Chico Buarque songs

song composed by Chico Buarque performed by Chico Buarque

single by Herb Alpert

"''''''" () is a song composed in 1973 by Brazilian musicians Chico Buarque and Gilberto Gil, officially released in 1978. Written during Brazil's military dictatorship, the song uses biblical imagery and word play—most notably a pun on () and ()—to critique state censorship and political repression while disguised under a religious theme.