Samba
Jazzanova\Bebel Gilberto Lyrics
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Pega esse avião
Você tem razão de correr assim
Desse frio, mas beija
O meu Rio de Janeiro
Antes que um aventureiro
Lance mão
Pede perdão
Mas não diga nada
Que me viu chorando
E pros da pesada
Diz que vou levando
Vê como é que anda
Aquela vida à toa
E se puder me manda
Uma notícia boa
Pede perdão
Pela omissão um tanto forçada
Mas não diga nada
Que me viu chorando
E pros da pesada
Diz que vou levando
Vê como é que anda
Aquela vida à toa
Se puder me manda
Uma notícia boa
The lyrics to Jazzanova\Bebel Gilberto's "Samba" tell the story of a man who is leaving his home in Rio de Janeiro to catch a flight. The singer assures his brother that he's making the right choice to leave the cold, but before he goes, he urges his brother to take in the beauty of Rio de Janeiro, kiss it goodbye, and ask forgiveness for being away for so long. The man also asks that if his brother happens to see the locals, he should not mention that he saw his brother crying. Instead, he should just ask for news of how things are going in Rio.
The singer asks his brother to forgive him for not keeping in touch and not being there, but requests that he not mention his tears. He asks that his brother tells him how things are going in Rio when he gets a chance. These lyrics are about regret and longing for home, as well as the desire to stay connected to a place once left behind. The song is a fitting tribute to Rio de Janeiro, a city that is known for its rich culture and music.
Line by Line Meaning
Vai, meu irmão
Go, my brother
Pega esse avião
Catch that airplane
Você tem razão de correr assim
You have a reason to run like that
Desse frio, mas beija
From this cold, but kiss
O meu Rio de Janeiro
My Rio de Janeiro
Antes que um aventureiro
Before a adventurer
Lance mão
Takes hold
Pede perdão
Asks for forgiveness
Pela duração dessa temporada
For the duration of this season
Mas não diga nada
But don't say anything
Que me viu chorando
That you saw me crying
E pros da pesada
And for the heavy ones
Diz que vou levando
Tell them I'm doing okay
Vê como é que anda
See how things are going
Aquela vida à toa
That aimless life
E se puder me manda
And if you can, send me
Uma notícia boa
Some good news
Pede perdão
Asks for forgiveness
Pela omissão um tanto forçada
For the somewhat forced omission
Mas não diga nada
But don't say anything
Que me viu chorando
That you saw me crying
E pros da pesada
And for the heavy ones
Diz que vou levando
Tell them I'm doing okay
Vê como é que anda
See how things are going
Aquela vida à toa
That aimless life
Se puder me manda
If you can, send me
Uma notícia boa
Some good news
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@israelmontefusco6300
But it's not a shopping list, lol
I will translate to English, so u guys can understand the beauty of this lyrics:
It's better to be happy than to be sad
Happiness is the best thing that is
Its like a light in the heart
But to make a samba, a beautiful samba
It's needed to have a lot of sorrow
It's needed a lot of sorrow
Or you couldn't make no samba, no
To do a samba is not like telling a joke
Who makes a samba in this way worth nothing
A good samba is like a pray
Because the samba is the sorrow with a swing
and the sorrow always has the hope, the sorrow always has the hope,
of one day doesn't be sad anymore
Put a lil love in a cadence
And you see that there's nothing more beautiful
Nothing more beautiful than samba, no
Because samba was born in Bahia - ( a brazilian state with the majority of black population) -
And if it, today, it's white in it's poetry - vinicius de Morais, the author of the lyrics, was an white poet and ambassador, who lost its post after the military regime in brazil -
If it today it's white in it's poetry, it's truly black in the heart
@deniscaesar
It's better to be happy than to be sad
Joy is the best thing that exists
It's like the light inside the heart.
However, for writing a beautiful samba,
it is required a lot of sadness
otherwise you can't do it.
Writing a samba is not telling a joke
And those who write sambas like these aren't worth it
The good samba is a kind of prayer
Because samba is the sadness that moves you
And the sadness always hopes
One day not being sad anymore.
Add some love to a pace
And you shall see that nobody in the world can beat
The beauty contained in a samba
Because the samba was born there in Bahia
And if today it's white regarding its poetry
It's too black in its heart.
@LimitlessMinds1111
Eat pray love brought me here 😍😍 Portuguese one of favorite language 😍❤️
@maurofontainha
Brazilian portuguese, please
@brandedwithlea
Same ♥️
@paulolima3725
Temos de melhor ❤️😍
@flaviodemelo4828
@@maurofontainha Hello
@lb3766
@@maurofontainha ??
@MandyLoren
I can't describe how much I've fallen in love with this song... It is purely beauty (even if I don't understand a word)... Bebel sings like an angel <3 Greetings from warm Germany
@Burt472
Same here, friend....Greetings from Italy...I love Brazil...Learned some Portuguese too....Visited twice so far.....
@justinjohnston8729
check out the rest of the album tanto tempo
@francomolinari2714
El portugues es el idioma mas bello <3 te mando un beso desde Argentina ;)