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Verniz da Manhã

Cartolan
Artist
Cartolan
Acoustic / Folk3:10April 29, 2026
0:00 3:10

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]
São seis e dez na cozinha de Alfama.
A chávena azul da Ladra reclama o teu café.
A mão que lixa a madeira até ser branda,
Mede o pó como quem mede a própria fé.

[Chorus]
E um dia, esta luz será só uma canção.
Este gosto de agora, um grão de saudade na mão.

[Verse 2]
O vapor sobe em aparas finas sobre o balcão.
A poeira dança no sol que corta o vão.
Lembraste do pai: "A paciência é a primeira demão".
E giras a colher com essa velha precisão.

[Chorus]
E um dia, esta luz será só uma canção.
Este gosto de agora, um grão de saudade na mão.

[Bridge]
O que seguras tu? O calor na cerâmica?
Ou o fantasma do cheiro que vem lá da América?

[Outro]
Só uma canção...
...na mão.

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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