Desafinado
Getz Stan Lyrics
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Saiba que isto em mim provoca imensa dor
Só privilegiados têm ouvido igual ao seu
Eu possuo apenas o que Deus me deu
Se você insiste em classificar
Meu comportamento anti-musical
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, viu?
Você com a sua música esqueceu o principal
Que no peito dos desafinados
No fundo do peito bate calado
No peito dos desafinados
Também bate um coração
The lyrics to "Desafinado" by Getz Stan speak to the pain caused by being judged for not having a perfect voice or ear for music. He sings, "If you say that I'm off-key, my dear, know that this causes immense pain in me. Only the privileged have an ear as good as yours. I possess only what God gave me." The singer is expressing that he cannot control his natural abilities, and to be judged by someone who has a perfect ear for music causes him a great deal of suffering.
He goes on to argue that his off-key singing is just a part of the bossa nova style, which is natural and unique. The singer claims that those who judge his music do not understand that even the off-key have hearts, and that he has a deep love that cannot be judged by his abilities. He states, "What you don't know and don't even suspect is that the off-key also have a heart."
The song ends with the singer revealing his own pain, saying that he captured the object of his affection with his camera, only to find out that she was ungrateful. He states that his love for her is greater than anything she could ever find in someone who has a perfect ear for music, and that even off-key individuals have hearts that beat strongly.
Overall, "Desafinado" speaks to the universal human emotions of pain and love, as well as the power of music to connect people despite differences in ability.
Line by Line Meaning
Se você disser que eu desafino, amor
If you say that I sing out of tune, my love, know that it causes immense pain in me
Saiba que isto em mim provoca imensa dor
Understand 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 possess what God has given me
Se você insiste em classificar
If you insist on classifying
Meu comportamento anti-musical
My unmusical behavior
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 know or even sense
É que os desafinados também têm um coração
Is that even the out of tune also have a heart
Fotografei você na minha Rolleyflex
I took a photo of you with my Rolleyflex
Revelou-se a sua enorme ingratidão
It revealed your enormous ingratitude
Só não poderá falar assim do meu amor
You cannot speak like this about my love
Este é o maior que você pode encontrar, viu?
This is the greatest you can find, you know?
Você com a sua música esqueceu o principal
You, with your music, forgot the main thing
Que no peito dos desafinados
That in the heart of the out of tune
No fundo do peito bate calado
Deep down beats silently
No peito dos desafinados
In the heart of the out of tune
Também bate um coração
A heart also beats
Lyrics © Editora e Importadora Musical Fermata do Brasil Ltda., CORCOVADO MUSIC CORPORATION, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, O/B/O CAPASSO
Written by: Newton Mendonca, Tom Jobim
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Muzikman127
it's easier once you "get" the groove.
once you hear the dundum ch ch dundum ch ch dundum ch ch... everything else is just embellishment
it helps to hear some clips of samba grooves in isolation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D85u364oY0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa3qtJE2wIo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN8j7KihXOE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfoWB0NEjD4
@Bowwow30
I'm laying on my couch now, the balcony doors are open, the sun is shining and I can smell the spring. Somewhere in my houseblock one of my neighbours is playing Desafinado by Stan Getz. A great way to spend my Sunday afternoon and get happy.
@117raph
Boudewijn Smits
Cheers man
@bingo1232
Boudewijn Smits sounds like a mini vacation -- good for the soul!
@raysonkong
Boudewijn Smits you have high quality neighbors
@mizora6356
+Boudewijn Smits that was some chill you got there
@brandonturner6879
My neighbors listen to Lil' Wayne. Time to move in with you, man. lol
@johngreen6783
What a beautiful song. I listen to this and I’m transported to a different dimension. All my cares and worries just drift away.
@antonboludo8886
Exactly!
@RaptorFromWeegee
Like stepping off a Varig 707 into the warm breezes of Rio's Galeão Airport, circa 1965
@georgeberghorn5402
Found this tune on a jukebox at Shepard AFB in Texas in '72, was hooked on Jobim and bossa nova ever since. The best thing about this tune and other bossa tunes is that there is so much going on with the beat and at the same time it is cool and gentle. What a way to relax.