I step outside the building and suddenly I’m
engulfed by the warm sun of the early afternoon. Not harmful and sweating, but
the cozy light rays of autumn that give my clothes that nice smell.
A girl was walking her dog without hurry,
apparently enjoying the same warmth of the sun. In my ears suddenly I had an
iconic song by a famous brazilian rock band, and suddenly I’m loving it so
much. It’s strange to realize how much it’s striking a chord with me, for being
part of my life like this.
I used to dislike the instrumental part of
their music but I’m enjoying it now. After having travelled through so many
musical lands, I’m back to one of the basics to any Brazilian music listener,
and I see how beautiful everything is. I had even forgotten about this eight
minute long epic that still sends chills down my spine every single time I
listen to it, in a way only this song can do. The lyrics, for which I have
always had a terrific respect, are still relevant, intelligent, poetic and
acid. And it’s delightful to see how easy to sing along my own native idiom, in
a tone similar to my natural voice. The pace, the intonation and pauses,
everything comes naturally.
Heading to the university now, where other
young students were also chasing their dreams, all like me, all having the same
language, a very similar cultural background, all growing to those same songs
and about romantic misadventures, revolt against the political, social and
economical scenario. All of us, an urban legion of several generations growing with
those melodies and impacting sentences.
Suddenly I’m feeling like belonging, which is a
very warm feeling to have. It’s delightful to see myself sharing parts of my
life with others, no matter how little the piece of similitude is.
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