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.
Secret
Bebel Gilberto Lyrics
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Down in your lies
There is a secret hidden there
And no one will see it now
Deixa eu te ver e saber
Tem um segredo ali
Mas como saber
Tem um segredo ali
Tem um segredo ali
Deixa eu contar pra você
Tem um segredo ali
Tem um segredo ali
Tem um segredo ali
There is a secret to keep
Segredo ali, segredo ali
Segredo, segredo, segredo
The lyrics to Bebel Gilberto's song Secret seem to describe a hidden truth or feeling that someone is keeping inside. The repeated phrase "there is a secret in there" emphasizes the idea that whatever this secret is, it's deep within the person's thoughts and emotions. The next line "down in your lies" suggests that this secret is being kept hidden by telling untruths, either to others or to oneself. However, despite the best efforts to keep the secret hidden, no one will be able to see it now. The lyric "deixa eu te ver e saber" roughly translates to "let me see and know," indicating a desire to understand the secret.
The rest of the song continues to explore the idea of the secret, with the singer pondering how to understand and absorb it. The repeated phrase "tem um segredo ali" means "there is a secret there" and offers a sense of intrigue and mystery. The final verse suggests that the secret must be kept, as the phrase "segredo ali" is repeated in a hushed whisper, emphasizing the need for confidentiality.
Overall, the lyrics to Secret convey a sense of curiosity and longing to understand a secret that is being kept hidden. The melody and instrumentation lend the song a dreamy, ethereal quality that complements the mysteriousness of the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
There is a secret in there
Something is hidden deep within
Down in your lies
It is hidden within deceit
There is a secret hidden there
It is something that is intentionally kept unrevealed
And no one will see it now
No one can know about it at present time
Deixa eu te ver e saber
Let me see and know it for myself
Tem um segredo ali
There is a secret there
Mas como saber
But how can one truly know?
E entender e absorver tudo isso
And comprehend and accept all of it
Deixa eu contar pra você
Let me reveal it to you
Tem um segredo ali
There is a secret there
Segredo ali, segredo ali
Secret there, secret there
Tem um segredo ali
There is a secret there
Segredo, segredo, segredo
Secret, secret, secret
Contributed by Daniel S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.