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.
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Bebel Gilberto Lyrics
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Que você não quer nem mais lembrar
Quem sabe talvez só você queira
Tanto tanto esconder
Tudo vai terminar
Tudo era um tormento
Deixa isso tudo passar
Dos momentos (4x)
Agora não tem mais
Não tem mais nada que eu possa alcançar
Só dentro do meu peito
Eu quase paro
Eu não paro de me atormentar
Mas deixe isso tudo pra lá
Tudo era um momento
Deixe isso tudo lavar
Vem viver este momento
Dos momentos (3x)
Ah sim guarda (2x)
Para sempre sempre sim
Guarda (4x)
Dos momentos
Tudo vai terminar
Tudo era um momento
Deixe isso tudo pra lá
Vem viver este momentos
Dos momentos
Tem que reciclar (2x)
Deixe isso tudo pra lá (2x)
The lyrics of Bebel Gilberto's song "Momento" speak to the idea that there are things in life that are so painful or difficult that we try to forget them or keep them hidden from ourselves and others. The opening lines reflect this sentiment, as the singer suggests that there are things that are "so hidden" that we don't even want to remember them. The lyrics suggest that this tendency to bury painful memories or feelings can be self-defeating, as it often results in us tormenting ourselves with thoughts and emotions that we can't escape. However, the chorus offers a different message - that we should let go and live fully in the present moment, rather than dwelling on the past. The repetition of the line "vem viver este momento" (come live this moment) underlines this message, encouraging listeners to focus on the present and embrace the fleeting joys of life.
The second verse of the song returns to the theme of torment and struggle, with the singer suggesting that there are things that they cannot escape, even within their own mind. However, the chorus once again offers a message of hope, suggesting that we can wash away the pain of the past and embrace the present moment. The final lines of the song suggest that we should let go of the past and focus on recycling our energy and moving forward.
Overall, "Momento" speaks to the difficulties and joys of living in the present moment, and the importance of letting go of painful memories in order to embrace the fleeting joys of life.
Line by Line Meaning
Bem tanta coisa é tão escondida
There are so many things that are hidden that you don't even want to remember.
Que você não quer nem mais lembrar
Things that you don't even want to remember.
Quem sabe talvez só você queira
Perhaps you are the only one who wants to keep those hidden things.
Tanto tanto esconder
Trying hard to keep everything hidden.
Tudo vai terminar
Everything will come to an end.
Tudo era um tormento
Everything was a torment.
Deixa isso tudo passar
Let everything pass.
Vem viver este momento
Come live in this moment.
Dos momentos (4x)
Of the moments (repeated 4 times).
Agora não tem mais
Now there isn't anything left.
Não tem mais nada que eu possa alcançar
There isn't anything I can reach anymore.
Só dentro do meu peito
Just inside my chest.
Eu quase paro
I almost stop.
Eu não paro de me atormentar
I don't stop tormenting myself.
Mas deixe isso tudo pra lá
But let all of that go.
Tudo era um momento
Everything was just a moment.
Deixe isso tudo lavar
Let it all wash away.
Ah sim guarda (2x)
Ah yes, keep it safe (repeated 2 times).
Para sempre sempre sim
Forever, forever yes.
Guarda (4x)
Keep it safe (repeated 4 times).
Dos momentos
Of the moments.
Tem que reciclar (2x)
We have to recycle (repeated 2 times).
Deixe isso tudo pra lá (2x)
Let all of that go (repeated 2 times).
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Written by: BEBEL GILBERTO UNKNOWN
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