The best written song? | Gringo React Chico Buarque - Construção

[@akramvibez]

Se você gostou do vídeo, deixe seu like. E deixe-me saber o que você acha da música. :)

[@Oxydron]

You need to listen to Criolo

[@jairoroberto2442]

Reage a música "Nem um dia" do Djavan

[@foxy-mb2xi]

É sobre a banalidade da morte do pobre, o acidente trágico de um trabalhador braçal, na prática, impacta mais o tráfego do que a tragédia em si de sua existência miserável.

[@gabrielzani9981]

The lyrics to this song were written during the military dictatorship. It is a social criticism, the music criticizes the working conditions of workers and the exploitation of the working class. And the author makes some "jokes", putting the same word in different places in the song's lyrics, Chico is a genius!

[@sergio_ssa_ba]

O inferno ta cheio de grandes gênios.. Chico Buarque como um bom comunista, eh bom de propaganda e poesia, mas nunca faz o que prega.

[@wellsousaaa]

​@@sergio_ssa_bavocê é doente

[@JaegerFelipe]

​@@sergio_ssa_ba vai babar ovo do capetao

[@tvHazart]

@@sergio_ssa_ba Bom é o bozo

[@sergio_ssa_ba]

@tvHazart nem Jesus que foi o único perfeito que andou sobre a terra agradou a todo. Mas até um cachorro seria Melhor do que esse ladrão comunista de 9 dedos. 2 adjetivos ruins numa só pessoa.

[@capitaobosco2566]

Essa frase "Deus te pague" é uma ironia.

[@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266]

It's a jab to religion.

[@irgo13]

The instrumental has this repetitive beat and percussion that totally sounds like a construction site. like hammering and all that. You can even hear a saw sound in there, making you feel right in the middle of it. It sets the perfect mood for the story he’s telling in the song!

[@akramvibez]

Uh yes, thank you for that insight

[@dominichsweden]

Also, when the song picks up the sounds liken traffic, one more time setting you in the middle of this reaping, almost dator, dulled down tragedy of the över exploited working class.

[@marcorj72]

"Construção" is one of Chico Buarque's masterpieces, released in 1971, and is widely recognized for its innovative structure and the depth of its lyrics. The song addresses the lives of workers in the context of urbanization and modernization in Brazil, particularly during a period of military dictatorship, reflecting on the alienation and dehumanization of labor. The song is notable for its repetitive and nearly hypnotic structure. Chico uses the repetition of the initial line and the construction of interspersed stanzas to create a rhythm that evokes the arduous routine of workers. Each stanza culminates with the phrase "ele partiu" ("he left"), which becomes a mantra, reinforcing the idea that the life of a worker is marked by the continuity of labor and the lack of individuality. Dehumanization of labor: Workers are depicted mechanically, as if they are merely parts of a machine. The song describes the death of a worker, but the focus is not solely on his individuality, but on how his life and death are absorbed into the daily grind of work. Alienation: There is a strong critique of how society treats workers, disregarding their personal lives and human dignity. The worker becomes an object, and their struggle is rendered invisible in the grand enterprise of civil construction. Relationship with society: The song also critiques societal indifference toward the lives of workers. While they sacrifice themselves, there is a disconnection between hard work and the acknowledgment of human value. Political Context During the 1970s, Brazil was under military dictatorship, and the song reflects a climate of repression, but also the resilience of the people. "Construção" can be interpreted as a metaphor for the struggle for freedom and social justice, reflecting the difficulties faced by the working class. Conclusion "Construção" is a work that transcends a mere account of a worker's life. Through its form and content, Chico Buarque provokes a profound reflection on working conditions and the dehumanization of individuals in the modern era. The song remains relevant, resonating in discussions about labor rights, dignity, and the valuing of human beings in any social context.

[@gratzthejail9710]

cara mandou o chatgpt escrever kakakakakakakak (não estou criticando, só me lembrou o jeito do chatgpt escrever)

[@marcorj72]

@@gratzthejail9710 Talvez porque eu seja engenheiro de prompt... Será por isso?

[@gratzthejail9710]

@@marcorj72 🤨

[@azuosnossylla]

​@@marcorj72 "Engenheiro de prompt" = burro que usa IA

[@paulacaldeirasampaio7510]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@franciscodeassispintodasil1257]

Essa é uma musica que agride o ouvinte, tratando de temas de que ele não gosta, de temas de que ele foge, de temas que o desesperam, até. Mas (e essa é a gloria de Chico Buarque) como parar de ouvir essa canção, depois de começar a ouvir? Após a musica, o silencio, a reflexão e um tijolo foi acrescentado à construção da visão de mundo do ouvinte.

[@akramvibez]

Tão verdade meu amigo

[@leninsilveiragimenez5238]

Another brick in the wall...

