"Manhã de Carnaval" ("Carnival Morning") is a song by Brazilian composer

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and lyricist

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. "Manhã de Carnaval" appeared as a principal theme in the 1959 Portuguese-language film ''

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'' by French director

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. The film's soundtrack also included songs by

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and

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, as well as the composition by Bonfá "Samba de Orfeu". "Manhã de Carnaval" appears in the film, including versions sung or hummed by both the principal characters (Orfeu and Euridice), as well as an instrumental version, so that the song has been described as the main musical theme of the film. In the portion of the film in which the song is sung by the character Orfeu, portrayed by

Breno Mello Breno Higino de Mello (September 7, 1931 – July 11, 2008) was a Brazilian athlete and actor. He is primarily known for playing the title role in the 1959 film ''Orfeu Negro'' (''Black Orpheus''). Biography Mello was born in Porto Alegre, ...

, the song was dubbed by

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. The song was initially rejected for inclusion in the film by Camus, but Bonfá was able to convince the director that the music for ''Manhã de Carnaval'' was superior to the song Bonfá composed as a replacement. ''Orfeu Negro'' was an international success (winning, for example, an

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in 1960), and brought the song to a large audience. "Manhã de Carnaval"' became one of the first

Bossa Nova Bossa nova () is a style of samba developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is mainly characterized by a "different beat" that altered the harmonies with the introduction of unconventional chords and an innovativ ...

compositions to gain popularity outside Brazil. Particularly in the United States, the song is considered to be one of the most important Brazilian Jazz/Bossa songs that helped establish the Bossa Nova movement in the late 1950s. "Manhã de Carnaval" has become a

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in the U.S., while it is still performed regularly by a wide variety of musicians around the world in its vocalized version or just as an instrumental one. In the U.S., the song is also known as "A Day in the Life of a Fool", "Carnival", "Theme from Black Orpheus", or simply "Black Orpheus". In France, the song is also known as "La Chanson d'Orphée". All versions of foreign texts were written by lyricists other than Antônio Maria, using Bonfá's original music.

Recordings

(All recordings listed below were released under the title of "Manhã de Carnaval" and sung in Portuguese, except where noted.) *

, ''Solo in Rio 1959'' IVE track #11 & track #25 (reprise),

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CD, Label: Smithsonian Folkways, Feb 22, 2005. Originally released as ''"O Violão de

,"'' label: Cook, 1959. *''

Black Orpheus ''Black Orpheus'' (Portuguese: ''Orfeu Negro'' ) is a 1959 romantic tragedy film made in Brazil by French director Marcel Camus and starring Marpessa Dawn and Breno Mello. It is based on the play '' Orfeu da Conceição'' by Vinicius de Morae ...

'' (Original Intl. release title: ''

''): The Film. Dispat Films, December 1959. *

and

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, ''Black Orpheus'', Motion Picture Soundtrack, tracks #6 (sung by Agostinho dos Santos), 8 (instrumental by Roberto Menescal), 11 (sung by Elizeth Cardoso) & 14 (instrumental by Bola Sete), LP Vinyl, Fontana, 1959. *

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, "cantando as musicas do filme Orfeu do carnaval", 45RPM, Odeon, 1959 *

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, recorded ''La Chanson d’Orphée'' at ''«Baccara 9» n° 17'' (VA compilation, EP), 1959 *

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, Live, sings for TV production, Video, Japan, 1960 *

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recorded the Croatian rendering "Orfejeva Pjesma" in 1960 *

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, '' Wayning Moments,'' Track #1 ''Black Orpheus,'' VJLP 3029, 1961 *

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, ''Miriam Makeba'', LP vinyl RCA 1960/63 *

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, ''

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'', CD, track #2, label: Orig. Jazz Classics, USA, April 18, 1962. *

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included the song in his debut recording ''

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'', LP, track #11, label: Mercury Records, USA, 1962. *

performs on acoustic guitar with Perry Como (vocal), "Manhã de Carnaval", live on the

