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.
Samba de Benco
Bebel Gilberto Lyrics
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Pega esse avião
Você tem razão de correr assim
Desse frio, mas beija
O meu Rio de Janeiro
Antes que um aventureiro
Lance mão
Pede perdão
Mas não diga nada
Que me viu chorando
E pros da pesada
Diz que vou levando
Vê como é que anda
Aquela vida à toa
E se puder me manda
Uma notícia boa
Pede perdão
Pela omissão um tanto forçada
Mas não diga nada
Que me viu chorando
E pros da pesada
Diz que vou levando
Vê como é que anda
Aquela vida à toa
Se puder me manda
Uma notícia boa
The lyrics of Bebel Gilberto's "Samba de Benção" depict a conversation between two brothers, where one is leaving Rio de Janeiro and the other is staying. The first brother is encouraged to leave because he is running away from the cold and should make the most of his time in Rio before someone else takes it from him. The second brother asks him to apologize for leaving abruptly without saying goodbye and sends his well wishes. Throughout the song, the repeated request for forgiveness suggests that the two brothers are close and care deeply for each other.
The song's title, "Samba de Benção," which translates to "Samba of Blessing," refers to the Brazilian samba tradition that is associated with religious ceremonies. The song's theme of forgiveness and the importance of family relationships aligns with the spiritual essence of the samba tradition. The lyrics reflect the idea of "saudade," a Portuguese word that describes the feeling of longing for someone or something that is absent. The song expresses the sentimental attachment to Rio de Janeiro and its culture.
Overall, "Samba de Benção" is a beautiful reflection on the emotions of leaving home and the importance of family ties. It conveys the idea that home is not just a place, but a feeling of comfort and love that is carried within us wherever we go.
Line by Line Meaning
Vai, meu irmão
Go, my brother
Pega esse avião
Catch that airplane
Você tem razão de correr assim
You have reason to run like this
Desse frio, mas beija
From this cold, but kiss
O meu Rio de Janeiro
My Rio de Janeiro
Antes que um aventureiro
Before an adventurer
Lance mão
Takes hold
Pede perdão
Ask for forgiveness
Pela duração dessa temporada
For the duration of this season
Mas não diga nada
But do not say anything
Que me viu chorando
That you saw me crying
E pros da pesada
And to those carrying heavy loads
Diz que vou levando
Say that I'm getting by
Vê como é que anda
See how things are going
Aquela vida à toa
That idle life
E se puder me manda
And if you can, send me
Uma notícia boa
Good news
Pede perdão
Ask for forgiveness
Pela omissão um tanto forçada
For the somewhat forced omission
Mas não diga nada
But do not say anything
Que me viu chorando
That you saw me crying
E pros da pesada
And to those carrying heavy loads
Diz que vou levando
Say that I'm getting by
Vê como é que anda
See how things are going
Aquela vida à toa
That idle life
Se puder me manda
If you can, send me
Uma notícia boa
Good news
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@chazwyman
Samba Of the Blessing
It's better to be happy than sad
Happiness is the best thing there is
It is like a light in the heart
But to make a samba with beauty
It's needed a bit of sadness
If not the samba can't be made
To make a samba is not like telling a joke
And who makes samba like this is worth nothing
The good samba is a kind of prayer
Because samba is the sadness that sways
And sadness is always hopeful
Of one day not being sad any more
Put a little love in the cadence
And you'll see that in this world nobody wins
The beauty that a samba have
Because samba was born in Bahia
And if today it is white in it's poetry
It is very black in it's heart
@KingKull1971
(Lyrics in English)
It's better to be happy than to be sad
Happiness is the best thing that exists
It's like the light in the heart
But to make a samba with beauty
It takes a little sadness
It takes a little sadness
Otherwise, you can't make a samba, no
Making samba is not telling a joke
And whoever makes samba like that is nothing
The good samba is a form of prayer
Because samba is the sadness that sways
And sadness always has a hope
Sadness always has hope
Of one day not being sad anymore, no
Put some love on a cadence
And you will see that no one in the world wins
The beauty that has a samba, no
Because samba was born there in Bahia
And if today he is white in poetry
If today he is white in poetry
He's too black at heart
It's better to be happy than to be sad
Happiness is the best thing that exists
It's like the light in the heart
Put some love on a cadence
And you will see that no one in the world wins
The beauty that has a samba, no
Because samba was born there in And if today he is white in poetry
And if today he is white in poetry
He's too black at heart
@aleandrasutter7002
Greetings from germany, i am in love!!!!
@hjun98
I recently visited Arpoador in Rio, where this beautiful video was shot. It was a sunny afternoon and my loved one and I were some of the swimmers enjoying the fresh waters of Ipanema beach. I can tell you that Bebel´s version of this classic Vinicius de Moares & Baden Powell song, truly conveys the feeling of the place, its sensuality, its beauty, its uniqueness. I play and play this song to remember that magical day in Rio. My memories of the place have "Samba da bencao" for soundtrack. Thank you Bebel for this wonderful song, your elegance, your passion.
@santosbr790
Amo minha cidade, quando pego minha bike e vou de copacabana ao leme com a briza do mar em meu rosto vendo pessoas de todo lugar do mundo que vem desfrutar as belezas do Rio esse lugar maravilhoso onde ninguém discrimina ninguém e todos são bem recebidos maravilhoso
@Ondine001
Quelle chance
@skjiaffensgamer6909
Infelizmente a cidade é dominada por bandidos. Os engravatados e os dos morros.
@sandrasamarafontana7602
PISOU NA BANDEIRA, PISOU NO POVO BRASILEIRO. AGORA COMO BROA, PQ SE NÃO FEZ SUCESSO ATÉ AGORA, DESISTE!
@Prod.Orochinho_Walker
Esses esquerdopatas são cringe demais kkk ainda tem q pisar na bandeira pra demonstrar o ódio a um presidente
@eduardoalmeida61
Chora não, bolsominion. Vai lá escutar o teu AGRO-CORNO, ou o teu subsubrock do mamando roula. KKKKKk KKKKK KKKK KKKK
@pammonte4581
Brasil ♥️ voy por ti cuando todo esto termine
@gustavopalacios7774
Me llevas jijijij bromas 😊