Oba-La-La / Bim Bom
Caetano Veloso Lyrics


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É amor oba - lá - lá
Oba - lá - lá
Uma canção
Quem ouvir o oba - lá - lá
Terá feliz o coração
O amor encontrará
Ouvindo esta canção
Alguém compreenderá
Seu coração
Vem ouvir o oba - lá - lá
Oba - lá - lá
Esta canção
Bim bom
Bim bom
É só isso meu baião
E não tem mais nada não
O meu coração pediu assim
Só...
Bim bom
Bim bom
É só isso meu baião
E não tem mais nada não
O meu coração pediu assim
Só bim , bom




Bim bom
Bim bom

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Caetano Veloso's song "Oba-La-La/Bim Bom" express the idea that listening to a happy and upbeat song can bring love into one's life. The repeated phrase "oba-la-la" serves both as a sense of celebration and as an invitation to join in. The lyrics promise that if one listens to this song, they will be filled with happiness and love, and perhaps even understand their own heart better. The second half of the song, "Bim Bom," is even simpler, with its repetitive refrain and its acknowledgement that when the heart desires only simplicity and joy, it is enough.


In essence, these lyrics speak to the power of music to connect us with our emotions and to bring us joy. The language of the lyrics is straightforward and rhythmic, matching the simple but prominent melody of the song.


Line by Line Meaning

É amor oba - lá - lá
This song is about love and happiness


Oba - lá - lá
The song title is a joyful expression that evokes fun and good vibes


Uma canção
This is just a song, but it has a special power


Quem ouvir o oba - lá - lá
Whoever listens to this song


Terá feliz o coração
Will have a happy heart filled with joy and love


O amor encontrará
May find love or feel more in love by hearing this song


Ouvindo esta canção
While listening to this song


Alguém compreenderá
Someone may understand


Seu coração
Their own heart better


Vem ouvir o oba - lá - lá
Come and listen to this joyful song


Bim bom
An onomatopoeic expression of drum beats for a Brazilian rhythm known as 'Baião'


É só isso meu baião
This is all there is to it, my baião is simple and lovely


E não tem mais nada não
There's nothing else needed, this music is complete as it is


O meu coração pediu assim
This is what my heart asked for, a simple rhythm that brings joy


Só...
Just this, nothing more


Bim bom
The song ends with the joyful and rhythmic beats of the baião, leaving the listener happy and satisfied


Bim bom
The song ends with the joyful and rhythmic beats of the baião, leaving the listener happy and satisfied


Bim bom
The song ends with the joyful and rhythmic beats of the baião, leaving the listener happy and satisfied




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