Bertulina

Bertulina embarks on a poignant emotional journey of sorrow, defiance, and empowerment. The opening verses instantly throw the listener into a grim world where she recalls the traumatic experiences of her past, including the abuse inflicted by her father and the horrific death of her mother. Despite these relentless hardships, a sense of stoic reminiscence pervades as she reflects on her past without flinching, illustrating her resilience.

The haunting pre-chorus introduces us to Bertulina's identity as a warrior, a hero who has survived the forest of her life's trials and tribulations alone. This self-ascription as a 'heroína' serves as both an affirmation of her strength and a challenge to the listener to see past her suffering to the powerful survivor that she has become.

As the chorus approaches, the listener is presented with a twisted sense of foreboding mixed with a dark promise of revenge. Bertulina is both the hunter leaving a 'trail of blood' and the one to be sought out, a person who has embraced the darkness of the night and turned it into her playground, asserting agency in what may once have been her place of fear.

The narrative moves forward as she unmasks a dichotomy—comparing the darkness to 'uma vaca preta' (a black cow) and a place where danger ('o boi') awaits. Here, Bertulina stands poised between the hunter and the hunted, with a grim inevitability wrapped in metaphor. She is not only navigating her tragedy but is also crafting a complex tapestry of her identity within it.