Pedro- O fado, um estilo musical tipicamente português, encanta pessoas de todo o mundo. Fado, a typically Portuguese musical style, delights people from all over the world.
- As suas origens são difíceis de desvendar, tanto temporal como geograficamente, Its origins are difficult to uncover, both in time and geographically,
- mas há indícios de que o fado de Lisboa remonta aos cânticos muçulmanos, por norma melancólicos. but there are indications that the fado of Lisbon dates back to Muslim chants, [which are] usually melancholic.
- Outras teorias indicam que este possa ter tido as suas origens Other theories indicate that it may have originated
- na musica cantada pelos escravos brasileiros, o Lundum. in the music sung by Brazilian slaves, the Lundum.
- Há ainda quem aponte para as possíveis raízes medievais, There are also those who point to possible medieval roots,
- dado que a música dessa época tem vários traços que o fado ainda hoje em dia apresenta. given that the music of that era has several traits that fado still exhibits today.
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Vocabulary
a almasoul apresentarto introducea person Os cânticosChants desvendarto discover, unravel, reveal EscravosSlaves estilostyle, design IndíciosIndications, evidence, signs LamentosoMournful MelancólicosMelancholic as pessoaspeople as raízesroots o tematheme, topic TeoriasTheories o tomtone tragédiatragedy TraçosTraces, traits tristesad sing.
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Olá! Eu tanto gosto destes “shorties”, obrigado!