[@daviviana8016]

I've read somewhere that one of the iterations of the lyrics is how the worker sees it, saying how he loves his wife and kids, appreciates his rice with beans, etc, the second one is how the building company explained it, saying he kissed his woman as if she was the only one implying he wasn't loyal, saying that he crossed the road in his drunken pace implying that he used to go to work drunk, spoiling his image. The third one was how the media portrayed it, in a more resumed, casual/neutral and shallow way (while the other iterations use 18 verses, here the whole situation is described with only 7 verses without any pause between them) and the lyrics in the end ironically thank someone by saying "for the certificate to be born and the concession to smile, for letting me breathe, for letting me exist, may god pay you back" (things that you shouldn't have to thank anyone for), and then maybe also curses then by saying "for the smoke and disgrace we have to cough, for the hanging platforms we have to fall from, may god pay you back" (as if wishing that god will give them back all of this disgrace)

[@leoschuler6507]

this.

[@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266]

"May God pay you back" is an ambiguous jab at society/government/religion. Its interpretation would depend on who is saying it: - if it is the working class protesting for their living conditions and the lack of acknowledgement and respect from the government, then they are being sarcastic about "their appreciation" and may even be cursing at the government (God will make them pay for what they have done to the workers). - if it is the government or some corporate interest (like the media), talking to the workers, they might be jokingly giving them the "blessed are the poor in spirit" Bible yapping, as if looking the other way to their plight. - if it is a third person (the author, f.i ) talking to the audience (the workers), then he is using the "blessed are the poor in spirit" Bible verses sarcastically, as if critiquing how society settles down on inequality and the poor and oppressed do nothing about it, solely comforting on the empty promises of religion.

[@OnemoreJoker]

That’s just interpretation, Chico confessed in a interview that the scrambled lyrics didn’t have a proper meaning, he was just playing with the lyrics and the order of the words but didn’t think about this meaning some people think it has

[@daviviana8016]

@@OnemoreJoker Oh lmao, that's funny, still is a really good interpretation though, fits the lyrics so perfectly and gives them a lot of meaning

[@alt1f4]

Fun fact: the narcos song you mentioned was made and sang by a brazilian, and even pablo escobar was portrayed by a brazilian in the series

[@akramvibez]

Wow, that's interesting. I never knew

[@ChuckNoialoketz]

@@akramvibez Yep. Wagner Moura, the actor that played the role of Pablo Scobar did not spoke spanish previously to his role, he learned the language in order to play that character. Even tho internationally Wagner Moura may be known for his character in Narcos, in Brazil he is more famous for his role in Tropa de Elite (Elite Squad) - 2007 and sequel in 2010.

[@LeticiaCastilhoBHZ]

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[@LeticiaCastilhoBHZ]

Tuyo, Rodrigo Amarante 🫶🏽

[@figura2000]

He wrote this in a way always makes sense, even changing the words

[@pettkaio5941]

Act 1: The Farewell. A bricklayer leaves home to work and kisses his wife and children as if it were the last time, foreshadowing the tragic end. Act 2: Work. The bricklayer climbs the building and builds four solid walls. "His eyes dull with cement and tears" means that he is building the building with his own life, with his blood, sweat and tears. Act 3: Rest. He sat down to rest and ate beans and rice. After eating, he drinks alcohol and gets drunk. He drinks and laughs. Act 4: Drunk, he stumbles and falls from the building into the middle of the street, agonizes and dies, blocking traffic. The lyrics show the dehumanization of the bricklayer, seen only as a tool. Alive, he builds walls, dead, he only gets in the way. The dead body is a nuisance that is hindering the flow, blocking the path. The ending is ironic, as if the worker were thanking the misfortune of life. He was grateful for the polluted air he had to breathe, he was grateful for the alcoholic beverage he swallowed, he was grateful even for the flies and worms that would devour his body in the coffin. He was grateful as if his miserable life were alms, and he was grateful for this alms of life.

[@Gabrielnobre]

That was a great description! I'd add just that then he makes a "word game" that at first may seem to not make sense, but it does...it sure does!

[@808yessir]

perfeito!

[@Danielalves-gz8hu]

isso foi lindo.

[@xuxudajuda]

Exato

[@leninsilveiragimenez5238]

Uma citação ao "Braz Cubas" do Machado de Assis: "Ao verme que primeiro roeu as frias carnes do meu cadáver dedico como saudosa lembrança essas memórias póstumas"

[@Teodoroviski]

You've just reacted to the best lyricist the world has ever kwown: incredibly deep, ironically sharp, but sweet at the same time, sagacious, and profoundly poetic. I don't like throwing around the word "genius", but he is definetly one. "Construção" is the kind of song you can call perfect in all aspects. But Chico has got about 30 songs you could call perfect. He is in a league of his own

[@JaegerFelipe]

Id love to know your top songs from chico

[@handesonrenatoguimaraes2615]

I wouldn't say the best of the history, but he can't be understimated by anyone.

[@NatanAlbuquerque318]

@@handesonrenatoguimaraes2615 please tell me ONE artist that can lick his boots, because I have never found ONE.

[@aquelaana1692]

I squeak every time I hear this song. Here in Brazil, we studied this song at school as children (both to cope with the era of military dictatorship and to study grammar - every end of each sentence structurally resembles the word Tragic, etc...). Chico Buarque: gênio!

