"O Leãozinho" (Portuguese pronunciation: [u liɐ̃wˈziɲu]) is a song composed by Brazilian singer/songwriter Caetano Veloso.[1] The song title means "little lion" in Portuguese. It was recorded by Veloso himself in 1977 and published as the eighth track from his album Bicho (meaning "animal" or "bug" in Portuguese).[2] English lyrics were added by Meja in her 2004 Mellow, however keeping the original title in Portuguese.
History
The song is a tribute to the bassist of the band Novos Baianos, Dadi Carvalho.[3][4] It was featured in the soundtrack of the soap opera Sem Lenço, sem Documento.[5]
Notable recordings
- Vozes da Rádio - Mappa do Coração (1997)
- Meja - Mellow (2004)
- Jane Birkin & Caetano Veloso - Rendez-Vous (2006)
- Teresa Salgueiro - La Serena (2007)
- Priscilla Ahn - Live Sessions EP (2008)
- Beirut - Red Hot + Rio 2 (2011)
- Mary Roos - Denk was du willst (2013)
- Palavra Cantada - Pauleco e Sandreca (2013)
See also
References
- ^ "Dadi, ex-integrante dos Novos Baianos, lança livro de memórias". revistaepoca.globo.com. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ Dunn, Christopher (2014-01-01). Brutality Garden: Tropicália and the Emergence of a Brazilian Counterculture. UNC Press Books.
- ^ Multimídia, Caleidoscópio Estudio. "Entrevista/Caetano Veloso". www.caleidoscopio.art.br. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- ^ "O Leãozinho de Caetano em folk e com com sotaque português". FolkdaWorld (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "Trilha Sonora 'Caetano Veloso Novelas' - Trilhas Sonoras - Especiais - Canal Viva". Canal Viva (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 August 2012. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
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