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program ''Kraft Music Hall'', USA 1963. **(Note: Perry sings in English his 1963 recorded version of Bonfá's song) *

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, ''

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'', arranged by Gary McFarland, LP & CD, track #1, Verve, USA, August 1962. *

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, ''

'', LP, track #4, label: Mercury, USA, 1962. *

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, ''Sona Libre'', LP, track #7, Verve, USA, January 1963. *

, ''Plays And Sings Bossa Nova'', LP, track #5, Verve, USA, 1963. *

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"Now Singing In 12 Great Movies" (Mercury), 1963. *

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, ''Take Ten'', LP, track #5, Bluebird RCA, (USA), 1963. *

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, ''Night Lights'', LP & CD, track #2, label: Polygram Records, (USA), (original) September 1963. *

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, ''Joan Baez in Concert, Part 2'', LP & CD, track #7, Vanguard, USA, November 1963. *

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, ''The Songs I Love'', LP, RCA, (USA), 1963 **(Note: This is a version with English lyrics called "Carnival") *The

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, on ''

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'' (1964) *

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, ''Twenty-fifth Anniversary Album'',

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SE 4214 (USA), 1964 **(Note: This is an instrumental version entitled "Theme from Orfeu Negro") *

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, sings (in Portuguese) on

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TV, USA 1964. **(Note: Dinah starts singing at the second strophe, and then repeats the same) *

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, LP,

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(USA), 1964. **(Note: This is the English version titled "Carnival") *

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, ''Gather Round'', Decca, USA, 1964 *

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, La Chanson D'Orphee (in french), label:

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), 1964 *

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, ''

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'' track #3, LP, label: Verve (D), 1965. *

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, ''La Bamba'' track #4, LP, label: CBS (D), 1965. *

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, ''Plays Latin Themes For Young Lovers'' track #12, LP, label: CBS (D), 1965. *

on guitar plays with Caterina Valente, vocal & guitar, for the TV Variety Show. Ms Valente hosted the show at

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. Audio/Video, 1965. *

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, ''The New Sound Of Brazil'', LP, track #4, label: RCA Victor, (USA), 1965. (instrumental) *

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- '' Gettin' Around'' (Blue Note 1965) (instrumental) *

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, ''The Voice and Guitar of'', LP, track #6, label: RCA Victor, (D), 1965. (instrumental) * Louie Ramirez & His Orchestra, ''Latin Au Go Go'', LP, track #3, label: ATCO, (USA), 1965. (instrumental) *

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, ''Inventions'', LP, Vanguard, (USA), 1965. (instrumental) * Baden Powell, ''Baden Powell'', LP, track #3, label: Elenco, (Brazil), 1966. (instrumental) *

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, '' Byrdland'' (Columbia 1966) (instrumental) *

, ''The Songs I Love'', LP, RCA, (USA), 1966. **(Note: This is the same version sung in 1963 by Perry Como, now titled "Manhã de Carnaval") * Jack Jones, '' Jack Jones Sings – with Ralph Carmichael & his Orchestra'', Kapp Records, 1966 *

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– ''

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'', Prestige, December 1966 (instrumental). *

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– '' Bola Sete at the Monterey Jazz Festival'', LP, track #1, label: Verve, (D), 1967 (instrumental) *

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'', Blue Note, USA, 1967 (instrumental) *

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, ''The Look of Love'', LP, A&M, (USA), 1967. *

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, ''Golden Bossa Nova Guitar'', LP, Reprise, 1968. *

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'', LP track #2, label: Liberty, (D), 1968. *

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, ''My Way'', LP (1969) and CD (1990) track #7, label: Warner Bros, (UK), 1969. **(Note: Frank sings the previously-unreleased lyrics version, in English, titled: "A Day in the Life of a Fool") *

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, ''Paris Jazz Concert 1969'', LP, Malaco Jazz Classics, (USA), 1998. *

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, ''Hand Made'', LP, track #8, label: Warner (USA), (

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bluegrass version), March 1970. *

