Composed by Chico Buarque and Gilberto Gil, performed by Chico Buarque and Milton Nascimento.
Chalice
Father, take this chalice* away from me
Father, take this chalice away from me
Father, take this chalice away from me
Of wine red from blood
Father, take this chalice away from me
Father, take this chalice away from me, father
Take this chalice away from me
Of wine red from blood
How to drink this bitter drink
Gulp the pain, swallow the toil
Even if the mouth is shut, the chest remains
Silence in the city is not heard
What's the use of being son of the saint**?
It would be better to be the son of another
Another less dead reality
So many lies, so much brute force
Father (father)
Take this chalice away from me
Father, take this chalice away from me
Father, take this chalice away from me
Of wine red from blood
It is so hard to wake up in silence
When in the dead*** of the night I get damned
I want to shout an inhuman scream
That is a mean to be heard
All this silence stuns me
Stunned, I remain aware
In the stands for any time
See the monster emerge from the pond
Father, take this chalice away from me
Father, take this chalice away from me
Father, take this chalice away from me
Of wine red from blood
So fat, the sow no longer walks (chalice!)
So much used, the knife doesn’t cut anymore
How hard it is, father (father), to open the door (chalice!)
Of this word stuck in my throat
This mundane homeric inebriety
What's the use of having good will
Even if the chest is silent, the head remains
Of the drunken in downtown
Father, take this chalice away from me
Father, take this chalice away from me
Father, take this chalice away from me
Of wine red from blood
Maybe the world is not small (Chalice!)
Nor is life a fait accompli (Chalice, chalice!)
I want to invent my own sin (Chalice, chalice, chalice!)
I want to die from my own poison (Father, chalice, chalice, chalice!)
I want to lose your head for once(chalice!)
My head lose its mind (chalice!)
I want to smell diesel smoke (chalice!)
Get drunk until someone forgets me (chalice!)
*”Cálice”(chalice), in Portuguese, sounds identical to “Cale-se”(shut up), it is as if the singer is being told to shut up. This song is about the censorship and brutality of the military dictatorship in Brazil.
** Probably referring to Our Lady Aparecida, considered the principal patroness of Brazil.
*** It’s a pun. Dead of the night would be “calada da noite”(silence of the night).
Had a nice stream :3 Drew some Idia from twisted (will post later) and thank you for @scummy-writes for suggesting some ChevBert : DD And thank you for @pawnkyyy for dropping by :3
Hopefully I can clean this up soon : D ON STREAM >:D
made it with 5 minutes to spare 👹
i didn't get to tie down the end as much as i would have liked but i'm still pretty happy with what i managed to do with this little animatic! in my hc, gilbert's memories get all sorts of messed up after the fall of the berlin wall and i've always wanted to do something to this song based on that whole idea. hope y'all enjoy!!
once again, the cover i used is by the lovely Dovguardian Voice on youtube!
rereading pandora hearts
music inspo
[ID: Vincent gently hugs Gilbert, one hand on his back and the other on Gil's head. Gil is embarrassed and a bit sad, Vincent has a warm smile. Everything is in warm yellow and dark blue tones, there are few warm yellow stars. End ID]