Azulão

Azulão is a song by Jayme Ovalle (1894-1955) and text by Manuel Bandeira (1886−1968). This modinha is a love song sung by a broken-hearted boy who lives in the arid part of Brazil called sertão. With nice melodic lines, melodramatic texts about love and longing, and simple accompaniment, modinha was Brazil’s main musical style in all classes in the 19th century.

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I chose an excerpt from this song (text) to exemplify the use of IPA and options of pronunciations:  

Text:  Diz  que sem e-la o ser-tão   não é mais  ser- tão

IPA:   dʒis  kɪ   sẽːɪ ˈɛ.la:ʊ  ser.ˈtɐ̃:ʊ  nɐ̃:ʊ ɛ ma:is ser.ˈtɐ̃:ʊ (without elision)

          dʒis  kɪ   sẽːɪ ˈɲɛ.la:ʊ ser.ˈtɐ̃:ʊ nɐ̃:ʊ ɛ ma:iser.ˈtɐ̃:ʊ (with elision)

          dʒiʃ   kɪ   sẽːɪ ˈɲɛ.la:ʊ seχ.ˈtɐ̃:ʊ nɐ̃:ʊ ɛ ma:iseχ.ˈtɐ̃:ʊ (with Rio de Janeiro or carioca accent)