A lovely mature, probing poem by your dad, and set to great music, José!!!

Très belle chanson, un duo de voix, une mélodie!!

A sweet embrace of the mystery and miracle of creation.  What a lovely sound from the old tape, sweet and analog.

Wonderful track and amazing vocals. Really good work, José! 👍

Quando sento le tue composizioni e le tue belle progressioni armoniche penso spesso ci sia un pizzico di "brasilianità". O forse, data la storia di quel paese, è l'opposto? forse c'è un pizzico di musica portoghese nella musica brasiliana? Ad ogni modo è un bel brano [e questo mio commento è stato fatto da una A.I ? :))))))

I really enjoyed this - especially the role of the piano in it and the use of a C7 chord every so often ... a very attractive track. Thank you

Spécial thanks to Odarka  for her a cappella...

GET OUT.  feat. Odarka

Lyrics from John Steinbeck's "The Pearl"

The doctor never came to the brush houses
he spent all of his time with the rich people
The doctor won't come to us
then we will go to him

Do you have any money?
He brought out eight small ugly pearls

I'm sorry my friend but this pearl is too big
No one will buy a pearl this big
Kino felt that he was in danger
the crowd became silent

Do you have any money?
He brought out eight small ugly pearls

Staying Back

Eight Small Ugly Pearls

Wastin’ time is all we know
Let us lay down, let us lay low

We all chased a fallen ghost, far beneath the tide
Let us lay down

Let us lay down

Wonderful collab: Jano and the Electronix composed and played the music. He wrote the lyrics a while ago. This pearl was waiting to be found!   Melancholic Mood Verse 1: Dark clouds passing by, Grey days as time goes by. A drop falls, a deep sigh, In my soul, spinning high. Chorus: Melancholy in the rain, Tears blending with the dew. In this moment of silence, I find myself right here and true. Verse 2: Thoughts flying far and wide, Lost in my own world's tide. A smile faint, yet heavy as lead, In this rain, so cold it's spread. Chorus: Melancholy in the rain, Tears blending with the dew. In this moment of silence, I find myself right here and true. Bridge: The wind tells tales, Of times gone by, The melody of life, We can't always guide. Verse 3: Yet, at the core, a spark of light, A glimmer of hope in the night. Melancholy breaks its might, And a new day comes to light. Chorus: Melancholy in the rain, Tears blending with the dew. In this moment of silence, I find myself right here and true. Outro: The clouds move away, Making room for new rays. Melancholy in the rain, A moment, a silent ballet.

Melancholic Mood (collab jano and the Electronix)remastered

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This Was In 1939

A poem from my late father. An old tape I recovered.

** Sinfonia dos Mundos **

Que faço aqui, eu que vou
tentando o verso e a prosa
num Cosmos que começou
por uma explosão monstruosa?

Que tenho a ver com o percurso
do hélio e do hidrogénio,
com o teórico discurso
desses físicos de génio,
que tentam aprisionar
o real em equações,
e compatibilizar
galáxias e electrões?

Nada tenho. E, no entanto,
leio seus livros profundos,
buscando a chave do canto
da sinfonia dos mundos.

Sinfonia Dos Mundos

Chant: Baie des anges
Auteur- Compositeur : Christian DEVIENNE

Un Verre D'ouzo Compositeur Christian DEVIENNE

Another old track from the nineties, about a family fleeing Jerusalem soon before the city was taken by the Babylonians.

*** Primeiro Passo ***

Até a mais longa caminhada começa pelo primeiro passo,
a primeira dor, e um último adeus à terra da herança.
Fugimos esta noite como fogem as lembranças,
deixando Jerusalém, a que mata seus profetas.
Jerusalém, Jerusalém,
abraçamos-te esta noite como te abraçam as estrelas,
que se entornam em silêncio para além do horizonte...
Agora a mais longa caminhada começa pelo primeiro passo.
Levamos os olhos cheios de terras invisíveis,
e o coração queimado pelo fogo das promessas.
Levamos mulheres e filhos por rotas impossíveis.
Decerto impossíveis...
Mas foi Deus quem ordenou a caravana.
Sim, foi Deus quem ordenou a caravana...

Primeiro Passo

In the haze of the morning
The crow dances to the breeze
In the maze of this life
Shattered pieces of a dream 
From the playground downtown 
The lights flashing aloud 
Far beneath the ground
The echos Vibrating sound 
Clarity I see looking into your eyes
Drifting away, to the seas, to the skies 
A land filled with peace, there in your arms 
A glimmering sky…far from harm
A rainbow sky..passing inside 
Butterfly dreams..dragonfly sky

Concrete walls, years down these halls 
Silent nights, seven flights
Riverbend, far from the eye
River send, peace to the right
On this perch I sit and wait
For the bleeding sunset cast over the lake
The ancient place where the grackles sing 
The ancient place where the last breathe brings
Love yourself, tend the needs, destiny, find the seed
Let it grow, overfill, let it be, time will tell 

The WU it sleeps, it breathes, it eats
From the valley, the screams, they show, money
Rooftops, light rocks, meth melt to the ground
Willow tree, people see, what can’t be dealt
1203, explosive company, down to the ground 
Straight to the sea
Rise above what’s in front of me
Reflections of pieces of a dream

Řeflections øf å ðream

Vocals & backing vocals by Heidi K
Lyrics by Heidi K

Production by @mortenjeamland

Cover photo: Heidi K

Baby Girl - Heidi K & Jeamland

alone + vax

*** NOTE June 2024: Generative AI is becoming amazingly powerful. Nothing against it. Just to avoid the confusion and embarrassment of finding ourselves praising and encouraging mindless algorithms, I believe it would be nice for us to always disclose its usage in our tracks. What do you think?  ***

*** Note Dec 2024: Alas, AI generated content that is not disclosed as such is now being posted at an alarming rate, sometimes multiple tracks in a single day from fake artists that even write down fake introductions. Please avoid reposting these deceptions, it only adds to the confusion.  ***

Hello, welcome to my page.

I've been making music since 1972. At the time, with Pedro Castro, we created the alternative rock band Petrus Castrus. 

The music I'm placing here is mostly from the home recordings of my ongoing projects and ideas. I created a few playlists (Inéditos) according to language (PO - Portuguese; EN - English; SP - Spanish; FR - French; IT - Italian), and also for concept albums (Três Jardins). There are two long tracks (Mediterrâneo and Isaías) for full concept albums. A playlist called Synergies gathers the collaboration projects with other musicians in the fantastic SoundCloud community.

Petrus Castrus edited records can be found on Spotify and Soundcloud. See the Facebook Petrus Castrus page for more details, including comments about the recordings uploaded here. 

We are both amateur musicians, i.e. music lovers. As for me, I'm just an electrical engineer with a master in AI that really loves creating music and use it to share ideas. That is why all tracks include lyrics or texts.

By the way I'm not interested in third-party offers to boost the number of plays. I like it as it is, and I've always declined such offers. Thanks anyway. 

I don't repost much, just some tracks that I find outstanding and with very few plays, so I can help them to get better known. I believe that repost parsimony also makes life easier for those who follow me.

Enjoy!

Sinfonia Dos Mundos

José F Castro - JFC (Petrus Castrus)

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