Amargura e Doçura

from Uai Sô by Benji Kaplan

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lyrics

Lyrics by Rita Figueiredo,
Music by Benji Kaplan

A moura do maracaxá

Nua, crua e pintada
Em sua bainha a espada
Cravada nas entranhas da amada
Turvo mergulho no fundo das águas

Jandira mexe o maracá
Na festa dos aflitos
Seu corpo dita a dança
Homens, mulheres e belas crianças
Mandigas, xuatês, Curumins em abundância

Impávida e aberta, uma vitória régia
Na floresta de igapó
Deu um nó no aguapé e bela flôr de abricó de um macaco
Mexe os seus cabelos

Jandira assopra o apito
Vislumbra uma bicharada
Piranha, anta, arara
Jibóia na espreita, faminta na mata
Uirapuru pía no alto da macaba

A morena subiu no alto buriti
Para ver o anhangá
Lobisomem, boitatá
Caipora, curupira, cairara, jurupari

O grito do raio assombra jandira
A força do vento, a partida do sol
O calor da terra, o frescor das águas

A moura do maracaxá
Nua, crua e pintada
Em sua bainha a espada
Cravada nas entranhas da amada
Turvo mergulho no fundo das águas

credits

from Uai Sô, released September 16, 2016
1. Amargura e Doçura
(Music by Benji Kaplan, Lyrics by Rita Figueiredo)

Lineup:
Ben Kono (Conductor)
Benji Kaplan (Nylon string Acoustic guitar and Vocals)
Jonathan Challoner, (1st Trumpet)
Alex Nguyen, (2nd Trumpet )
Matthew McDonald, (1st Trombone)
Elizabeth PW, (2nd Trombone)
Ben Stapp, (Tuba)

Anne Drummond, (1st and 3rd Flute)
Dominique Gagne, (2nd Flute and 4th Flute)
Ben Goldberg, (Bass Clarinet)
Remy Le Boeuf, (2nd Bass Clarinet)
Kyra Sims, (1st and 3rd French Horn)
Elizabeth Harraman (2nd French Horn)
Sam Sadigursky (Tenor Saxophone)

Recorded at
Avatar Studios:
441 west 53rd street
New York, NY 10019

Recorded and mixed by: Vinicius Castro
Composed, arranged & produced by Benji Kaplan
Co-Producer: Vinicius Castro
Mastering engineer: UE Nastasi

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about

Benji Kaplan Brooklyn, New York

A composer of Cuban, Russian and Austrian Descent, Benji grew up hearing various types of music and languages,especially (Yiddish, German, Spanish Hebrew and English) as a child. In his latest endeavor, Benji fuses Brazilian music with influences of neoclassical, romantic and impressionistic styles. Brazilian rhythms such as maracatu, samba, baião, choro, bolero and maxixe canbe heard throughout. ... more