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Translating songs to summon spirits: Quando o Sol Aqui Não Mais Brilhar

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For the list of all articles, click here. Pontos are songs sung by the members of a centre similar to Christian hymns. Pontos for Exu are very famous and tend to include themes that involve revenge, hell, the Moon, darkness and cemeteries. The ponto below is probably one of the most popular and its know by many umbandistas. The name of the ponto is " Quando o Sol Aqui Não Mais Brilhar " with the literal translation being "When the Sun No Longer Shines Here", or a free translation being "At sundown", and is usually sung for Exu Tranca Ruas (Exu Street Locker), an entity associated with the crossroads and is responsible for opening and closing—or "locking and unlocking"—the paths of a person's life.   Quando o sol aqui não mais brilhar - When the sun here no longer shines. Quando a lua o seu clarão refletir - When the Moon shines É sinal que está na hora - It is a sign that it's time É ele quem chega agora, já deu meia-noite - He is com...
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For the list of all articles, click here.   The preto-velho (lit trans.Old Black Man) is, as a pair with the caboclos, the most important spirits in Umbanda. Zélio de Moraes announced the creation of Umbanda as a formalized religion with the Caboclo das Sete Flechas (lit trans. Caboclo of the Seven Arrows). What many don’t know is that before the Indigenous announced the religion Zélio channelled the spirit of Pai Antônio (lit trans. Father Antônio ) a preto-velho at his home. Some see this gesture as a symbolic tribute to the African influence in the religion that was going to be announced on the following day. The pretos-velhos are the essence of the most kind, benevolent and patient spirits possible. Their Christian equivalent would be the angel. In the spectrum from left hand magic to right hand mentioned in the article about the overview of Umbanda the preto-velho would take the most right hand position possible. They usually participate in magical works ( trabalho ) of heal...
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