[@paulovcg10]

na minha opinião, a melhor música brasileira já feita. acho tudo muito impressionante toda vez que escuto

[@buarqueamorimj2817]

É verdd! Aliás esse vinil construção é uma antologia. O MAGRO do MPB4 foi responsável por alguns belos arranjos desse desse disco, assim como Duprat. O maestro Isac Karabthevisk tbm fez parte. E Construção é uma composição perfeita, de uma beleza inenarrável. Acho uma das músicas + bonitas já feita aqui.

[@caiohenrique4007]

The mixing in the words represents different points of view of the same story. The "may god pay you back" is sarcastic. And the instruments represents either what he is describing at the moment or the emotion he wants to express.

[@OnemoreJoker]

Na real ele já disse em entrevista que essa interpretação está errada, quando embaralhou a letra estava apenas brincando com a ordem das palavras, mais como um jogo de palavras, mas que essa mistura não tinha um significado em si. Essa interpretação veio depois.

[@felipespinelli19]

This lyrics is also a words-puzzle construction. Each verse is like a brick layer.

[@paulacaldeirasampaio7510]

Sim! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@OnemoreJoker]

Em entrevista ele já confessou que foi só uma brincadeira com a ordem das palavras, o embaralhamento não tinha um significado em si.

[@luizcarlosmoreiracardoso885]

Semelhante à Ilíada e à Odisseia, de Homero, cada verso é composto de 12 sílabas poéticas, marcadas com uma cadência que lembra as marchas militares. Não é difícil imaginar uma tropa marchando enquanto a música "avança". A personagem principal é um operário que, propositadamente, não foi sequer nomeada (João, José...) afim de demonstrar sua invisibilidade social. Alguém que morre no final tendo a ousadia de atrapalhar o sábado, o público e o tráfego, cujo corpo semelhante a um "pacote bêbado" não é digno de atenção mas causa incômodo com a sua presença. São tantas as nuances em cada verso que não há como citar todas elas em um único comentário. Eu escrevi um Artigo Científico sobre essa música na Universidade. Nele eu enfatizo a possibilidade de ter sido inspirada em um poema de Vinícius de Moraes intitulado "Operário em Construção". Embora totalmente diferentes, encontrei simetrias nos dois trabalhos, mas também diferenças marcantes entre as duas personagens das duas obras. Na música do Chico o operário simplesmente vive um dia atrás do outro, sem se dar conta de sua condição social. Inicia sendo um bom pai e marido, mas cansado da mesmice do dia a dia entrega-se ao álcool, possivelmente tem uma amante já que na próxima estrofe beija sua mulher como se fosse a única, o que sugere que não é mais. Enquanto isso, no poema de Vinícius de Moraes, o operário em questão tem uma ideia clara de sua função social e que ele pode ter uma parte do todo, já que é ele quem tudo produz, ou seja, todos nós operários. Esse operário estuda e tenta "acordar" seus companheiros. Alguém muito parecido ao nosso Lula da atualidade, uma espécie de sindicalista que passa a exigir melhores condições de trabalho e de remuneração. Nisto os dois operários se diferem. Um deles está na escuridão da Caverna Platônica, o outro é aquele que saiu da Caverna e viu a luz do Sol, voltando depois para falar com seus companheiros, mas ninguém acredita nele e ele termina apanhando porque as pessoas já estão acostumadas à "cegueira" e mudanças podem doer e mudar o curso normal da existência, o que causa o medo. Ainda para corroborar a possibilidade de ter sido inspirada no poema, lembro-me que, ao aprensentar o meu trabalho, postei imagens de Chico e de Vinícius conversando sentados em um Café de Paris, cuja foto foi tirada durante o exílio de Chico, quando ele morou na Itália por um tempo.

[@juanrodrigues01]

there is who says this song is the "GOAT" on MPB

[@lgonzalez1244]

Continua firme, cara! Nós brasileiros estamos adorando como os gringos estão descobrindo as preciosidades da nossa terra.

[@MariaSolidadeAlvesSantosDoming]

Agradecemos seu interesse por nosso idioma 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇧🇷

[@alicebotelho4450]

Amazing fact about this song is that all the last words of each sentence are proparoxytone : it is a technical portuguese language term that express a higher entonation in the third syllabe counting from right to left in any word. ex.: sábado (saturday) is a proparoxítona because the syllabe "sá" is stronger than the others when we speak. So all the last words in this song follow this grammatical rule: BÊbado, ÚLtimo, TÍmido… ❤️ Genius !!

[@crystianfernando2370]

and that's why it kinda rhymes even though the words don't rhyme

[@athospietro2548]

This is more than just a song, it’s a profound artistic statement and social critique. Released in 1971, during Brazil's oppressive military dictatorship, the song speaks to the exploitation and dehumanization of the working class. Musically, Chico breaks away from traditional samba rhythms, using a relentless, marching beat that mimics the routine, mechanical life of a construction worker-trapped in a cycle with little room for individuality or rest. One of the most fascinating aspects of "Construção" is how Chico plays with language and structure to emphasize his message. Each line follows a specific structure, with 13 syllables per line and almost identical phrases. The phrases repeat across verses, but he changes just one word at the end of each line, which shifts the entire meaning. This subtle variation creates a sense of both predictability and discomfort, forcing listeners to pay close attention. It’s a way of showing how every small action in the worker's life is repetitive and constrained, but also that one small change-a misstep, an accident-can bring everything crashing down, just like the worker’s fall in the song. Chico’s artistry is both poetic and deeply critical. The song doesn’t directly confront political issues, but it powerfully portrays the sacrifices and lack of recognition for working-class individuals, turning their story into something almost mythic. "Construção" is widely celebrated for its boldness in using music and poetry to challenge listeners, pushing them to recognize the harsh realities faced by those who build society but often go unseen. It’s an unforgettable combination of rhythm, wordplay, and raw emotion that makes a strong social statement while breaking musical conventions.

