At the age of seven, Bebel made an appearance on her mother's first solo album Miúcha. At age nine, Bebel performed with her mother and jazz saxophonist Stan Getz at a jazz festival in New York's Carnegie Hall. Back in Brazil, Bebel performed and recorded for the soundtrack of the children's musical Os Saltimbancos, written by Sergio Bardotti and Chico Buarque. Later on Bebel joined an experimental theatrical group and was a member of the founding team of the performance space Circo Voador (Flying Circus) at Ipanema Beach. In this group she met singer/songwriter Cazuza, who became a close friend and soon a major rock star in Brazil during the 1980s.
Throughout the 1990s, Bebel collaborated with a variety of musical stars such as Arto Lindsay, Thievery Corporation, David Byrne, Towa Tei, Caetano Veloso and Chico Buarque. In 1996 Bebel was featured in the AIDS charity project Red Hot + Rio, produced by her close friend and collaborator Béco Dranoff. By the mid 1990s, Bebel also had successes as songwriter with the international dance hits "Technova" and "Batucada" in collaboration with producers Towa Tei and Arto Lindsay.
Bebel was featured on the soundtrack of Brad Anderson's film Next Stop Wonderland with Vinicius Cantuária and Mauro Refosco. In the late 1990s, Bebel moved to London where she began to develop the sound featured on her critically acclaimed debut album Tanto Tempo. During this period, she met Suba, the multi-talented Serbian producer living in São Paulo who ended up writing and producing several tracks on Tanto Tempo. While in London, she also worked with DJ/producer Amon Tobin, Dutch duo Arling & Cameron and singer Nina Miranda.
In 2000, Bebel's Tanto Tempo album was released on Ziriguiboom (Crammed Discs sub-label) and has sold over one million copies worldwide. The album was also nominated for two Latin Grammy Awards. Her second album, Bebel Gilberto (2004), was also released to great critical acclaim, receiving a MOBO Award in the UK and also a World Music Grammy nomination.
Also in 2006, Bebel started writing and producing the songs that would become part of her third album Momento, released in April 2007. On this album, Bebel collaborated with UK producer Guy Sigsworth, her friends Didi Gutman and Sabina Sciubba (from NY based band Brazilian Girls) and the Rio based Orquestra Imperial.
Gilberto's most recent album, All In One, was released in the US in September 2009 by jazz imprint Verve.
Aganju
Bebel Gilberto Lyrics
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After all, all I have in my mind
Is just silence all around
A thousand times I have tried to find
Pieces of dreams. visions and sounds
And then I pray for better days
Do you know anyone?
Don't let it go
Never forget that when
I think of you
You're not alone
After all, all I have in my heart
Are the pieces, that I found
Shades of blue, swimming in the moon
Counting the stars all around
I say a prayer for better days
Do you know how it is without anyone
Do you know anyone?
Don't let it go
Never forget that when
I think of you
You're not alone
Do you know how it is without anyone
Do you know anyone at all?
The lyrics to Bebel Gilberto's song "Aganju" are evocative of feelings of isolation and loneliness. The first stanza describes an overwhelming sense of silence and the struggle to find meaning in dreams and visions. The second stanza adds to this sense of isolation by highlighting the shades of blue and the quiet solitude of swimming in the moonlight, counting stars.
The repeated refrain of "Do you know how it is without anyone, do you know anyone at all?" speaks to the universal experience of loneliness and the search for connection with others. The singer implores the listener not to forget that they are not alone, and there is hope for better days.
Overall, "Aganju" is a melancholic but ultimately hopeful song about the human condition and our shared experience of seeking meaning and connection in a vast and often isolating world.
Line by Line Meaning
After all, all I have in my mind
Despite everything, my mind is empty and devoid of any thoughts.
Is just silence all around
All I can hear is the sound of silence surrounding me.
A thousand times I have tried to find
Numerous attempts have been made by me to search for something meaningful.
Pieces of dreams. visions and sounds
I am looking for fragments of dreams, visions, and sounds that can give some meaning to my life.
And then I pray for better days
I hope and pray that someday I will find the answers and things will get better for me.
Do you know how it is without anyone
Can you comprehend what it feels like to be alone?
Do you know anyone?
Is there anyone who knows and understands me?
