Desafinado
GETZ Stan & BYRD Charlie Lyrics
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Saiba que isso em mim provoca imensa dor
Só privilegiados têm ouvido igual ao seu
Eu possuo apenas o que Deus me deu
Se você insisted em classificar
meu comportamento de antimusical
Eu mesmo mentindo Devo argumentar
O que você não sabe nem sequer pressente
é que os desafinados também têm um coração
Fotografei você na minha Rolleyflex
Revelou-se a sua enorme ingratidão
Só não poderá falar assim do meu amor
Este é o maior que você pode encontrar
Você com a sua música esqueceu o principal
é que no peito dos desafinados
No fundo do peito bate calado
Que no peito dos desafinados
também bate um coração
The lyrics of Desafinado by Getz Stan & Gilberto Joao are a beautiful representation of the conflict between love and art. The lyrics talk about how the singer's partner criticizes their musical ability and calls them desafinado, meaning out of tune. However, the singer explains that this criticism causes immense pain and that they only possess the musical abilities that God has given them. The singer then argues that their music is actually bossa nova, and it's just a natural extension of their creativity.
The most striking part of the lyrics is when the singer reveals that even the desafinados or those who are out of tune, also have a heart that beats silently in their chest. The singer's partner might be a talented musician, but they forget that music is not just about hitting perfect notes. It's about conveying emotions, and even those who don't have the best musical abilities can connect with people through their music. The lyrics are a reminder that love and music are both beautiful, and one should not criticize the other.
Line by Line Meaning
Se você disser que eu desafino, amor
If you say that I sing off-key, my love
Saiba que isso em mim provoca imensa dor
Know that this causes immense pain in me
Só privilegiados têm ouvido igual ao seu
Only the privileged have an ear like yours
Eu possuo apenas o que Deus me deu
I only have what God gave me
Se você insisted em classificar
If you insist on classifying
meu comportamento de antimusical
my behavior as anti-musical
Eu mesmo mentindo Devo argumentar
Even if I have to lie, I must argue
Que isto é bossa nova Que isto é muito natural
That this is Bossa Nova, that this is very natural
O que você não sabe nem sequer pressente
What you don't even know or sense
é que os desafinados também têm um coração
is that the off-key ones also have a heart
Fotografei você na minha Rolleyflex
I photographed you with my Rolleiflex
Revelou-se a sua enorme ingratidão
Your enormous ingratitude was revealed
Só não poderá falar assim do meu amor
You cannot speak that way about my love
Este é o maior que você pode encontrar
This is the greatest love you can find
Você com a sua música esqueceu o principal
You, with your music, forgot the main thing
é que no peito dos desafinados
that, in the hearts of the off-key ones
No fundo do peito bate calado
A quiet beat echoes deep within
Que no peito dos desafinados
That, in the hearts of the off-key ones
também bate um coração
a heart also beats
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@nicholasgarcia6402
This song will always remind me of my father. When I was in 6th grade this was one of the only CDs he would ever play driving me to school in the morning. He would occasionally pick me up on Friday afternoons when he could get off work early. I'm taken back to those afternoons right now. I'm glad my father is still with us. Every day is a gift.
@mightyginza3182
You must have one great Dad...👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
@googleyeyed5814
Very nostalgic for me as a freshman in high school when my mother, a music lover, bought this album. I listened to it over and over again myself, intrigued by the unusual rhythms and the combined sound of Stan Getz’s sax and Charlie Byrd’s guitar. Still love hearing it after all these decades.
@evelynburkovska4644
You're lucky to have such great memories 👍
@TheJonathanWatkins
Beauty personified in music. One of my favorite songs for all times!
@davidmaslow399
One of greatest tunes from Stan and Charlie! This was on the radio in the winter of 62and 63. I Loved it then and still do!
@petebrandon8164
One of my first and favourite LPs - and then CDs - how did he always sound so smooth? And Charlie Byrd, well !
@MsMst12
Grew up with this album and many others. My dad played jazz guitar. Hated it back then. Love it now. Brings back great memories
@jamesvoorhees4767
my brother (buddy deppenschmidt) played with Charlie Byrd trio for several years when I was a young teen; went to S. America on a state department tour and picked up "the beat' from local players while there...taught it to Stan Getz' drummer and the rest is history.
@drewhunkins7192
One of the catchiest melodies of all-time. I remember when I first got into this CD around the mid-1990s (I know, I'm young) I couldn't get this song out of my head. I still occasionally find myself quietly humming this terrific song as I'm going about my day.