tonada esquecida

[toh-NAH-duh esh-keh-SEE-duh]

nounfemininepl: tonadas esquecidas

forgotten tune

1. A melody or song that has been lost to memory or is no longer commonly remembered or played

The old tonada esquecida echoed faintly through the abandoned theater.

A tonada esquecida ecoava levemente pelo teatro abandonado.

2. A regional musical form or folk melody from Latin America that has fallen into obscurity

He tried to reconstruct the tonada esquecida from his grandmother's memories.

Ele tentou reconstruir a tonada esquecida a partir das memórias de sua avó.

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General Brazilian

tonada esquecida

Used to describe forgotten folk melodies or traditional music

Argentina

tonada olvidada

Common in musical and literary contexts

Portugal

melodia esquecida

Less common usage; preferred term is melodia esquecida

Spain

tonada olvidada

Tonada is less common; prefer canción olvidada

uma tonada que o tempo esqueceu

resgatar uma tonada esquecida

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