Deolinda is a Portuguese quartet band founded
in 2006 when brothers Pedro da Silva Martins and Luis José Martins
(formerly of the band 7-Headed Beast) invited their cousin, Ana
Bacalhau, who was then singing with the band Lupanar, to sing four songs
they had written. When they realized that her voice perfectly fit their
songs they invited her to join them. They also invited José Pedro
Leitão, the bass player with Lupanar and currently Ana Bacalhau's
husband, to join them—crea
ting Deolinda.
The band's style is inspired by Fado, but differs substantially from that of traditional Portuguese genre. For instance, Deolinda does not use Portuguese guitar, as fado would dictate. Deolinda's songs and lyrics are not serious and fatalistic, like classic fado; instead, they often use humor, sarcasm and a fast, happy pace.
When performing live, members of Deolinda do not dress in black as traditional fado players do.
We leave you here a live performance of the band playing the song:
"The Problematic Placement Of A Pole" a ironic song about the way how people sweeps away their responsibility to others when trouble comes...
The problematic of placement a pole
In order to decorate the avenue
Hanging with balloons, colored confetti
Brought a unusual trouble to the autarky
Is that this city council
Acted in accordance
With the taste of colossal of two or three
And proudly announced
Much pomp and fuss
That the world's largest flagpole is Portuguese
And proudly announced
Much pomp and fuss
That the world's largest flagpole is Portuguese
The looks that were amazed at climb
Nor did not reach the middle or the end
For many that pole is bad retrenchment
For others, it is very good
Fascination is human
And what is great in size
Glorify always who did it
This exalts a nation
And it must be said with reason
That the world's largest pole is Portuguese
This exalts a nation
And it must be said with reason
That the world's largest pole is Portuguese
St. Peter lost his keys
Saint Anthony, the child
St. John blew up
And for his misfortunes
Does not find the little lamb
St. Anthony is dizzy
St. Peter says he is blind
St. John crashed
Fallen from heaven and turned over
He stumbled in what he don't know
The restless crowd on the avenue
Whistles for having to wait
But neither neighborhoods, parochial, nor those planned marches
The expectant spectators saw parading
Who gets along with altars
Says the popular saints
Does not parade through the streets this time
What we lack tradition
At least worth the thrill
That the world's largest pole is Portuguese
What we lack tradition
At least worth the thrill
That the world's largest pole is Portuguese
The recovered Saints of their mistreatment
Decided to confront those in charge
Slipping by the pole asked down here
What country rose tall this pillar?!
To the door of the neighbor
Everyone swept away the rubbish
When guilt points in and involves
And when it comes to the country
The Patriot is who says
That the world's largest pole is Spanish
El postito Portugués
Solo es en grandito in smallness
Pero el largest pole del mundo es Español
St. Peter lost his keys
Saint Anthony, the child
St. John blew up
And for his misfortunes
Does not find the little lamb
St. Anthony is dizzy
St. Peter says he is blind
St. John crashed
Fallen from heaven and turned over
He stumbled in what he don't know
The band's style is inspired by Fado, but differs substantially from that of traditional Portuguese genre. For instance, Deolinda does not use Portuguese guitar, as fado would dictate. Deolinda's songs and lyrics are not serious and fatalistic, like classic fado; instead, they often use humor, sarcasm and a fast, happy pace.
When performing live, members of Deolinda do not dress in black as traditional fado players do.
We leave you here a live performance of the band playing the song:
"The Problematic Placement Of A Pole" a ironic song about the way how people sweeps away their responsibility to others when trouble comes...
The problematic of placement a pole
In order to decorate the avenue
Hanging with balloons, colored confetti
Brought a unusual trouble to the autarky
Is that this city council
Acted in accordance
With the taste of colossal of two or three
And proudly announced
Much pomp and fuss
That the world's largest flagpole is Portuguese
And proudly announced
Much pomp and fuss
That the world's largest flagpole is Portuguese
The looks that were amazed at climb
Nor did not reach the middle or the end
For many that pole is bad retrenchment
For others, it is very good
Fascination is human
And what is great in size
Glorify always who did it
This exalts a nation
And it must be said with reason
That the world's largest pole is Portuguese
This exalts a nation
And it must be said with reason
That the world's largest pole is Portuguese
St. Peter lost his keys
Saint Anthony, the child
St. John blew up
And for his misfortunes
Does not find the little lamb
St. Anthony is dizzy
St. Peter says he is blind
St. John crashed
Fallen from heaven and turned over
He stumbled in what he don't know
The restless crowd on the avenue
Whistles for having to wait
But neither neighborhoods, parochial, nor those planned marches
The expectant spectators saw parading
Who gets along with altars
Says the popular saints
Does not parade through the streets this time
What we lack tradition
At least worth the thrill
That the world's largest pole is Portuguese
What we lack tradition
At least worth the thrill
That the world's largest pole is Portuguese
The recovered Saints of their mistreatment
Decided to confront those in charge
Slipping by the pole asked down here
What country rose tall this pillar?!
To the door of the neighbor
Everyone swept away the rubbish
When guilt points in and involves
And when it comes to the country
The Patriot is who says
That the world's largest pole is Spanish
El postito Portugués
Solo es en grandito in smallness
Pero el largest pole del mundo es Español
St. Peter lost his keys
Saint Anthony, the child
St. John blew up
And for his misfortunes
Does not find the little lamb
St. Anthony is dizzy
St. Peter says he is blind
St. John crashed
Fallen from heaven and turned over
He stumbled in what he don't know
