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My father had this cassette tape, labeled “Not to be heard by DOPS”. DOPS was the government organ that controlled and repressed political and social movements during the military dictatorship in Brazil. The tape was lled with censored songs by great writers that are now in uences and references to us all. Even though we learned about this matter in-depth in history classes, the reality of it all only dawned on me when listening to my parents’ experiences. I wanted to write about this for a long time, but never managed to express it in Portuguese. When Dé played me this piece, the idea of sharing it in English came up, and I could nally tell this story.
Dani
lyrics
On a rainy day
So many years ago
I came across some things
I should have known
This crate of memories
Filled with notes and dreams
I couldn’t think of as a ten year old
There, in the bottom, was that one tape
The one that taught me all I know
About the days we had no freedom
We go to school, we’re taught in class
But in the end we really feel
The things we learn at home
And as I listened to those forbidden lines
My father told me that would be a crime
The label read
“Not to be heard”
Yet a treasure chest it was
Full of saudade of those days
Saudade is when you miss
Something you’ve loved before
It’s feeling good about
A memory you want more
‘Cause saudade comes
As a tender feeling
Just like that old tape
Brought me my father’s memories back
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