Gal became one of Brazil's foremost Tropicália counterculture movement singers during the late 1960s and early 70s, quickly earning the title as one of the best and most acclaimed singers in Brazil, following a very succesful career with many hits and prestige over the years. During Tropicália, she became a political activist, coming into conflict with Brazil's government when dissent in music was censored, and later coming to represent the movement all alone in her country when her fellow Tropicália members and friends were exhiled to London due to the heavy dictatorship that was going on at the time.
Fellow musician Caetano Veloso, introduced her to Gilberto Gil and Tom Zé in 1963 (and later Maria Bethânia), who managed to secure her a recording deal in São Paulo for her debut album Domingo with Caetano Veloso. A bit before recording her first album, "Father of Bossa Nova" João Gilberto, met her and after a couple of hours hearing Gracinha (as she was known at the time) sing for him as he was playing the acoustic guitar, he said: "Gracinha, you're Brazil's greatest female singer". In the following years, Gal would prove his statement right with a fruitful and rewarding career, and with the encouragement of João Gilberto himself; her biggest idol.
Gal has recorded songs composed by a number of Brazil's most popular songwriters such as Antônio Carlos Jobim, Jorge Ben Jor, Chico Buarque, Rita Lee and especially her close friends Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil. She was also a member of the supergroup Doces Bárbaros, active in 1976, 1994 and 2002.
Corcovado
Gal Costa Lyrics
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Esse amor, uma canção
Pra fazer feliz a quem se ama
Muita calma pra pensar
E ter tempo pra sonhar
Da janela vê-se o Corcovado
Quero a vida sempre assim
Com você perto de mim
Até o apagar da velha chama
E eu que era triste
Descrente deste mundo
Ao encontrar você eu conheci
O que é felicidade meu amor
Ai Gal
E eu que era triste
Descrente deste mundo
Ao encontrar você eu conheci
O que é felicidade meu amor
E eu que era triste
Descrente deste mundo
Thank you, obrigado
The lyrics of Gal Costa's "Corcovado" speak about the beauty of love and the happiness it brings. The first two lines describe a simple yet meaningful moment with just a small corner and a guitar, a love that's like a song that makes the person loved happy. The next lines speak of the importance of having calmness to think and time to dream. The chorus talks about the view from the window of Corcovado, the famous mountain in Rio de Janeiro, where the statue of Christ the Redeemer stands. The sight of the statue and the city is beautiful and inspiring. The next lines express the desire to have a life with the loved one nearby, until the end of time.
The second verse repeats the opening lines, but with added emotion, expressing that the singer was once sad and hopeless about the world but found happiness in love. The repetition emphasizes the change in the singer's outlook, now that they have found love. The song ends with a final repeat of the same verse, stating that the singer was once sad and hopeless before finding true love.
Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of peace, beauty, and happiness that love can bring, with the image of Corcovado as a symbol of the beauty and inspiration that love and life can offer.
Line by Line Meaning
Um cantinho e um violão
A cozy spot with only a guitar, a perfect place to create a song
Esse amor, uma canção
This love is like a beautiful melody, waiting to be played and sung
Pra fazer feliz a quem se ama
It's meant to bring joy and happiness to those who love each other
Muita calma pra pensar
We need peace and quiet to think and reflect properly
E ter tempo pra sonhar
And enough time to dream about wonderful things
Da janela vê-se o Corcovado
From the window we can see the Corcovado mountain
O Redentor que lindo
It's beautiful to gaze at Christ the Redeemer standing there
Quero a vida sempre assim
I wish life could always be like this
Com você perto de mim
With you close by my side
Até o apagar da velha chama
Until the flame of our love dies out
E eu que era triste
And I, who used to be so sad
Descrente deste mundo
And didn't believe in this world
Ao encontrar você eu conheci
But after meeting you, I discovered
O que é felicidade meu amor
What real happiness truly feels like, my love
Ai Gal
Oh Gal
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Antonio Carlos Jobim
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@emiliodavila6270
Um cantinho, um violão
Esse amor, uma canção
Pra fazer feliz a quem se ama
Muita calma pra pensar
E ter tempo pra sonhar
Da janela vê-se o Corcovado
O Redentor, que lindo!
Quero a vida sempre assim
Com você perto de mim
Até o apagar da velha chama
E eu que era triste
Descrente deste mundo
Ao encontrar você eu conheci
O que é felicidade, meu amor
E eu que era triste
Descrente deste mundo
Ao encontrar você eu conheci
O que é felicidade, meu amor
Um cantinho, um violão
@danielespinoza8010
Musica sublime, wonderful song beautifully performed by Gal Costa. Congrats from Peru!
Quiet nights of quiet stars
Quiet chords from my guitar
Floating on the silence that surrounds us
Quiet thoughts and quiet dreams
Quiet walks by quiet streams
And a window that looks out on Corcovado
Oh, how lovely
Um cantinho, um violão
Esse amor, uma canção
Pra fazer feliz a quem 'ce ama
Muita calma pra pensar
E ter tempo pra sonhar
Da janela vê-se o Corcovado
O Redentor, que lindo!
Quero a vida sempre assim
Com você perto de mim
Até o apagar da velha chama
E eu que era triste
Descrente desse mundo
Ao encontrar você eu conheci
O que é felicidade, meu amor
This is where I want to be
Here with you so close to me
Until the final flicker of life's ember
I who was lost and lonely
Believing life was only
A bitter tragic joke, have found with you
The meaning of existence, oh my love
@sandraribasribas7091
Quanta elegância! Quanto refino! Ela acabou de fazer a sua passagem! Que o céu a receba minha querida!
@josecelles6498
Sim!!! Elegância e respeito pela música, pela beleza, pelo público!!! Gal é sublime!!!
Que Deus a tenha na sua infinita glória!!!
@antoniocreaco820
Uma estrela.
@anapatricio6756
Sublime 👌 é como eu a defino !!!
Voz cristalina , única , para mim ,a melhor voz do Brasil !!
@arturomoridiaz
Que pena
@rosangelatonelo
Estrela maior brilhando no céu ❤ Te Amo❤
@eritmemariasierra9512
Escuchar a Gal Costa, es un placer, es viajar a otro mundo, sentir paz, sentirse relajada. Realmente disfruto mucho el Bosaa Nova, Dios bendiga a los hermanos Brasileños, gracias, gracias, gracias.
@arielobando2831
Exacto, es sentir paz, relajarse y soñar con un mundo mejor....
@mariaparra9800
😂🎉
@emiliodavila6270
Um cantinho, um violão
Esse amor, uma canção
Pra fazer feliz a quem se ama
Muita calma pra pensar
E ter tempo pra sonhar
Da janela vê-se o Corcovado
O Redentor, que lindo!
Quero a vida sempre assim
Com você perto de mim
Até o apagar da velha chama
E eu que era triste
Descrente deste mundo
Ao encontrar você eu conheci
O que é felicidade, meu amor
E eu que era triste
Descrente deste mundo
Ao encontrar você eu conheci
O que é felicidade, meu amor
Um cantinho, um violão