[@Oxydron]

We brazilians love when people like our culture. Like, we are above average on that. React to anything brazilian and will get views and our love. And this music is one of the brazilians master pieces, from a genius musician which is Chico Buarque.

[@akramvibez]

Uh yes, I have made many Brazil friends over the years. I just took a long break from videos, haha

[@paulacaldeirasampaio7510]

Chico Buarque ❤❤❤❤❤

[@edusimon2651]

All the lines of the poem end with proparoxytone words. All of them, which is incredible in itself, because even with this constraint, the poetry is intense and makes sense. What he does after finishing the story the first time is rearrange the order of the last words and retell the same story, and yet the story still makes perfect sense. And he does this a third time. Chico Buarque was an incredible musician and writer whose lyrics offered strong social and political critiques. The lyrics of “Construção” are one such example. Brilliantly, it critiques the reality of the poor worker, who endures a harsh routine and lives without social protection-just another citizen who might die any day, in this case, on an ordinary Saturday, disrupting traffic (a way of emphasizing how transient and insignificant his life is, just one more among many).

[@matheuspontin4540]

you mentioned the narcos song, well, the composer of "Tuyo" (narcos opening theme) is Rodrigo Amarante, also a brasilian artist

[@dorithus3850]

Muito bom o vídeo! ❤ Como já comentaram anteriormente, o contexto dessa música é o período de ditadura militar no Brasil (que foi da metade dos anos 60 até metade dos anos 80 mais ou menos) e o Chico Buarque, junto de outros artistas, fizeram várias músicas em sinal de protesto à repressão sempre "disfarçadas" para passarem pela censura da época. Se quiser outras recomendações das música do Chico, tem a "Cálice" e "João e Maria", que seguem a mesma lógica da Construção.

[@juliocesarpimentaguedes5679]

At the end, people say to the bricklayer, in spite of all his difficult and hard life, "that God pay you back", "Deus lhe pague!", an ironic reference from an atheist like Chico to a God that does not exist, that is why he can't protect him from his tragic destiny. Very sad and very realistic, at that time (1970s) there were a lot of accidents in civil construction works here in Brazil.

[@YCF-zg4ej]

Thank you for reviewing this song! its good to see people from other countries enjoying our songs :) also the pronounce of his name is something like "Sheeko Boo-Arkie"

[@luiznasc]

Todos os versos terminam com uma proparoxítona, proparoxítonas são palavras que têm a sílaba tônica na antepenúltima posição e sempre recebem acento gráfico, assim nessa música a rima é feita pela entonação tonica, e as proparoxitonas na lingua portuguesa são raras

[@Pauloreis48]

Chico Buarque é um gênio (escritor, compositor e também escreveu peças de teatro, etc), Chico é um alquimista da língua portuguesa. Recentemente ganhou o maior prêmio da língua portuguesa (Camões). Chico também compõe como se fosse uma mulher (eu feminino do Chico Buarque). Por exemplo: Eu te Amo, Olhos nos Olhos e Atrás da Porta que foi interpretada magistralmente pela Elis Regina. Seria interessante que essas canções falando do universo feminino tivesse legendas para que você possa entender o contexto.... A canção Apesar de Você é uma canção de protesto contra a ditadura militar nos anos 70 em ritimo de samba (kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoPLfIewi7t3pNE) Obs: Para enganar a censura, Chico fez essa canção como se fosse para uma mulher e não uma crítica a ditadura militar) Akram VibeZ que belo react!!!👏

[@gabrielleao7406]

