Photograph
Astrud Gilberto with Antonio Carlos Jobim Lyrics
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In this terrace by the sea
The sun is going down
And in your eyes
I see the changing colors of the sea
It's time for you to go
The day is done
And shadows stretch their arms to bring the night
And down below a window, light we see
Just you and me
You and I, we two alone
Here in this bar, with dimming lights
A full and rising moon comes from the sea
And soon the bar will close for you and me
But there will always be a song
To tell a story you and I cannot dismiss
The same old simple story of desire
And suddenly that kiss, that kiss
That kiss
That kiss
That kiss
Portuguese:
Eu, você, nós dois
Aqui neste terraço à beira-mar
O sol já vai caindo e o seu olhar
Parece acompanhar a cor do mar
Você tem que ir embora
A tarde cai
Em cores se desfaz,
Escureceu
O sol caiu no mar
E aquela luz
Lá em baixo se acendeu...
Você e eu
Eu, você, nós dois
Sozinhos neste bar à meia-luz
E uma grande lua saiu do mar
Parece que este bar já vai fechar
E há sempre uma canção
Para contar
Aquela velha história
De um desejo
Que todas as canções
Têm pra contar
E veio aquele beijo
Aquele beijo
Aquele beijo
The lyrics to Astrud Gilberto's song Photograph describe two moments of intimacy between the singer and the person they are addressing. In the first verse, they meet on a terrace by the sea, watching the sunset and reflecting on the changing colors of the sea in each other's eyes. As night falls, they see a window light up below and are left with the feeling of being alone together. In the second verse, they are in a bar with dimming lights, as a full moon rises from the sea. They know that the bar will soon close, but there is always a song to tell the story of their desire. The final lines focus on the intensity of a single kiss, drawing attention to the power of the moment and the relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
You and I, we two alone
Just the two of us, no one else around
In this terrace by the sea
We are in a terrace facing the ocean
The sun is going down
The day is ending, the sun is setting
And in your eyes
I can see reflected the colors of the ocean
I see the changing colors of the sea
Your eyes show me the colors of the sea that is changing at sunset
It's time for you to go
The day is over, it is time for you to leave
The day is done
The day is complete, it has ended
And shadows stretch their arms to bring the night
The shadows are growing longer as the day ends and night approaches
The sun falls in the sea
The sun sets over the ocean
And down below a window, light we see
We can see a light from a window below us
Just you and me
There is no one else around except for us
Here in this bar, with dimming lights
We are in a bar where the lights are slowly getting dimmer
A full and rising moon comes from the sea
The moon is rising from the ocean, and it is full
And soon the bar will close for you and me
The bar will soon close for us, and we will have to leave
But there will always be a song
Even though our time in the bar is ending, there will always be a song to accompany us
To tell a story you and I cannot dismiss
The song tells a story that we cannot ignore
The same old simple story of desire
The song is about the timeless tale of desire between two people
And suddenly that kiss, that kiss
And then all of a sudden, we share a kiss
That kiss
The kiss between us
That kiss
The kiss that was shared
That kiss
An emphasis on the kiss that happened
That kiss
The memorable kiss we shared
Contributed by Chloe B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.