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.
Sun is shining
Bebel Gilberto Lyrics
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E a manhã chamando
Te envolvendo
Até as pontas dos pés
Na esperança de um melhor
Na lembrança, aqui estou
Na esperança de um melhor
Sun is shining
The weather is sweet
Make you want to move
Your dancing feet
To the rescue here I am
Want you to know all
Where I stand
Com arco-íris e a manhã chegando
E se quiser saber tenho luz também
E a esperança de um melhor
E a esperança de um melhor
Sun is shining
And the weather is sweet
Make you want to move
Your dancing feet
To the rescue here I am
Want you to know you all
Where I stand
The lyrics to Bebel Gilberto's song "Sun Is Shining" refer to the joy and hope that a beautiful morning brings. The sun shining and the morning calling are described as enveloping the listener until they feel it from their toes to their head. The lyrics express a longing for something better while also acknowledging where one is in the present moment. The use of the phrase "na lembrança, aqui estou", which translates to "in my memory, here I am", reveals a sense of nostalgia and reflection on what has come before.
The second verse introduces the idea of a rainbow and the morning arriving, and the singer confides in the listener that she also has light within herself. The chorus repeats the first verse's statement that the sun is shining and the weather is sweet, inviting the listener to move their dancing feet. The singer positions herself as a rescuer for the listener, offering a message of hope and letting them know where she stands.
Overall, the lyrics to "Sun Is Shining" speak to the beauty and optimism of a new day, while acknowledging the need for something better in one's life. The use of sensory language, such as feeling the sun's warmth and the urge to dance, creates an immersive experience for the listener.
Line by Line Meaning
Sol brilhando
The sun is shining
E a manhã chamando
And the morning is calling
Te envolvendo
Surrounding you
Até as pontas dos pés
Even to the tips of your toes
Na esperança de um melhor
In the hope for something better
Na lembrança, aqui estou
In memory, I am here
Com arco-íris e a manhã chegando
With the rainbow and the morning arriving
E se quiser saber tenho luz também
And if you want to know, I have light too
E a esperança de um melhor
And the hope for something better
Sun is shining
The sun is shining
The weather is sweet
And the weather is pleasant
Make you want to move
It makes you want to dance
Your dancing feet
Your feet while dancing
To the rescue here I am
I am here to save you
Want you to know all
I want you to know everything
Where I stand
Where I currently am
Contributed by Hunter V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Eder Luis Dias Rocha
Amo vocÊ Bebel, imensurável!!!!
Eder Luis Dias Rocha
"Autoanalisa-te. A cada instante, busca atingir os motivos profundos - não os periféricos - que te fazem agir, sentir, falar, pretender, orar... Tem muita coragem. Sê prudente. Não te deixes iludir. Desde já, fica sabendo - és tu mesmo, e não os outros, que melhor te ilude."
Hermógenes
Rob Haresign
This is a perfect song
messitup
love bebel! big fan!
Eder Luis Dias Rocha
Toda vez que criticamos alguém, estamos moralmente na obrigação de fazer melhor que esse alguém a tarefa em pauta. André Luiz
Eder Luis Dias Rocha
ela é do tempo do bob lá do pina de copacabana (^^^) (^^^)