Right. Brazilian dude here, and as someone who heard this song HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TIMES (Dad's a big fan of Chico since the 70's, so no escape there...) This song is based on a newspaper article, how poor people aren't noticed until they die, and last but not least, 3 different forms to tell the same story, as if it was 3 different narrators telling the last few moments of the story of an unnamed man, with one of the most ordinary possible lives you could have in Brazil. Some things which are interesting to mention are: Chico referred to this song once as the ordinary man's calvary. You wake up, see your family for a couple of hours, go to work and come back home (until you don't). During this period of time there was a military dictatorsip in Brazil, and they were very keen on using construction and development work to guarantee most of people would actually get to work - and forget about all the other problems going on. Kind of a "shush" thing, but the creepiest part is essentially they had no respect whatsoever for safety measures during these works, and countless lives were lost in the process (check out the story behind the Rio-Niteroi Bridge, one of these megalomaniac projects where people who died at work were actually just thrown into the pillars of the foundation and accounted "missing". The slow pace, the repetitive rhythmic and lyric structure have some feats here. First: slow, steady, going forward, never back, but also in a very non-exciting and ridiculously ordinary way. Second: the interchanging of the words also mimics how construction work is done: you have a basic layer of foundation, and the last details and bits can be changed and interchanged during the process and the building will remain steady. As if: everything dies, that thing will remain there. Now, this one is a personal one, and can't be confirmed by Chico or any source I know, so it migh be quite far fetched: The idea of using three different points of views are essentially people telling each other what they knew or heard, in their own views - some more forgiving, and 'positive' then others, but they always end up with 'his death messed things up', as if this was the ONLY thing they agreed upon That's given to the fact that worker's lives (especially in Brazil and Rio, where most of the poorest sectors of labour and society are pretty much reserved for African-Brazilian people or immigrants) are only relevant when... THEY FRIGGIN' BOTHER OTHER PEOPLE. Like, no humanity, no respect, and even if some parts of the song sound more empathetic and worrysome, they still end up saying 'in the end he fucked everything up', as if it was his fault or as if - by comparing the 3 different points of view - this was the main thing relevant about him. Everything else was changed, his love for his wife and kids, his relationship with food, alcohol, work, none of this really matters, only that he died and turned into a hassle for the other "citizens' " day/work/commute or whatever. THAT'S how painful that song is. PS.: Sorry, I just love these lyrics so much and spent so much time over them, I had to share it with someone who felt deeply for it too.

[@julianagoncalves7159]

"Deus lhe pague" usamos essa expressão pra agradecer um favor. Uma vida miserável sem recompensa e quem irá pagar pelo seu trabalho árduo é Deus.

[@rachelsilva1125]

É uma crítica ao capitalismo brasileiro vivido na época da ditadura militar, que submetia a classe trabalhadora, na música representada pelo operário da construção civil, à uma vida miserável, em que vivo ergue paredes, e morto atrapalha o trânsito.

[@carlosalexandrelopes4575]

It's the masterpiece of brazilian music. The content and form are so completely wieldered together that you can't possibly separate it. It have so many layers and interpretations that it's hard to fully grasp it in one go. Also, as someone who doesn't speak portuguese you can't completely get the beauty in it. For starters: see how the last word in each verse have the tonic silable in the same place...

[@djaniralucena9674]

A musica é dos anos 70 mas para mim continua atual cada vez que a escuto me convenço disso

[@LAwoman43]

Dude youve gotta listen to Noriel Vilela 16 Toneladas if you like a deep DEEP voice with a good GOOD rithm, give it a try you will love it as much as all of us, as he says in the lyrics "who doesnt like samba, doesnt like anything at all" Ive noticed Elza Soares on your list, but try this tune Saltei de banda cus "shes her own boss and no one rules her". Ive just found your chanel and im crying, crying to watch someone really feeling the feeling and vibing the vibes 🥰 much love to you a keep going, theres alot of music waiting to be found!!!!

[@rafasantos82]

Bem vindo de volta ,sentimos falta dos seus reacts

[@Rebccs]

Eu amo ouvir essas músicas, me faz sentir a força e o orgulho da minha nacionalidade! Realmente eu acho incrível que mais pessoas possam ter a incrível experiência de ouvir autores como Chico Buarque pela primeira vez, porque essa é uma experiência mágica, melancólica e, pra mim pelo menos, familiar🫶🏻🤍

[@juliocesarpimentaguedes5679]

The lyrics and the story make a lot of sense very ease for a Brazilian like me to catch the meaning of it! Chico is a leftist man and a genius in Brazilian music history!

[@juliocesarpimentaguedes5679]

The translation into Englist is perfect!

[@nathaliagomesdesousa8025]

I'm glad you're back Akram!

[@andregiunti5711]

bro u gotta listen the whole album! The first four musics makes part of that song. Its like a construction, a preparation to what that song sings. You can notice that in the end of the song, when he begins to sing "Deus Lhe Pague".

[@rachelsilva1125]

Que bom ver você reagindo a um de nossos maiores artistas, Chico Buarque!

[@chittaphao]

essa música é perfeita!

[@janainamarquessantos1257]

Legal que você voltou. Ate um dia desses estava pensando no seu canal do KZbin... Espero que fique é que você se divirta com a música brasileira. Seja bem vindo de volta!

[@capoeiraviva]

This music is very deep!

[@BokoMoko65]

The title song from Narcos Netflix series was sung by a Brazilian actor: Wagner Moura, a Baiano from the western part of Bahia state, the most charismatic and Brazilian state.

[@SigriedBuchweitz]

This song is amazing, superb, a masterpiece! The lyrics, the melodies, the arrangementd… everything is in its perfect place

[@slvarj]

Man, this is just one of hundreds of songs even more genius

[@Tentacl]

This song has crazy complex lyrics. If you pay attention, each pass has diferent adjectives, but actually those are exclusions (as if ). Your flawless english make me believe you are a native speaker and as a brazilian I feel compelled to ask you to do justice to this gem, this is studies in doctorates in our own languages for a reason.