Don't let it go
Please do not ignore my feelings and desperation.
Never forget that when
I want you to always remember that even if I am not there physically, I still think of you.
I think of you
You are always on my mind irrespective of the situation.
You're not alone
I want you to know that despite my loneliness, you are never alone as I am there to support you in my own way.
After all, all I have in my heart
Despite having an empty mind, my heart is filled with something.
Are the pieces, that I found
I have found some broken pieces of something significant.
Shades of blue, swimming in the moon
My heart is filled with a melancholic feeling akin to blue hues swimming in the light of the moon.
Counting the stars all around
I am gazing at the stars in the sky and taking solace in their presence.
I say a prayer for better days
I am hopeful and praying that someday, things will take a turn for the better.
Do you know anyone at all?
Is there anyone in the world who can truly understand me and my situation?
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Missing Link Music
Written by: BEBEL GILBERTO
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@marcellalimonium1181
Te esperei na lua crescer
Ví cadeira boa sentei
Espirrei na tua gripei
Por ficar ao léo resfriei
Você me agradou me acertou
Me miseravou, me aqueceu
Me rasgou a roupa e valeu
E jurou conversas de deus
Aganjú
Aganjú
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Aganjú
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Quem sabe a labuta quitar
Sabe o trabalho que dá
Batalhar o pão e trazer
Para a casa o sobreviver
Encontrei na rua a questão
Cem por cento a falta de chão
Vou rezar prá nunca perder
Essa estrutura que é você
Aganjú
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@sebastienfauvel9325
Te esperei na lua crescer
Ví cadeira boa sentei
Espirrei na tua gripei
Por ficar ao léu resfriei
Você me agradou, me acertou
Me miseravou, me aqueceu
Me rasgou a roupa e valeu
E jurou conversas de deus
Aganjú
Aganjú
Aganjú
Aganjú-ú-ú
Aganjú-ú-ú-ú-ú-ú-ú
Quem sabe a labuta quitar
Sabe o trabalho que dá
Batalhar o pão e trazer
Para a casa o sobreviver
Encontrei na rua a questão
Cem por cento a falta de chão
Vou rezar prá nunca perder
Essa estrutura que é você
Aganjú
Aganjú
Aganjú
Aganjú
Aganjú
Aganjú
Aganjú
Aganjú-ú-ú
Aganjú-ú-ú-ú-ú-ú-ú
Quem sabe a labuta quitar
Sabe o trabalho que dá
Batalhar o pão e trazer
Para a casa o sobreviver
Encontrei na rua a questão
Cem por cento a falta de chão
Vou rezar prá nunca perder
Essa estrutura que é você
Aganjú
Aganjú
Aganjú
Aganjú-ú-ú
Aganjú-ú-ú-ú-ú-ú-ú
Aganjú
Aganjú
Aganjú
Aganjú
Te esperei na lua crescer
Ví cadeira boa sentei
Espirrei na tua gripei
Por ficar ao léu resfriei
Você me agradou, me acertou
Me miseravou, me aqueceu
Me rasgou a roupa e valeu
E jurou conversas de deus
@c1ramfan
No other voice puts my mind on a Brazilian beach like Bebel's.
@akhuvalentine
Her voice is a soft and beautiful almost sad and very deep. Bebel Gilberto,es la mejor!!, esta canción es algo encantadora, casi como un hechizo para los oídos.
@AliceCustodioASC
é estranho ver que bebel é mais valorizada internacionalmente do que no Brasil
@marirocha3694
E continua sendo assim, ela vai fazer um show aqui perto de SAN Francisco na Califórnia
@giovannigatti7876
Se não fosse que è nota como filha de João não era valorizada de jeito nenhum. Não vale nada. Musica banal, nada de brasileiro
@YKKY
This to me is Bebel's best song ever, pure fantasy, amazing. And the video you made compliments it so much, it really is super, well done you!
@benji.B-side
Wow, Just wow!! This tune has it all, soul, samba bossa, underground and deep, flowing, light and like sunshine, it's perfect!!
@ivanafityoga9641
Absolutely!!!!!
@crispublicity
Maravilloso...Brasil es mágico,lo amo y la música de Bebel es lo mejor ...saludos desde Chile.
@tuliovieira138
Bebel incrível. Harmonia impecável.