tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824464142604361129.post148546455785036189..comments2024-03-24T12:25:13.240-07:00Comments on Every Single Paul Simon Song*: The Rhythm of the SaintsAnother Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17490204558031016152noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824464142604361129.post-55494377207636050772016-03-28T20:24:20.034-07:002016-03-28T20:24:20.034-07:00Ruthvan--I'm sorry, I don't have the answe...Ruthvan--I'm sorry, I don't have the answer to that, or a source for it. I assumed it was "reach in the darkness, reach in the dark" in another language, likely Portuguese. In any case, it seems to be the same phrase or two, over and over.Another Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490204558031016152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824464142604361129.post-55623382056599102832016-03-21T19:46:08.784-07:002016-03-21T19:46:08.784-07:00I'm wondering what the background voices are s...I'm wondering what the background voices are saying. I always supposed that the lyrics "to overcome an obstacle or an enemy," "to glide away from a razor or a knife," and "to dominate the impossible in your life" were providing an English translation for what was being said, but that's just a theory. Ruthvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563850403919993049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824464142604361129.post-61029033556089335272015-10-26T18:48:01.142-07:002015-10-26T18:48:01.142-07:00Unknown-- I am familiar with that vivid martial ar...Unknown-- I am familiar with that vivid martial art. The album was made in Brazil, its land of origin (Brazil has also innovated its own variant on jiu jitsu). As for whether the song refers to that practice, I would say it's probably not that specific. As it happens, I have never seen capoeira performers use weapons.Another Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490204558031016152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824464142604361129.post-32354863254001909432015-10-26T18:43:35.210-07:002015-10-26T18:43:35.210-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Another Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490204558031016152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824464142604361129.post-26601913273764598652015-10-23T13:00:33.812-07:002015-10-23T13:00:33.812-07:00Hi, I wonder if you have considered that perhaps ...Hi, I wonder if you have considered that perhaps the mention of overcoming enemies and gliding away from the knife are references to the Brazilian martial art of capoeira as featured in the video for the obvious child, for example?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463620887199773160noreply@blogger.com