[@raylandmagalhaes1462]

Another fun fact! Each verse has exactly 14 poetic syllabes

[@giornogiobama8700]

i like the fact that you dont just react to it, but you also add really interesting info :D

[@souhugoluna]

Incrível. Eu amei curtir contigo fica bem

[@elainevaladaresrocha5651]

É exatamente isso vc entendeu tudo

[@giulas]

The song is about how little value this construction worker has in that society. A guy that mess up the traffic when he dies because the traffic is more important than his death. And no he is not joyful in the beginning. He is spending his last moments before throwing himself from the construction to fall on the street below. He is saying goodbye. And even then he manages to work on four fine walls. Because he believes he has value. What he does is valuable.

[@justlola417]

I really enjoyed your insight! I feel like you caught a lot of the intent of the song, with the lyrics getting scrambled the more the song goes on, and in the end as well, despite not having all the context and not knowing what exactly chico buarque was criticising. Btw, buarque is pronounced closer to boo-ark-ee but i appreciate the attempt

[@zec4rol]

"Construção" is a critique of working conditions in capitalist Brazil (especially during the military dictatorship) and, at the same time, an elegy to rhythm (and indirectly to the worker as the "archetypal" driver of the development of rhythm in human societies). The first part of the song is predominantly narrative, and in it the narrative and rhythm are indeed harmonious (the rhythm not only of the music, but of the poetic form itself -- the formal aspect of poetry is greatly emphasized in this song, among other reasons, by the constant repetition of proparoxytone words, which appear as the last word in all the verses of the lyrics). The end of the first part, however, is sad: a fall, a death. This fall gives new meaning to what seemed to be the description of an intense and happy life despite the precarious conditions, and is inverted into a kind of "premonition". Not exactly a premonition, but... it is as if the pulse of life knew it was going to die, it was already beating in tune with the end before the exact end. With this fall and death, moving on to the second part, the narrative submits to the rhythm and poetic form, which remain intact, gaining volume and effects, while the last word of each verse is replaced by another, maintaining the ending in proparoxytones but altering and destructuring the narrative and the initial references. Finally, something very interesting is that if you focus on the interaction between narrative and rhythm, you will realize that in fact the elementary meaning of the trajectory is not lost, but only the references. In the same way, a structural reality is conceived in which this tragic trajectory ultimately makes sense, however absurd it may be, because this meaning is subject to a form, to a structure... A hug from Brazil! I used the g translator, so sorry for the English...

[@OnemoreJoker]

The second part of the music is actually another music called “Deus lhe pague” and they decided to unite it

[@julianabercot224]

It's the everyday tragedy of the working class

[@diogopelaes2218]

May good pay you back is said with irony. Hes talking about the basic to live, a matress, food, and also about the things that makes us get trough like alcohol. when he says may god pay you back it has the meaning of "thx for the minimum" and when he says the last prhase " e pela paz derradeira que enfim vai nos redimir" he's talking about the inevitable end of the dictadorship and the moment where god will "pay them back" for all of our suffering.

[@BokoMoko65]

If you pay close attention you will see that this song is a samba, with an orchestra behind.

[@f.massardo]

Essa música tem muita informação. Tudo é costurado: a melodia, os versos, as mensagens. Precisa ouvir mais de uma vez.

[@isaacdisi]

Chico buarque e construção deu um nó no entendimento do Akran. 😅🎉❤

[@ElaineWenzSaisse]

Mais uma coisa incrível dessa música são as rimas em proparoxítonas, coisa dificílima de fazer.

[@netobomb]

Olá meu amigo, você estar conhecendo aquilo que chamamos de ''puro suco da música brasileira/cultura'' Infelizmente gênios como Chico Buarque não tem o reconhecimento que merecem em seu próprio país. Seja bem vindo ao grande acervo histórico musical, a música dos gênios aqui é sofrida como o povo, que infelizmente preferem chamar esses ícones de comunistas ou algo do tipo, para tentar inibir a luta e a genialidade dos mesmos.

[@gabriel_cr12]

This is maybe the best critical poet and songwriter in Brazil, and he's got plenty of other great works. I suggest to you: "O Que Será", which has 2 parts: "A Flor da Terra" and "A Flor da Pele" "Mulheres de Athenas" "Meu Caro Amigo" "A Banda" "Cálice" And his best song: "Roda Viva"

[@BabyBat14]

So glad to see this masterpiece gaining foreign appreciation. The sentence "morreu na contramão atrapalhando o tráfico" speaks a lot to the dehumanization of people under the military dictatorship and capitalism

[@taurino2304]

