1947 Portuguese-language song
"Asa Branca" is a song written by Luiz Gonzaga and Humberto Teixeira in 1947. The "asa-branca" ("white wing") of the title is the picazuro pigeon. With its departure the desolation of the parched "sertão" (the arid backcountry) is complete, and the protagonist of the song, unable to make a living, must leave the "sertão" and his lady-love Rosinha. The song closes with his promise to return.
Covers.
Also played on the Scottish Highland bagpipes long with Brazilian surdo by macumba.
Recognition.
The song was voted by the Brazilian edition of "Rolling Stone" as the 4th greatest Brazilian song.
A Volta da Asa-Branca.
"A Volta da Asa-Branca" ("The Return of the White-wing") is a sequel to "Asa Branca". It marks the return of rain, the "asa-branca", and the protagonist to the "sertão". The song celebrates the return of life to the "sertão", and the protagonist's reunion with Rosinha, whom he plans to marry at the end of the year.
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