One Note Samba
Chamaco Domínguez And His Orchestra Lyrics
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A little samba
Built upon
A single note
Other notes
Are sure to follow
But the root
Is still that note
Is the consequence
Of the one
We've just
Been through
As I'm bound to be
The unavoidable
Consequence of you
There's so many people
Who can talk
And talk and talk
And just say nothing
Or nearly nothing
I have used up
All the scale
I know
And at the end
I've come
To nothing
I mean nothing
So I come back
To my first note
As I must
Come back to you
I will pour
Into that one note
All the love
I feel for you
Anyone who wants
The whole show, show
Do-re-mi-fa
So-la-ci-do
He will
Find himself
With no show
Better play
The note you know
The lyrics to Chamaco Domínguez And His Orchestra's song One Note Samba describe the simplicity and beauty of music built upon a single note. The song describes how one note may seem like not much, but it is the foundation of all other notes that follow. The lyrics also compare the single note to a relationship between two people, where the initial encounter leads to a series of consequences, similar to how additional notes follow after the first.
The song also recognizes the power of words and how some people may speak endlessly without truly saying anything of substance. The lyrics then shift to the artist's own struggles with creating music, acknowledging that despite exhausting all other musical scales, they always come back to that one note as the cornerstone of their creation. The artist then pledges to pour all their love into that one note.
Overall, the song is an ode to the importance of starting with a simple foundation and building from there, both in music and in relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
This is just
This is nothing more than
A little samba
A small and simple dance with a Latin vibe
Built upon
Constructed on top of
A single note
One musical tone
Other notes
Additional musical tones
Are sure to follow
Will surely come after
But the root
However, the foundation
Is still that note
Remains as that one note
Now this new note
The next musical tone
Is the consequence
Is the result
Of the one
Of the initial note
We've just
That we have just played
Been through
Travelled through musically
As I'm bound to be
As I am sure to become
The unavoidable
The inevitable outcome
Consequence of you
Because of your influence on me
There's so many people
There are numerous individuals
Who can talk
Who speak
And talk and talk
And continue speaking
And just say nothing
Without actually expressing anything
Or nearly nothing
Or next to nothing
I have used up
I have exhausted
All the scale
All the musical notes (in a particular key)
I know
That I am familiar with
And at the end
Ultimately
I've come
I have arrived
To nothing
To no significant impact
I mean nothing
I am telling the truth when I say there's no impact
So I come back
Therefore, I return
To my first note
To that initial musical tone
As I must
Because it's imperative
Come back to you
Return to you and your influence
I will pour
I will express in a heartfelt manner
Into that one note
Into that initial musical tone
All the love
All of the affection
I feel for you
That I hold for you
Anyone who wants
Anyone who desires
The whole show, show
The complete performance of musical notes
Do-re-mi-fa
The different notes of the musical scale
So-la-ci-do
More different notes of the musical scale
He will
That individual will
Find himself
Discover himself
With no show
Without anything to express or perform
Better play
It's best to play
The note you know
The musical tone you are familiar with
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