Luiza
Antonio Carlos Jobim Lyrics
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Boia no céu imensa e amarela
Tão redonda a lua
Como flutua
Vem navegando o azul do firmamento
E num silêncio lento um trovador
Cheio de estrelas
Pra te esquecer Luiza
Eu sou apenas um pobre amador
Apaixonado um aprendiz do teu amor
Acorda, amor
Que eu sei que embaixo desta neve
Mora um coração
Vem cá Luiza, me dá tua mão
O teu desejo sempre o meu desejo
Vem, me exorciza
Me dá tua boca e a rosa louca
Vem me dar um beijo
E um raio de Sol nos teus cabelos
Como um brilhante que partindo a luz
Explode em sete cores
Revelando então os sete mil amores
Que eu guardei somente
Pra te dar
Luiza
Luiza
'Iza
Luiza
The lyrics of Antonio Carlos Jobim's song "Luiza" convey the singer's longing for a woman named Luiza. The imagery in the first stanza describes a yellow and immense moon floating through the sky, while a troubadour listens to the song the singer has composed. The song is dedicated to Luiza, with the singer acknowledging his own status as a poor and inexperienced lover, but still filled with passion and adoration for her.
The second stanza is a plea for Luiza to awaken and reciprocate the singer's love. The singer insists that behind the snow, there is a heart and desires Luiza's hand. The repeated phrases of "Vem" (Come) emphasize the singer's yearning for Luiza and the desperation to be with her. The stanza concludes with the singer asking for a kiss and a ray of sunshine to illuminate Luiza's hair and reveal the many loves that he has saved only for her.
Overall, the lyrics of "Luiza" capture the intensity of desire and longing. The song depicts the singer's love as pure and all-consuming, with a desire for nothing more than to be with Luiza.
Line by Line Meaning
Rua espada nua
A street without people or life
Bia no see you imensa e amarela
The huge and yellow moon shines above
To redonda a lua
The moon is round
Como flutua
It seems to be floating
Vem navegando o azul do firmamento
The blue of the sky comes sailing
E num silncio lento
In a slow silence
Um trovador, cheio de estrelas
A troubadour, filled with stars
Escuta agora a cano que eu fiz
Listen now to the song I made
Pra te esquecer Luza
To forget about you, Luiza
Eu sou apenas um pobre amador
I am just a poor amateur
Apaixonado
Passionate
Um aprendiz do teu amor
An apprentice of your love
Acorda, amor
Wake up, my love
Que eu sei que embaixo desta neve
I know that beneath this snow
mora um corao
Lies a heart
Vem see, Luza, me d tua mo
Come here, Luiza, give me your hand
O teu desejo sempre o meu desejo
Your desire is always my desire
Vem, me exorciza
Come, exorcise me
D-me tua boca e a rosa louca
Give me your mouth and the crazy rose
Vem me dar um beijo
Come give me a kiss
E um raio de sol nos teus cabelos
And a ray of sun in your hair
Como um brilhante que partindo a luz
Like a diamond that, breaking the light
Explode em sete cores
Explodes into seven colors
Revelando ento os sete mil amores
Revealing then the seven thousand loves
Que eu guardei somente
That I kept only
Pra te dar, Luza
To give to you, Luiza
Lyrics © CORCOVADO MUSIC CORPORATION
Written by: Antonio Carlos Jobim
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Richard Norris
on Samba Do Soho
It's "Diadem" which is a fancy headband. Also, I believe this song was written by Jobim's son, Paolo.