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JAYME OVALLE (1894–1955)
"Azulão" Brazilian poem by Manuel Bandeira (1886-1968)
--translation. L. Yannucci

Improvised folk arrangement for guitar and voice.

Self-taught, Ovalle was one of the "Second Nationalist Generation" of Brazilian composers. Primarily, though—he was a Brazilian Minister of Finance. The poem mentions ‘the sertão': a vast, arid region of northern Brazil, considered desolate and unfruitful. It is home to many disadvantaged and struggling communities and is a place where nothing can thrive— deepening the irony of the song.

Azulão:
Vai, Azulão, Azulão, companheiro, vai!
Vai ver minha ingrata,
Diz que sem ela
O sertão não é mais sertão!
Ai! Võa Azulão,
Vai contar companheiro, vai!

Bluebird:
Go bluebird, my companion, go!
Go and see my ungrateful love
Say that without her
The sertão is no longer the sertão!
Alas, fly bluebird,
Go and tell her, my companion, go!