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, ''The Chuck Mangione Quartet'', LP 1972 and ''The Feeling's Back'', CD 1998. **(Note: Both are instrumental / flugelhorn solos) *

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, ''Brasileiro Profissão Esperança'', track #7, LP, label: Odeon,

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(1974) *

, ''Joan Baez In Concert'', ''First 10 Years'' & ''Golden Hour, Vol.2'', CD, label: Vanguard Records, January 1976. *

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), November 1978. **(Note: Julio sings a Spanish titled version but the lyrics are Portuguese) *

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play an all-guitar instrumental version, AV Live for PBS TV production (USA), 1978. *

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1981, for USA TV Production, film director John Whited, 1981. *

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, ''Café Blue'', CD, label: Blue Note/Mobile Fidelity, (USA), June 1984. *

, ''Luiz Bonfa in 1984''. Audio/Video, 9'.16''mins. Bonfá being interviewed by reporter Zaira Martins at his home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1984. **(Note: Bonfá plays the first verse of "Manhã de Carnaval" on acoustic guitar at the end of the interview. Instrumental) *

, ''Guitar for All Seasons'', Record 2, label:

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, (USA), 1985. *

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, sing and plays in Portuguese, Live, TV Manchete Network,

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with the

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Trio, ''Movie Themes from France'' CD, label: Timeless/Alfa Jazz, 1989. *

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, ''Brazilian Rhapsody'', CD, label: Teldec May 2000. *

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Lyrics other than Portuguese

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in its LP ''Marisa Sannia canta Sergio Endrigo... e le sue canzoni'' created an

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version with lyrics by

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. *

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sang the song in a Spanish version, while

sang a different Portuguese version in a more Spanish sounding Portuguese, without his distinguished accent. Both versions were titled in Spanish, "Mañana de Carnaval", although their rhythmic interpretations vary greatly. *

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, and

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wrote an English lyric adaptation under the title "Carnival." This version was recorded by

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, and again, using the original cover name, "Manhã de Carnaval", three years later. Singer-songwriter

recorded this version of the song for the '' Mission: Impossible 2''

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in 2000. *

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later wrote a different set of English lyrics titled "A Day in the Life of a Fool", again adapting it to Bonfá's original music. Sigman's version is not a translation of the Brazilian lyrics, but rather an all new text on a different topic altogether, but to the same unmodified music. *In 2002, the music of Manhã de Carnaval was used in an Arabic version called "Shou Bkhaf" (How I fear) with lyrics written by

Ziad Rahbani Ziad Rahbani ( ar, زياد الرحباني, born 1956) is a Lebanese composer, pianist, playwright, and political commentator. He is the son of Fairouz, one of Lebanon and the Arab world's most famous singers, and Assi Rahbani, one of the found ...

(Lebanese musician and composer). His mother, the Lebanese diva singer

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, very popular in the Arab world, released this song in her ''Wala Kif'' album. *

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for the Japanese band

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covered this song in both Portuguese and English under the title in her

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, '' Utaite Myouri ~Sono Ichi~'' (2002) as a solo artist. *French: "La Chanson d'Orphée (Matin fait lever le soleil...)" sung by

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, Marie José,

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, Maria Candido,

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. * Arabic : " Shu Bkhaf (How I Fear, or I Fear So Much, or I Dread So Much)" sung by Fairuz in Lebanese Arabic in her Wala Kif album released in january 2002. The lyrics were adapted into Lebanese Arabic and the music was reorchestrated by Fairuz son composer, songwriter, arranger, lyricist, playwright, comedian, actor, jazz pianist, musician, newspaper chronicler, Ziad Rahbany. *Vietnamese: “Bài ngợi ca tình yêu (Romance)”, lyrics adapted by

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. The song was sung by multiple Vietnamese singers such as

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, Thanh Hà,

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References

External links

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Lyrics of Perry Como's 1963 version
{{DEFAULTSORT:Manha de Carnaval Brazilian songs Songs with music by Luiz Bonfá 1959 songs 1950s jazz standards