An Introduction to Brazilian Vocal Music Program
AsleifWillmer, soprano
Nathan Arch, piano

Cinco canp5es Nordestinas do Folcore Brasileiro

Ernani Braga
(1888 - 1948)

6Kinimba
Capim di pranta
Sao-I oao-da-ra-rao
Engenho novo

Quatro can~oes da Floresta do Amazonas

Heitor Villa-Lobos
(1887 - 1959)

Veleiros
Cair da Tarde
Cans;ao do Amor
Melodia Sentimental

Texts and Translations
OKinimba

O' Kinimbci!
Dada oke Kinimb<i!
Salo ajo nuaie...
Capim di pranta

Weed plants

T<i capinando, ta!
Capim di pranta
T<i capinando, t<i nascendo;
Rainha mandou dize
pru modi para co'essa lavoura;
Mandou dize! Mandou para!
La-ra-/i-la....

Are you weeding, yes!
Weeds,
One is weeding, it is growing back,
The Queen demanded
To put an end on this plantation;
She demanded, demanded it to stop!
La-ra-li-la ...

Siio-]oiio-da-ra-rdo

Saint John

sao-joao-da-ra-rao tern uma gaita-ra-rai-ta
Quando to-co-ro-ca bate nela;
Todos os anja-ra-ran-jos tocam gaita-ra-raita,
Tocam tan-ta-ra-ran-to aqui na terra.
la no cente-re-ren-to da aveni-di-ri-ri-da
Tern xar6-po-ro-r6-pe escorregou;
Agarou-so-ro-rou-se em meu vesti-di-ri-ri-do
Deu uma pre-ge-re-re-ga e me deixou:

Saint John has a harmonica
He beats on it as he plays it
All the angels play harmonica
Play a lot down here on earth.
At the center of the road
There was syrup on the road, he slipped,
Held himself to my dress
Gave it a wrinkle and left me saying:

Maria, tu vai ao bai/e,
Tu leva o xa/e, que vai chove,
E depois de madrugada, ail ail
Toda molhada, ail ail
Tu vai morre.

Maria, if you are going to the ball
Take your scarf because it is going to rain,
And later at night, oh wow!
All wet,
You are going to die.

sao-joao-da-ra-rao....

Saint John ...

Maria, tu vai casares
Eu vou te dares, os parabens
Vou te dares uma prenda: ail ail
Saia de renda, ail ail
E dois vintens. ail ail ail

Maria, you are going to get married,
I will give you congratulations
I will give you a gift
A laced skirt
And some money.

Engenho novo

New Mill

Engenho novo, bota a roda pra roda!
Eu dei um pu/o, dei dois pu/o, dei tres pu/o,
Desta vez pu/ei o muro quaji morro di pul<i!

New mill, make the wheel spin!
I jumped once, twice, three times,
I even jumped over the wall, almost died of
jumping!
New mill, make the wheel spin!
Wild weed, xique, xique, mela, mela,
While walking through the chapel I saw two
priests on the altar!
New mill, make the wheel spin!

Engenho novo, bota a roda pra roda!
Capim di pranta, xique,xique, mela,me/a,
Eu passei pe/a cape/a vi dois padri nu a/ta!
Engenho novo, bota a roda pra roda!

Poet Unknown for all four songs, translations by Jose Ricardo Lopes Pereira

Veleiros

Sails

Ve/as no mar
Vao deixando passar
A tardeanil
E outras ondas vem me levar.
Sempre existe na magoa
Doce murmurio
De um triste amor.
Ah!
Quanta tristeza,
Ondas do mar,
Neste vai e vem
Sem me /evar,
Pois sempre eu fiz
Muita aten~ao
Em nao pisar
Teu curacao.
Ah!
Longe no ceu
Vai a onda afogar
Tudo que emeu
Dentro do mar
Sem me esperar! Ah!
Lua, lua branquinha,
Lua crescente vem devpgar.
Ah!

Sails on the sea
Let the indigo afternoon
Slip by
And other waves come to take me.
Sorrow always holds
The sweet murmuring
Of a sad love.
Ah!
So much sadness,
Waves on the sea,
In this eternal coming and going
That never takes me along,
I who was always
So careful
Not to trample
Your heart
Ah!
Far away in the sky
The wave tosses
All that is mine
Into the sea
Without waiting for me! Ah!
Moon, white moon
Half moon come slowly.
Ah!

