He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within Brazil and internationally.
In 1965 his album Getz/Gilberto was the first jazz album to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. It also won for Best Jazz Instrumental Album – Individual or Group and for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. The album's single "Garota de Ipanema" ("The Girl from Ipanema"), one of the most recorded songs of all time, won the Record of the Year. Jobim has left many songs that are now included in jazz and pop standard repertoires. The song "Garota de Ipanema" has been recorded over 240 times by other artists. His 1967 album with Frank Sinatra, Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim, was nominated for Album of the Year in 1968.
Antônio Carlos Jobim was born in the middle-class district of Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro. His father, Jorge de Oliveira Jobim (São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, April 23, 1889 – July 19, 1935), was a writer, diplomat, professor and journalist. He came from a prominent family, being the great nephew of José Martins da Cruz Jobim, senator, privy councillor and physician of Emperor Dom Pedro II. While studying medicine in Europe, José Martins added Jobim to his last name, paying homage to the village where his family came from in Portugal, the parish of Santa Cruz de Jovim, Porto. His mother, Nilza Brasileiro de Almeida (c. 1910 – November 17, 1989), was of Indigenous Brazilian descent from Northeastern Brazil.
When Antônio was still an infant, his parents separated and his mother moved with her children (Antônio Carlos and his sister Helena Isaura, born February 23, 1931) to Ipanema, the beachside neighborhood the composer would later celebrate in his songs. In 1935, when the elder Jobim died, Nilza married Celso da Frota Pessoa (died February 2, 1979), who would encourage his stepson's career. He was the one who gave Jobim his first piano. As a young man of limited means, Jobim earned his living by playing in nightclubs and bars and later as an arranger for a recording label, before starting to achieve success as a composer.
Jobim's musical roots were planted firmly in the work of Pixinguinha, the legendary musician and composer who began modern Brazilian music in the 1930s. Among his teachers were Lúcia Branco and, from 1941 on, Hans-Joachim Koellreutter, a German composer who lived in Brazil and introduced atonal and twelve-tone composition in the country. Jobim was also influenced by the French composers Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel, and by the Brazilian composers Heitor Villa-Lobos and Ary Barroso. The bossa nova guitar style in Jobim's music has become firmly entrenched in jazz culture. Among many themes, his lyrics talked about love, self-discovery, betrayal, joy and especially about the birds and natural wonders of Brazil, like the "Mata Atlântica" forest, characters of Brazilian folklore and his home city of Rio de Janeiro.
In early 1994, after finishing his album Antonio Brasileiro, Jobim complained to his doctor, Roberto Hugo Costa Lima, of urinary problems. He underwent an operation at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City on December 2, 1994. On December 8, while recovering from surgery, he had a cardiac arrest caused by a pulmonary embolism, and two hours later another cardiac arrest, from which he died. He was survived by his children and grandchildren. His last album, Antonio Brasileiro, was released posthumously three days after his death.
His body lay in state until given a proper burial on December 20, 1994. He is buried in the Cemitério São João Batista in Rio de Janeiro.
Você Vai Ver
Antônio Carlos Jobim Lyrics
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Você vai implorar me pedir pra voltar
E eu vou dizer
Dessa vez não vai dar
Eu fui gostar de você
Dei carinho, amor pra valer
Dei tanto amor
Você zombou
E brincou com as coisas mais sérias que eu fiz
Quando eu tentei
Com você ser feliz
Era tão forte a ilusão
Que prendia o meu coração
Você matou a ilusão
Libertou meu coração
Hoje é você que vai ter de chorar
Você vai ver
In the song "Você Vai Ver" by Antônio Carlos Jobim, the lyrics speak of a past romantic relationship that has come to an end. The singer addresses their former partner, expressing a sense of empowerment and confidence that they will not be swayed by their pleas for reconciliation.
The first verse sets the tone for the song, with the singer proclaiming that their ex-lover will soon realize the consequences of their actions. They will be left begging and pleading for another chance, but the singer asserts that this time, they will not give in to their pleas.
