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A Cor do Feijão

Cartolan
Artist
Cartolan
Acoustic / Folk2:30April 29, 2026
0:00 2:30

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

[Chorus]
Vó, a cor do feijão não é a mesma
A sua receita é um mapa que me engana

[Verse 1]
Tenho o seu bilhete aqui na mesa do 'Pois, Café'
A letra tremeu no fim, manchada de má-fé
O cheiro a louro queima, mas não é o seu quintal
É só o fado de uma panela em Portugal

[Chorus]
Vó, a cor do feijão não é a mesma
A sua receita é um mapa que me engana

[Verse 2]
Pai jurava que ouvia o seu assobio no corredor
"Menino, o sal é a alma", um eco na minha dor
Eu ponho o sal do Tejo, que outra alma vou achar?
A madeira desta mesa nunca viu o mar de lá

[Bridge]
Não falta o coentro, nem a mão, nem a vontade
Falta a poeira daquela rua, a nossa verdade roubada
Falta o chão que te fizeram abandonar

[Outro]
E a panela ferve um samba em surdina.
Só ferve.

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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