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Poeira de Cedro

Cartolan
Artist
Cartolan
Acoustic / Folk3:04April 29, 2026
0:00 3:04

Influenced by Cartola, Nelson Cavaquinho, Paulinho da Viola, Ismael Silva. Cartolan was born António Viana in Lisbon, the only son of Brazilian exiles who fled the dictatorship. His father, a carpenter from Mangueira, nicknamed him for the samba legend Cartola and left him his worn-out cavaquinho. To pay the rent, Cartolan still works as a furniture restorer, and at night, he writes songs in Portuguese that treat the old Alfama district like a long-lost corner of Rio. His music is the sound of inherited nostalgia, a tribute to a home he knows only through his parents' records.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Diz-me, pai, se este cheiro a cedro no ar
Te lembrava as manhãs de Mangueira a chegar.
Hoje lixo uma porta que range em Alfama,
E em cada farpa, a tua voz me chama.

[Chorus]
E o que a gente não disse virou um nó na garganta,
Um encaixe de malhete que a saudade janta.

[Verse 2]
Diz-me se a plaina na mão te assentava o mundo,
Se o peso da fuga te fez mais profundo.
Eu afino o cavaquinho que era teu, de pinho,
Procurando a nota do teu carinho.

[Chorus]
E o que a gente não disse virou um nó na garganta,
Um encaixe de malhete que a saudade janta.

[Bridge]
“Lixa a favor do veio,” dizias, “senão a madeira racha.”
Eu vivi contra o meu, e agora... quem é que me acha?

[Outro]
Só a poeira de cedro a dançar no sol.
E o teu silêncio.

About Cartolan

Cartolan was born António Viana in Lisbon, the only son of Brazilian exiles who fled the dictatorship. His father, a carpenter from Mangueira, nicknamed him for the samba legend Cartola and left him his worn-out cavaquinho. To pay the rent, Cartolan still works as a furniture restorer, and at night, he writes songs in Portuguese that treat the old Alfama district like a long-lost corner of Rio.…

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