Geraldo Vandré

Geraldo Vandré is a Brazilian musician whose political songs greatly contributed to the resistance movement against the military regime. “Pra não dizer que não falei das flores” encapsulated the sentiments of hope, unity, and change in a politically engaged song of opposition that proclaimed:

In the schools and streets
In the fields or amongst building sites
We all are like soldiers
Holding guns or not
Walking ahead and singing
Following the verses of the melody
We all are equal
United or not

(Nas escolas, nas ruas
Campos, construções
Somos todos soldados
Armados ou não
Caminhando e cantando
E seguindo a canção
Somos todos iguais
Braços dados ou não…)