There was once a country - Ary dos Santos - portuguese poet
There was once a country Ary dos Santos was also an active political campaigner. Ran the length and breadth of the country, sometimes alone before thrilled audiences with his unique way of saying poetry, sometimes in organized sessions for popular structures in which also participated in the intervention singers who, like him, through music and words, tried to interpret the feel of an entire people. Too often these sessions were interrupted by the arrival of the repressive forces, but next week or next month were all there, again, available for another session, another journey. Political commitment Ary was already since the 1960s, and takes with particular emphasis since 1969. At this point, part of the campaign of the Democratic Electoral Commission and is affiliated with the Portuguese Communist Party ( PCP ). My word said in the light of the setting sun His spoken word was also sung. Ary dos Santos was the author of poems for some of the most memorable songs ever present...