que forte e valente chegasse ele a ser sábio também.
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Ainda criança ele surpreendeu importantes visitantes
Vindos como embaixadores do Império da Pérsia
Pois os recebeu, na ausência de Felipe, com gestos elegantes
De que o rei, seu próprio pai, não seria capaz.
Em breve estaria ao lado de Felipe no campo de batalha
E assinalaria seu nome na história entre os grandes generais.
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Com Hefestião, seu amado
Seu bem na paz e na guerra,
Correu em honrra de Pátroclo
- os dois corpos nus -
Junto ao túmulo de Aquiles,o héroi enamorado, o amor

Na grande batalha de Queronéia, Alexandre destruía
A esquadra Sagrada de Tebas, chamada e Invencível.
Aos dezesseis anos, só dezesseis anos, assim já exibia
Toda a amplidão da luz do seu gênio militar.
Olímpia incitava o menino dourado a afirma-se
Se Felipe deixava a família da mãe de outro filho dos seus seinsinuar.
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Feito rei aos vinte anos
Transformou a Macedônia,
Que era um reino periférico, dito bárbaro
Em esteio do helenismo e dois gregos, seu futuro, seu sol

O grande Alexandre, o Grande, Alexandre
Conquistou o Egito e a Pérsia
Fundou cidades , cortou o nó górdio, foi grande;
Se embriagou de poder, alto e fundo, fundando o nosso mundo,
Foi generoso e malvado, magnânimo e cruel;
Casou com uma persa, misturando raças, mudou-nos terra, céu emar,
Morreu muito moço, mas antes impôs-se do Punjab a Gilbraltar.

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The lyrics ALEXANDRE of CAETANO VELOSO is also present in the album Livro (1997)

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Biografia

Caetano Emanuel Viana Telles Veloso (Salvador, April 7, 1942) is one of the most influential singer-songwriters in Brazil. Born into a bourgeois family, he developed a passion for music at a young age, embracing bossa nova and rock. In the 1960s, in Rio de Janeiro, he became part of the Tropicália movement, a cultural explosion that blended traditional Brazilian elements with international influences such as pop, psychedelic, and jazz. Caetano Veloso is known for his innovative melodies, poetic lyrics, and distinctive voice. A key figure in the Tropicália movement, he collaborated with artists like Gilberto Gil, Tom Zé, and Gal Costa. In 1968, following military censorship in Brazil, he was exiled to London. After returning home, he continued to produce highly successful music, exploring new genres such as world music and electronic. Among his most famous songs are "Alegria, Alegria", "Sozinho", "Sampa", and "O Leãozinho". Caetano Veloso is considered a Brazilian cultural icon, whose impact on the music and society of his country remains profound.

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