The second verse reflects on the singer's emotional investment in the relationship. They express having genuinely cared for their ex-lover, giving a significant amount of love and affection. However, they also acknowledge that their former partner only desired pleasure, not a deep emotional connection.
The third verse reveals the manipulative and disrespectful behavior of the ex-lover. The singer feels that their efforts to pursue happiness with this person were met with mockery and disregard for the seriousness of their intentions.
The fourth verse highlights the intensity of the illusion that once bound their heart. The ex-lover's actions and attitude crushed this illusion, ultimately freeing the singer's heart from the toxic relationship. The singer now asserts that it is the ex-lover's turn to experience pain and sorrow, indicating a sense of justice and closure.
Overall, "Você Vai Ver" explores themes of empowerment, the disappointment of unrequited love, and the eventual acceptance of moving on from a toxic relationship. Jobim's lyrics capture the emotions and experiences that many can relate to when facing the aftermath of a failed romance.
Line by Line Meaning
Você vai ver
You will see
Você vai implorar me pedir pra voltar
You will beg and ask me to come back
E eu vou dizer
And I will say
Dessa vez não vai dar
This time it won't work
Eu fui gostar de você
I fell in love with you
Dei carinho, amor pra valer
I gave affection and true love
Dei tanto amor
I gave so much love
Mas você queria só prazer
But you only wanted pleasure
Você zombou
You mocked
E brincou com as coisas mais sérias que eu fiz
And played with the most serious things I did
Quando eu tentei
When I tried
Com você ser feliz
To be happy with you
Era tão forte a ilusão
The illusion was so strong
Que prendia o meu coração
That held my heart captive
Você matou a ilusão
You killed the illusion
Libertou meu coração
You set my heart free
Hoje é você que vai ter de chorar
Today it is you who will have to cry
Você vai ver
You will see
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Written by: Antonio Carlos Jobim
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@TalesGodinho
Você vai ver
Você vai implorar me pedir pra voltar
E eu vou dizer
Dessa vez não vai dar
Eu fui gostar de você
Dei carinho, amor pra valer
Dei tanto amor
Mas você queria só prazer
Você zombou
E brincou com as coisas mais serias que eu fiz
Quando eu tentei
Com você ser feliz
Era tão forte a ilusão
Que prendia o meu coração
Você matou a ilusão
Libertou meu coração
Hoje é você que vai ter de chorar
Você vai ver
@TalesGodinho
Você vai ver
Você vai implorar me pedir pra voltar
E eu vou dizer
Dessa vez não vai dar
Eu fui gostar de você
Dei carinho, amor pra valer
Dei tanto amor
Mas você queria só prazer
Você zombou
E brincou com as coisas mais serias que eu fiz
Quando eu tentei
Com você ser feliz
Era tão forte a ilusão
Que prendia o meu coração
Você matou a ilusão
Libertou meu coração
Hoje é você que vai ter de chorar
Você vai ver
@jailsoncunhacosta7940
O finzinho é "Hoje é você que vai ter QUE chorar"
Linda musica... valha-me TOM
@kevinshea8937
@Jailson Cunha Costa Gracias Jailson! Algunos de nosotros queremos aprender el idioma correctamente! Tom y Ana son maestros maravillosos!
@henriquearaujo5465
Música verdadeiramente boa e Brasileira.
@mariaalejandra2913
y del todo el mundo. Jobim no reconoce fronteras e idiomas.
@gustavodelfino2331
La Rosalía fazendo mais pela mpb que a secretaria da cultura
@robsonc.j8706
Não paro de ouvir, essa canção é viciante. 🗿🍷💗💕💓
@ppmbbarbosa
Viva Tom Jobim!
@lucacohen1476
O Brasil que eu amo, que quero bem, e que nos trata bem! Saudades do que nunca vivi.
@davidvg946
Vim pela Rosalía cantando esta🥰❤️