Responsible for bringing joy and nostalgia to revelers during the Carnavalas marchinhas There have been more than a century ago and they are a classic element of the parties and blocks of the period. At the height between the 1920s and 1960s, the carnival marches were created with Simple Letters to facilitate memorization and stuffed double senses responsible for the humorous sense of the songs.
Although they have some verses that would not be accepted these days, the songs are a true portrait of their time – and some have even revisited by the authors themselves. Check out the 10 most popular carnival marches:
Ô opens wings
A belongs to Chiquinha Gonzaga And it was written in 1899 on the influence of Portuguese popular marches and oral traditions of carnival blocks. Its remarkable letter is remembered every year during the parties:
“O opens wings! / That I want to pass (bis) / I am from the lyre / I can not deny (bis) / O opens wings! / That I want to pass (bis) / gold rose / is that you will win (bis) ”.
Mom I want
One of the most popular songs of the genre was composed of Vicente Paiva e Jararaca and became known in the voice of Carmen Mirandawhich launched it internationally in the movie “Tropical Serenade” in 1940.
“Mom, I want, mommy, I want / mom, I want to suck / give the pacifier, give the pacifier / Give the pacifier to the baby not cry.”
Funnel class
Composed of Mirabeau, MILTON DE OLIVEIRA e Urgel de Castro“Funnel Class” Play with the drunkenness characteristic of the carnival time and gained a version in the voices of Tom Jobim e Chico Buarque.
“The funnel gang / everybody drinks, but no one sleeps at the point / oh, then nobody sleeps at the point / we drink and they get dizzy.”
Cachaça is not water
Launched in 1953, “Cachaça is not water” also makes analogy to exaggerated alcohol consumption during the period of revelry and exalts the cachaçadistilled with Brazilian origin and loved by carnival.
“You think cachaça is water / cachaça is not water no / cachaça comes from the still / and water comes from the stream.”
The Pipa do Grandpa
Eternalized by, “The Pipa do Grandpa” was composed of Manoel Ferreira e Ruth Amaralwho were inspired by the image of a gentleman watching a kite contest. THE double meaning Of the letter is laughing from listeners to this day.
“Grandpa’s kite no longer rises / Grandpa’s kite no longer climbs / despite doing a lot of strength / Grandpa was passed back!”
Zezé’s hair
João Roberto Kellycomposer of “Cabeleira do Zezé”, said that the lyrics were inspired by a hairy waiter who served his group of friends at a bar in Leme, Rio de Janeiro.
“Look at Zeze’s hair / is he? / Is he?
Over the years, the criticism pointed out that the composition would be racist and, to which the author answered recognizing the error. He made a new version entitled “I Am Gay”, released in 2023 as a tribute to the LGBTQIA+community.
Give me money there
The marchinha “gives me money there”, famous in the voice of Moacir Francois part of the list of songs most sung during the carnival to the present day and plays with the financial situation of the lyricism.
“Hey, you there / give me some money there / give me some money there!”
Allah la oh
Composed of Haroldo Lobo e Antonio Nássarathe marchinha makes a joke when comparing the carioca heat Ao Deserto Do Saara. “Allah-Lát, umbrella umbrella / mas que stick with umbrella umbrella.”
Aurora
“Aurora” was created in one Mário Lago And talks about the lack of sincerity of the character that prevents her from having a better life.
“If you were sincere / ô-ô-ot, aurora / See just that it was / ô-ô-ot, dawn.”
