Asa Branca

"Asa Branca"
"Asa Branca"
Song
Language	Portuguese
Released	1947
Songwriter(s)	Luiz Gonzaga; Humberto Teixeira;

"Asa Branca" is a song written by Luiz Gonzaga and Humberto Teixeira in 1947. The asa-branca ("white wing") of the title is the picazuro pigeon.^[1] With its departure the desolation of the parched sertão (the arid backcountry) is complete, and the protagonist of the song, unable to make a living, must leave the sertão and his lady-love Rosinha. The song closes with his promise to return.^[2]

^ Oniki, Y.; Willis, E.O. (2000-11-30). "Nesting behavior of the picazuro pigeon, Columba picazuro (COLUMBIDAE, AVES)". Revista Brasileira de Biologia. 60 (4). São Carlos: 663–666. doi:10.1590/S0034-71082000000400017. hdl:11449/28973. ISSN 0034-7108. PMID 11241966.
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[1] Oniki, Y.; Willis, E.O. (2000-11-30). "Nesting behavior of the picazuro pigeon, Columba picazuro (COLUMBIDAE, AVES)". Revista Brasileira de Biologia. 60 (4). São Carlos: 663–666. doi:10.1590/S0034-71082000000400017. hdl:11449/28973. ISSN 0034-7108. PMID 11241966.

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