O Grande Amor
Antonio Carlos Jobim/João Gilberto/Stan Getz Lyrics
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Há sempre um homem, para uma mulher
E há de sempre haver para esquecer
Um falso amor e uma vontade de morrer
Seja como for há de vencer o grande amor
Que há de ser no coração
Como um perdão
Pra quem chorou
The lyrics of "O Grande Amor" by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao Gilberto and Stan Getz reflect on the power of love and the human experience. The lines, "Haja o que houver/ Há sempre um homem, para uma mulher/ E há de sempre haver para esquecer/ Um falso amor e uma vontade de morrer," speak to the idea that no matter what happens, there will always be someone for someone else, and there will always be heartbreak and the desire to forget a false love. The next lines, "Seja como for há de vencer o grande amor/ Que há de ser no coração/ Como um perdão/ Pra quem chorou," convey the message that, despite the difficulties and pain that come with love, the true and great love will always prevail and provide comfort to those who have previously suffered.
Overall, "O Grande Amor" is a song about love's saving grace, its ability to heal wounds, and its persistence even in challenging times. The lyrics speak to the universality of this experience, and the song's simple yet beautiful melody captures the range of emotions that come with falling in and out of love.
Line by Line Meaning
Haja o que houver
No matter what happens, come what may
Há sempre um homem, para uma mulher
There is always a man for a woman
E há de sempre haver para esquecer
And there will always be someone to forget
Um falso amor e uma vontade de morrer
A false love and a will to die
Seja como for há de vencer o grande amor
In any case, the great love will prevail
Que há de ser no coração
Which will be in the heart
Como um perdão
Like a forgiveness
Pra quem chorou
For those who cried
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CORCOVADO MUSIC CORPORATION
Written by: ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM, VINICIUS DE MORAES
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Dicedude
A very rough translation:
Whatever there is,
There is always a man,
For a woman
And she will always be there to forget,
A false love
And a will to die.
Anyway
The great love must overcome,
What is to be in the heart,
As a pardon for those who cried.
@joelbyrne
Haja o que houver,
Há sempre um homem, para uma
mulher
E há de sempre haver para esquecer, um falso amor e uma vontade
de morrer.
Seja comofor há de vencer o grande amor, que há de
ser no coração,
como perdão pra quem chorou.
@bjap1563
Haja o que houver,
Há sempre um homem, para uma
mulher
E há de sempre haver para esquecer, um falso amor e uma vontade
de morrer.
Seja comofor há de vencer o grande amor, que há de
ser no coração,
como perdão pra quem chorou.
Just for reference.
@horivispictures
La fin d'un long voyage pour un monument de la musique qui nous a tout laissé en héritage.
Le père de la bossa nova João Gilberto, de son nom complet João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira.
Il nous a tant fait voyager par ses ballades musicales que l'évasion avait fini par avoir juste un goût de paradis.
À lui seul, il était la vitrine de la musique Brésilienne.
Charles-Christian Bimpoudi
@pietrasureda2036
No matter what happens
there is always a man
for a woman
and there will always be
to forget
a fake love
and a will to die
for whatever there is
great love has to win
and has to be like forgiveness
for someone who has cried before
@HannoverXavi
Voice/Guitar: João Gilberto
Saxophone: Stan Getz
Piano: Antônio Carlos Jobim
Lyrics: Vinicius de Morais
Perfection!
@rott10bird
This is possibly THE most beautiful song I have ever heard. I first heard it in 1964 and promptly purchased the album. I don't know any of the words, but just listening to it causes so many emotions to surface. It was the last song I listened to before I was to go into the Air Force (the next day) in 1967. I was alone, it was raining outside and I had a sense of sadness that I was leaving home - this song still brings back that day and how I was feeling.
@richardmason5670
Nice story!
@Dicedude
A very rough translation:
Whatever there is,
There is always a man,
For a woman
And she will always be there to forget,
A false love
And a will to die.
Anyway
The great love must overcome,
What is to be in the heart,
As a pardon for those who cried.
@malvasia17
I accidentally listened this song and I think I have just discovered a new planet
@angiefromChi
@A D yesssss 🎵🥰🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
@MrDanielperchey
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@wallacefreitas3468
Descanse em paz Joao Gilberto. Sua música vivera pra sempre no coracao de cada brasileiro, pois graças a musicos como você, nossa cultura foi levada ao mundo inteiro..
@krzysztofkolodziejski2386
Soy polaca , a mi me gusta mucho musica de Joao!,,,,
@rehoupta
Eu não sou brasileiro Cara, mais o mestre João foi minha fonte de inspiração para aprender a lingua que agora é minha terceira Lingua. Parabéns a João, que agora canta no céu perto de Deus.