That is the name of a verse by Dmitrii Bykov about the role of leaders and grass-roots movements, in the context of Natalia Morar and the April 6th protests in Moldova.
Here’s my translation of the last two lines:
You want some comforting morality? The moral is simple, though not very long.
A country that could collapse from Morar – truly a great country.
Another phrase, along the same lines, is in the middle. Here’s my translation:
It is like she’s a Harry Potter – a special, magical youth… And if two Morar? Three Morar? And if four, finally!
Bykov pokes fun at the authorities who characterize Morar as unique and special, and yet it is clear from his words that she is an amazing woman. I much prefer his conclusion that a great country should not fear one woman’s communication and a call to her friends for a peaceful assembly.
O Rio de Janeiro continua lindo
O Rio de Janeiro continua sendo
O Rio de Janeiro, fevereiro e março
Alô, alô, Realengo – aquele abraço!
Alô, torcida do Flamengo – aquele abraço!
Chacrinha continua balançando a pança
E buzinando a moça e comandando a massa
E continua dando as ordens no terreiro
Alô, alô, seu Chacrinha – velho guerreiro
Alô, alô, Terezinha, Rio de Janeiro
Alô, alô, seu Chacrinha – velho palhaço
Alô, alô, Terezinha – aquele abraço!
Alô, moça da favela – aquele abraço!
Todo mundo da Portela – aquele abraço!
Todo mês de fevereiro – aquele passo!
Alô, Banda de Ipanema – aquele abraço!
Meu caminho pelo mundo eu mesmo traço
A Bahia já me deu régua e compasso
Quem sabe de mim sou eu – aquele abraço!
Pra você que meu esqueceu – aquele abraço!
Alô, Rio de Janeiro – aquele abraço!
Todo o povo brasileiro – aquele abraço!
“The song’s story corresponds to the content of the exhibition that divides Havel’s life into four periods – his capitalist extract, theatre, and his roles of a dissident and president. Of course, I didn’t want to create an ode or a monumental song, but to sum up with humour and in slight hyperbole the life of one of the most important personalities of the Czech history of the 20th century,” Putna says on www.vaclavhavel-knihovna.org.
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