Ary dos Santos
José Carlos Ary dos Santos ( born December 7, 1937 in Lisbon, † January 18, 1984 ) was a Portuguese poet, song writer and reciter.
Life
He was born in a wealthy family with aristocratic roots. At 14, he published his first poems, and already appeared with 16 of his poems in the anthology of literature - price Almeida Garrett. In 1954 he left home and earned his livelihood with various activities, such as the distribution of gumball machines and in advertising. He studied literature and law at the University of Lisbon, without a degree.
In 1963 his first book, the poetry collection A Liturgia do Sangue (English: The Liturgy of the blood). In the following years a number of poetry publications published by him. He also appeared with recitations of classic Portuguese writers, some of which to this day are available as audio recordings, for example, his interpretations of works by Bocage, Camões and the preaching of Santo António to the fish, of Father António Vieira.
The Salazar regime set dismissive of, he participated in 1969 at the comissões Democráticas Eleitorais from which the party Movimento Democrático Português ( MDP / CDE) emerged. Still in 1969, he joined the illegal Portuguese Communist Party ( Partido Comunista Português, PCP), and was active in the literary circles. Its increasing politicization manifested itself especially in his numerous socially critical lyrics and after the Carnation Revolution in 1974.
Part under a pseudonym and partly under his real name, he wrote for numerous musicians lyrics, including Amália Rodrigues, Carlos do Carmo, some with music by Alain Oulman. Also for Portuguese contributions to the Grand Prix Euro Vision Song Contest, he wrote texts about Desfolhada Portuguesa for Simone de Oliveira ( 1969), Menino do alto da serra for Tonicha (1971 ), Tourada for Fernando Tordo (1973 ), and Portugal no coração for the group Os Amigos (1977). Chance he also wrote lyrics for international artists such as Serge Reggiani and Chico Buarque. Especially after the Carnation Revolution, he also appeared as a copywriter for the Revue.
Reception and awards
His passionate and close to the people lecture style, his sophisticated language brilliant satirical puns, and his progressive social outlook, for which he joined (he was, for example, in the occupation of the Spanish Embassy in Lisbon in 1975 involved), made him equally popular with the general public and interested in culture intellectuals, where especially his lyrics became known to the general public. He was often referred to as the poet of the Revolution.
Various streets and squares were named after him, such as a square in Lisbon Alfama district, in whose Rua da Saudade, he lived most of his life. Various artists dedicated to him again and again works. The singer Fernando Tordo in 1988, for example, the album O Menino Ary dos Santos (English: The boy Ary dos Santos) on, with settings of early works. In 2009 they had the tribute album Canções de Ary dos Santos (English: Songs of Ary dos Santos) of the project Rua da Saudade (German: Street of Saudade ), in which the Portuguese singers Viviane, Mafalda Arnauth, Susana Félix, and the Brazilian Luanda Cozetti songs by Ary dos Santos interpreted contemporary new. The compact and zestfully arranged, influenced by pop music, Fado and bossa nova / jazz album spent by the end of 2009 until mid-2010 over 24 weeks in the Portuguese charts, and came up to No. 2
2004, the Order of Infante Dom Henrique, he was posthumously awarded the rank of Grand Officer.