Happy Birthday, Chico Buarque! (1)

7 songs by Chico Buarque in honor of his 77th birthday on June 19

Meu Refrão

Listen to Meu Refrão from his 1966 debut album “Chico Buarque de Hollanda”

“My Refrain”
Whoever sings with me sings my refrain
My best friend is my guitar
My best friend is my guitar

I have cried feeling disappointed
Today I’m grown
I don’t cry anymore
I’ve played ball, I’ve released balloons
But I had to run away from school
To learn this lesson

The refrain I write is so that you know
That I’m not going to let my arm be twisted by anybody
Forget magic spells
Because I’m not changing
Since I have no responsibilities, no clock, and no boss

I was born without luck
I live in a shack
But my saint is strong
Samba is my weakness
In my samba I say what is in my heart
But whoever sings with me sings my refrain

Whoever sings with me sings my refrain
My best friend is my guitar