Chico Buarque, autoexilou-se na Itália em 1969, devido à crescente repressão do regime militar do Brasil nos chamados "anos de chumbo", tornando-se, ao retornar, em 1970, um dos artistas mais ativos na crítica política e na luta pela democratização no país. Em 1971, foi lançado Construção, tido pela crítica como um de seus melhores trabalhos. São como crônicas em forma de música. É o caso da faixa-título do disco, que narra o que seria um dia comum na vida de um operário da construção civil, mas que acaba de modo trágico. O que faz o disco ser um marco na carreira do artista é a complexidade. Isso aparece principalmente na faixa-título, que é, ela própria, uma construção. “Ele vai jogando os adjetivos, então às vezes a parede é sólida, às vezes a parede é flácida. Tudo ali tem a ideia... e o ritmo, que é um ritmo arrastado... Ele vai fazendo como se fosse colocando tijolos”. " Vale destacar os arranjos feitos por Rogério Duprat, o maestro da Tropicália". “O Duprat faz picaretas batendo, aquela metaleira toda é o trânsito, a gente consegue visualizar esse ambiente. Ele constrói essa ambientação, e não com ruído, com sonoplastia. É com música. Tem um elemento narrativo que faz parte de ‘Construção’ e que passa a existir dessa forma no tropicalismo”. A letra foi composta em versos dodecassílabos, que sempre terminam numa palavra proparoxítona. Os 17 versos da primeira parte (quatro quartetos, acrescidos de um verso-desfecho) são praticamente os mesmos dezessete que compõem a segunda parte, mudando apenas a última palavra. Durante o governo do general Médici, o Brasil enfrentou os anos mais duros da repressão, sendo um período de grande turbulência política. Nessa época o Brasil vivia um contexto de construção civil aquecido, o governo estava promovendo grandes obras, como a construção de hidrelétricas e rodovias, as chamadas “obras faraônicas". Esses migrantes vinham para o Sudeste, para os grandes centros, São Paulo e Rio de Janeiro, trabalhar nessa construção civil. Driblar a censura foi um aprendizado para todos os artistas e intelectuais que, a partir de 1964, se engajaram na resistência ao regime militar. Os que estavam vinculados à música popular encontraram nas letras das canções uma forma de protesto, quase sempre se valendo de metáforas, na tentativa de despistar o olhar vigilante da ditadura. Houve também uma mudança de foco da produção cultural brasileira, que antes do golpe buscava, como se dizia à época, “despertar a visão crítica e promover o protagonismo” das classes populares. compilação de trechos : jornalista Miriam Bevilacqua em entrevista para Brasil de FATO, EBC e Wikipedia da letra e da canção.

[@fernandogoncalves2199]

It's interesting to see how Chico, using the same words, changes them around and gives different versions of the same story. In one, he has an accident while working. Die. In the other, with the same words in different places, the worker commits suicide with sadness. In the last passage, the worker also commits suicide, however, like a prince. Without remorse about abandoning that life and in this line he continues with gratitude for bad things, a kind of irony for saying goodbye to the tragedy that was living.

[@canaldoyogui1380]

Important to note how much complex this song is in our native tongue, and a lot of the deeper meanings are lost in translation. With that said, very nice reaction! Dope :)

[@BokoMoko65]

Adorei seu canal. E vou assistir e comentar todos eles. Agora uma dica muito louca para você desaprender português e aprender de novo e sacar a beleza dessa língua. Escute essa canção, toda escrita em português do Brasil. Dica: Anos 60 ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/hamoiK2Nmph8qaMsi=WlcNhd8QZ-Cy0DAB

[@leninsilveiragimenez5238]

Peace, man, This song clearly demonstrates the linguistic differences between our languages. Mine: syllabic, and yours based on Greek metrics with iambic verses. It would make a great linguistic treatise. Big hug from São Paulo - Brazil. P.S. If you want to understand the lyrics better, search for the word: "proparoxytones."

[@leninsilveiragimenez5238]

The musical motif in ostinato represents the rotation of the social machine that grinds the people, like Chaplin's "Modern Times". The orchestration in layers of diverse instrumentation was composed by the arranger Rogerio Duprat, based on the motif that reduces the harmonic accompaniment of two chords. The themes proposed for each section of the composition present rhythmic variations that create the illusion of acceleration during the execution, although the pulse always remains stable. The vocals were performed by Chico Buarque and the MPB4 Vocal Group. The last three verses of the song are the repetition of verses from the track "Deus lhe pague" (That God pays you back), which opens the album entitled "Construção" (construction) released in 1971 with production by Roberto Menescal. Genre: Baroque pop, psychedelic music, experimental music. MPB

[@juliocesarpimentaguedes5679]

Masterpiece by Chico Buarque de Holanda!!!

[@juliocesarpimentaguedes5679]

Very sad story!

[@rachelsilva1125]

Sugestão de react: Barbatuques Baianá

[@PollyEscondido]

Wow great video and i loved that It has a translation to portuguese

[@akramvibez]

Thank you, welcome to the channel

[@0926001]

by may god pay you back he means payback, vengeance.

[@nyer6020]

The song also portrays how the dictatorship censored things, the more the song progresses, the more they change the narrative about what kind of man the worker was, they mix and change the words placements to manipulate how the people will view his death, making him, a seemingly compassionate, hard working man, father and husband, seem like a drunkard, a good for nothing who hinders the public, who doesn’t work properly, who is indifferent to his wife and kids, all to make his death seem like his fault, and avoid people from blaming the poor work-conditions he lived in like many other workers, pinning the blame on the victim to avoid consequences.

[@MrJosedaluz]

Going this song elevate you to a special level brother.

