O dia que sai de Casa/The Day I left Home

"The day I left home my mother told me,

Son, come here.

I give all of my prayers to God that you will be well.

She never understood my reasons for leaving home

But she knows that after it grows up,

A bird has wings and has to fly."

The song, recorded by Carlos Dias (age 4) at the Salguiero Community Pre-School in a favela close to Rio de Janeiro, says something profound about how seriously little children take going away to school, or even to day care.  It can be traumatic, but also noble, something of which they can be proud.

Carlos, Rita and I recorded the song on the playground behind the pre-school, and I later composed the music to fit his beautiful singing voice.  In the next couple of weeks, I will post more of Carlos's songs, as well as those of several of his friends.

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A música é bem conhecida, do filme Os Dois Filhos de Francisco, mas acho que Carlos Dias (4 anos de idade) o faz sua nesta interpretação.