Dor
MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) with folk and chamber pop influences. The arrangement features a nylon-string acoustic guitar playing fingerstyle patterns and syncopated bossa nova-inspired rhythms. A fretless bass provides melodic low-end movement. Orchestral elements include a string section with legato violins and cellos, and a flute that doubles vocal melodies or provides counterpoint. Percussion is minimal, utilizing shakers and soft woodblocks. The male lead vocal is a warm baritone, often transitioning into a light falsetto. The tempo is 82 BPM in 4/4 time, in the key of G major. Production is clean with natural room reverb on the strings and a slight plate reverb on the vocals.
Dor
MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) with folk and chamber pop influences. The arrangement features a nylon-string acoustic guitar playing fingerstyle patterns and syncopated bossa nova-inspired rhythms. A fretless bass provides melodic low-end movement. Orchestral elements include a string section with legato violins and cellos, and a flute that doubles vocal melodies or provides counterpoint. Percussion is minimal, utilizing shakers and soft woodblocks. The male lead vocal is a warm baritone, often transitioning into a light falsetto. The tempo is 82 BPM in 4/4 time, in the key of G major. Production is clean with natural room reverb on the strings and a slight plate reverb on the vocals.
Lyrics
Intro
fingerstyle nylon-string guitar, fretless bass enters
legato strings swell
Verse 1
baritone male vocals
Vem de longe a brisa
Bruma do oceano
Terra do sol
flute enters, doubling the melody
Viu o verde sagrado
O mistério da mata
E as águas de prata que inundam o chão
Chorus
Viu o arenito de seda
Os espelhos de jade
Onde o vento desenha telas e vapores
Perdi-me nas tuas ruas em cores
Noite, festa de rosa e cetim
Verse 2
strings become more prominent
Esta brilho dos trópicos
Não apaga a penumbra dos meus velhos cais
Barco ancorado em porto alheio
falsetto ad-lib
Bridge
shaker and woodblock percussion enter
O perfume do coco
O calor da radeira
Cá o céu tem mais ouro
A palmeira é mais alta
Mas falta-me a névoa da infância esquecida
A saudade imensa de uma casa antiga
O eco cinzento de uma manhã de outono
Chorus
full orchestral arrangement
Este brilho dos trópicos
Não apaga a penumbra dos meus velhos cais
Barco ancorado em porto alheio
Sonho com as águas dos meus temporais
O coração metade luar
O coração metade luar
O coração metade luar
Na sombra limão de uma alameda de magnólias
Outro
flute solo over acoustic guitar and strings
music fades out with a final guitar chord