Cair da Tarde

Twilight

A gar~a VOOU,
A sombra jicou,
A noite desceu levando o brancor!
Ah!
A mata dormiu,
0 vento acabou,
Afolha caiu,
Fazendo rumor ao tocat!
Ah!
0 ramo gemeu,
0 ninho vibrou,
0 rio bebeu as nuvens do ceu.
Ah!
0 eco passou hem perto daqui,
As vozes /evou,
Rompendo manhas ao morrer.
Ah!

The stork has flown,
The shadow has remained,
Night has fallen sweeping away the light!
Ah!
The forest has gone to sleep,
The wind has died,
The leaf fallen,
Its brush making the faintest whisper!
Ah!
The branch has groaned,
The nest has trembled,
The river has drunk the clouds from the sky.
Ah!
The echo passed right by here,
Taking the voices with it,
Breaking days' early hours in dying.
Ah!

Can9iio do Amor

Sonhar na tarde azul
Do teu amor ausente
Suportar a dor cruel
Com esta magoa crescente
0 tempo em mim agrava
0 meu tormento amor!
Tao /onge assim de ti
Vencida pela dor
Na triste solidao
Procuro ainda te encontrar,
Amor, meu amor!
Tao born esaber calar
E deixar-se veneer pe/a rea/idade.
Vivo triste a solu9ar
Quando, quando virus enfim?
Sinto o ardor dos beijos teus
Emmim.
Ah!
Qualquer pequeno sinal
Efremente surpresa
Vern me amargurar
Tao doce aque/a hora
Em que de amor sonhei!
Infeliz, a s6s agora .
Apaixonada fiquei
Sentindo aqui fremente
0 teu reclamo amor!
Tii.o longe assim de ti
Ausente ao teu ca/or
Meu pobre cora9ao
Anseia sempre a suplicar,
Amor, meu amor!

Love Song

Dreaming on the blue-sky afternoon
Of your distant love
Bearing the cruel pain
With this growing sorrow
Time only serves to heighten
My torment, my love!
So far from you
Overcome by the suffering
Of my sad loneliness
I still seek you,
My love, oh my love!
It is so good to know to keep in silence
And give yourself over to reality.
I spend my time sobbing sadly
When, when will you finally come to me?
I feel the ardor
Of your kisses.
Ah!
Every slightest sign
Excited surprise
Cause me such grief
So sweet the moment
That I dreamt of love!
And now in my infatuation
I'm left alone with my unhappiness
Feeling the trembling urgency
Of your allure, my love!
So far from you
Starved of the warmth
That my poor heart
Yearns to implore for,
My love, oh my love!

Melodia Sentimental

Sentimental Melody

Acorda vem ver a lua
Que dorme na noite esc~ra
Refu/9e tao be/a a branca
Derramando do~ura
Clara chama silente
Ardendo o meu sonhar.
As asas da noite que foge
Per correm no espa~o profundo
0 doce amada desperta
Vern dar teu ca/or ao luar.
Quisera saber-te minha
Na hora serena e ca/ma
A sombra confta ao vento
0 limite da espera
Quando dentro da noite
Reclamo o teu amor.
Acorda vem o/har a lua
Que brilha na noite escura
Querida es linda e meiga

Wake up come see the moon
Slumbering in the dark night sky
Shining resplendently so beautiful and white
Spilling over with sweetness
Bright flame of silence
Setting my dreaming ablaze.
The wings of the burgeoning night
Roam the deep space
Oh awake sweet loved one
Come add your warmth to the moonlight.
I'd wanted to know you were mine
In a serene, placid moment
The shadow trusts to the wind
The limit of the wait
When, from the depths of the night
It invokes your love.
Wake up and come look at the moon
Shining in the dark night
My darling you are beautiful and
tenderhearted
Feel my love and dream.

Sentir meu amor e sonhar.
Ah!

Ah!

Poetry by Dora Vasconcellos and translations by Izabel Murat Burbridge