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.
Mais Feliz
Bebel Gilberto Lyrics
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(Lyrics by Cazuza)
O nosso amor não vai parar de rolar
De fugir e seguir como um rio
Como uma pedra que divide o rio
Me diga coisas bonitas
Desencantar nem ser tema de livro
A vida inteira eu quiz um verso simples
Prá tranformar o que eu digo
Rimas fáceis, calafrios
Fura o dedo, faz um pacto comigo
Um segundo seu no meu
Por um segundo mais feliz
Translation:
Happier
Our love is never going to stop
Running away and flow like a river
Like a stone dividing the river
Tell me beautiful things
Our love won't look back
Disenchant or be the theme of a book
My whole life I searched for a simple verse
To transform what I am saying
Easy rimes, goose bumps
Pinch a finger, make a pact with me
A second of yours on mine
Happier for a second
The song "Mais Feliz" by Bebel Gilberto is a beautiful love ballad with lyrics written by Brazilian poet Cazuza. The song is about a love that will never stop flowing, much like a river, and will never look back or be disenchanted. The lyrics speak of the desire for simplicity and the power of love to transform words into something heartfelt and true. The repeated refrain of "por um segundo mais feliz" (happier for a second) emphasizes the importance of savoring every moment of happiness, no matter how brief.
The first verse compares love to a river, continuing to move and divide like a stone in the water. The singer of the song then asks their partner to "tell me beautiful things," possibly seeking reassurance or affirmation of their love. The second verse emphasizes the desire for simplicity, with the singer expressing a lifelong quest for a "simple verse" to express their feelings. The third verse highlights the physical reactions to love, such as goosebumps and making a pact, before returning to the theme of cherishing each moment of happiness.
Overall, "Mais Feliz" is a romantic and uplifting song that reminds the listener to appreciate the fleeting moments of joy in life.
Line by Line Meaning
O nosso amor não vai parar de rolar
Our love is never going to stop running away and flow like a river
De fugir e seguir como um rio
Like a stone dividing the river
Como uma pedra que divide o rio
Like a stone dividing the river
Me diga coisas bonitas
Tell me beautiful things
O nosso amor não vai olhar para trás
Our love won't look back
Desencantar nem ser tema de livro
Disenchant or be the theme of a book
A vida inteira eu quiz um verso simples
My whole life I searched for a simple verse
Prá tranformar o que eu digo
To transform what I am saying
Rimas fáceis, calafrios
Easy rimes, goose bumps
Fura o dedo, faz um pacto comigo
Pinch a finger, make a pact with me
Um segundo seu no meu
A second of yours on mine
Por um segundo mais feliz
Happier for a second
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Andre Cunha, Isabel Oliveira, Agenor Neto
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
revista Animadas
O nosso amor não vai parar de rolar, de fugir e seguir como rio
como uma pedra que divide o rio
me diga coisas bonitas.
O nosso amor não vai olhar para atrás
desencantar nem ser tema de livro
a vida inteira eu quis um verso simples
para transformar o que digo
rimas facéis, calafrios,
fure o dedo faz um pacto comigo
um segundo teu no meu
por um segundo mais feliz
O nosso amor não vai parar de rolar, de fugir e seguir como rio
como uma pedra que divide o rio
me diga coisas bonitas.
O nosso amor não vai olhar para atrás
desencantar nem ser tema de livro
a vida inteira eu quis um verso simples
para transformar o que digo
rimas facéis, calafrios,
fure o dedo faz um pacto comigo
um segundo teu no meu
por um segundo mais feliz
Julio Correia
About Love...Translation:
Happier
Our love is never going to stop
Running away and flow like a river
Like a stone dividing the river
Tell me beautiful things
Our love won't look back
Disenchant or be the theme of a book
My whole life I searched for a simple verse
To transform what I am saying
Easy rimes, goose bumps
Pinch a finger, make a pact with me
A second of yours on mine
Happier for a second
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DMAOIES
Eu sinto muita paz com essa musica
Andy Fransen
Her songs are pure tranquility
Esther Williams
Yes, so peaceful!
revista Animadas
O nosso amor não vai parar de rolar, de fugir e seguir como rio
como uma pedra que divide o rio
me diga coisas bonitas.
O nosso amor não vai olhar para atrás
desencantar nem ser tema de livro
a vida inteira eu quis um verso simples
para transformar o que digo
rimas facéis, calafrios,
fure o dedo faz um pacto comigo
um segundo teu no meu
por um segundo mais feliz
O nosso amor não vai parar de rolar, de fugir e seguir como rio
como uma pedra que divide o rio
me diga coisas bonitas.
O nosso amor não vai olhar para atrás
desencantar nem ser tema de livro
a vida inteira eu quis um verso simples
para transformar o que digo
rimas facéis, calafrios,
fure o dedo faz um pacto comigo
um segundo teu no meu
por um segundo mais feliz
Gabriele Wilhelm Dübbers
O que não vai parar de rolar é essa preciosidade de música na minha vida inteira.
Rodrigo Alves
Ouço quase todo dia ❤
Ana Beatriz
Encanto 🥰 voz maravilhosa!
Rodrigo Alves
Amooooo ❤❤❤
Malu Guimaraes
Essa menina é muito boa!!!
Nathan Colonese
A Bebel Gilberto consegue deixar tudo mais feliz.