Amanhã é 23

"Amanhã é 23" (English: Tomorrow Is 23rd) is a Brazilian pop song written by Paula Toller and George Israel and performed by their band Kid Abelha in the album Tomate (1987).

"Amanhã é 23"
Single by Kid Abelha
from the album Tomate
Released1987
GenrePop rock
Length4:48
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)Paula Toller and George Israel

Song information

The song is narrated by a woman who suffers from depression in late August of each year. It is then revealed the cause of her depression; the following day (August 23, hence the title) is the twentieth birthday of her rebellious teenage daughter who she has not seen for years. She longs to kiss and embrace her daughter, but she is certain that it will not happen. The daughter has, presumably, run away from home because of her indifference towards her mother. Curiously, August 23 is the date of Toller's birthday.

Grammar inaccuracy

The title of the song is inaccurate according to the prescriptive grammar for Portuguese. Accordingly, the verb should have been used in its plural form (amanhã são 23) or in its singular form but preceded by the explicit object (amanhã é dia 23).[1] The composers, however, must have been aware of this and decided to use this sentence on the song because it is widely used in casual language.

gollark: Yes, because it is totally possible to convince people with rational evidence.
gollark: Looks like the powerline adapters are even worse than usual here. 200KB/s...
gollark: Aaargh. Listening to tjwld makes my brain dribble from my ears.
gollark: And then... why did you run Windows on it?!
gollark: Really, though, why did you get a Mac?

References
  1. Ferreira, Mauro. Aprender e Praticar Gramática. pg. 538. São Paulo: FTD, 2003.
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