Poetry according to Paul Zumthor at the song "Metal contra as nuvens", by Renato Russo

Abstract

Paul Zumthor (1997; 2005; 2007) presents theories and criticisms about poetry present in the song. For this, the critic counts with estudies about oral poetry and he starts to recognize that all poetry has, at least, two voices that connect: the voice of the poetical self and the voice of the singer who performs the song. The voice of the singer embodies of the poetical self, which facilitates the reception of the poetic message, as such practice needs the performance contained in the song. Then, the performance has one of the central ideas of the  theorist, just as it as differentiates it from the pure reception and also defines what is a song. The article Poetry according to Paul Zumthor at the song Metal contra as nuvens, by Renato Russo sets out to poetic song, using the musician-poetic lyrics Metal contra as nuvens (1991), by the composer and poet Renato Russo. Moreover, before entering Paul Zumthor, the article counts on Octavio Paz (1982) to clarify what the poetry and the poetic word are.