[@victorurgell6527]

The music changes The last words of each verse and repeat three times The same music but changing The words, and all The music deshumanize the worker, changing all the history

[@irabg]

Ainda acontece de pessoas se matarem se jogando na linha do trem e os próprios trabalhadores ficarem incomodados por chegarem atrasados no trabalho, sem levar em consideração a questão da pessoa ter tirado a própria vida. Não é apenas sobre a época da ditadura em si (apesar de ter sido feita nessa epoca, assim como ele diz "pela fumaça, desgraça, que a gente tem que tossir" ele se refere a um dos jeitos de tortura que o Estado usava, que era amarrar a pessoa atras de um carro e seguir com o o carro, pra pessoa respirar a fumaça que o carro fazia enquanto andava), mas também sobre como funciona a nossa sociedade. A gente se preocupa com o que a gente vai entregar como funcionário, e não com o quão fodido estão as pessoas. "Morreu na contramão atrapalhando o sábado"

[@BokoMoko65]

Sabe que acabamos de ouvir DUAS canções? "Construção" e "Deus lhe pague". Elas são frequentemente tocadas juntas mas na capa do album original veja lá como constam :)

[@AlissonDepizol]

I don't know if someone pointed that but every verse intros song ends with a words with stress on the first syllable (proparoxytones)

[@paulistastars]

4:37 I started to fell so bad for u, u was not prepared for what was comming.

[@djaniralucena9674]

As condicoes ruins de trabalho e pessimos salarios determinam as condicoes ruins de vida dos trabalhadores e de suas familias e ainda gradecem a Deus por tudo. O Brasil é campeao em acidente de trabalho sem contar com as doencas profissionais e aquelas relacionadas com o trabalho.

[@umauniter6942]

This song was made in dictatorship time and says about how insignificant was the life of a humble brazilian worker in that period. In the song some words are changed of place, but at the end of short history of this man the final is always the same: he dies after fall from construction and end at the floor disturbing the normality of world, disturbing the saturday, the trafic, the public, etc. His life have no importance. For that, the autor wishes wich God pay back to the people who are responsable for this system of things who keep the poors locked in a misery cage.

[@Pitacos_Poly]

❤❤❤🇧🇷

[@julianagoncalves7159]

A capa e a roupa não remete ao Narco ou a Pablo Escobar, mas uma época. Era a moda.

[@deltanove9]

Abraço do tamanho do Brasil. Vou te enviar umas músicas pra você reagir! ❤

[@akramvibez]

Obrigado!

[@Leleominator]

Not the case in this song ... each interaction of the same history still makes sense. Each version of the history is shorter... but each version is less romanticized and explores the imperfections of the protagonist's life... the pratagonist is enjoying each very little momment before take his own life... and his endding is just a bother for the day of other "people"... life has this perks.. we dont actually care about thoes outside our social circle... try to count how many lines each interaction has until the protagonist's death and notice in which lines the author changed words to tell a less romanticized story since the lines that were not cut are repeated

[@eridanbarboza4456]

Please!!! React to Geni e o Zepelim, song by Chico Buarque ❤❤❤❤

[@chittaphao]

não sei se você reage a muitas músicas brasileiras mas adoraria que você reagisse a "o mundo é um moinho - cartola", estou fixada nela ultimamente e achei a letra muito linda, acredito que você possa gostar. obrigada pela reação 💚

[@chittaphao]

VOCÊ JÁ REAGIU MDS

[@Vera-un7uc]

Hello Akram I'm Brazilian and I really like your videos about music, especially Brazilian. In relation to this song by Chico Buarque, Construção, I think he wants to emphasize the routine of this worker's life, of work, of the city, of traffic, at the same time, which emphasizes that this construction worker is just one more within this context. Rice and beans are the basis of the Brazilian diet. We eat this practically every day. Civil construction workers in Brazil are generally people without school education, some are illiterate, who perform manual labor and, therefore, are devalued. So, I believe that the lyrics and the rhythm of the song want to emphasize that the death of this worker who was run over is just another common event, in the routine of a big city. Chico Buarque is a genius, an excellent composer. He writes beautiful songs.

[@akramvibez]

Thank you so much for this explanation

[@ricenflowers]

I know it has been two weeks, but a better translation for messing up would be disturbing, which I think makes much more sense, like someone dies, and how it impacts others? it disturbs their day cause they want to get to work. anyways greatest song, Chico is really something else!

[@jairoroberto2442]

Reage a música "Nem um dia" (ao vivo Áudio Oficial) do DJAVAN

[@klausmatheus7128]

good video, take care bro

[@Incorporius]

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@jamersongomes1025]

Olá, amigo! Há por detrás da mensagem da música o tempo histórico vivido pelo Brasil no momento: a ditadura militar! E tudo tem a ver com isto. Fala sobre a vida miserável que o brasileiro vivia naquele momento. Pena que o jogo de palavras é difícil para um não-falante do português. Sabes o que é uma carpideira, por exemplo? Abraços!

[@rachelsilva1125]

Carpideiras eram mulheres contratadas para chorar no velório de uma pessoa.

[@adrianodiascasais]

It's only the beginn.

[@marciagaldino7806]

Ele não entendeu o contexto da música, pois está relacionada a um momento histórico político brasileiro.

[@akramvibez]

é verdade, também, é impossível entender completamente uma música na primeira audição

[@hpedro3512]

👏👏👏