João Gilberto (João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, Juazeiro, Bahia, Br… Read Full Bio ↴João Gilberto (João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil, June 10, 1931 - July 6, 2019) was a Brazilian singer, acoustic guitarist and ocasional songwriter, considered one of the creators of bossa nova with Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes. One of his most famous nicknames is "Pai da Bossa Nova" (Father of Bossa Nova).
A self-taught guitarist and singer, Gilberto moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1950 and joined the vocal group Garotos da Lua ("The Boys of the Moon") as their lead singer. After a year and a half, he was kicked out of the group for his lack of discipline and spent the next several years in a marginal existence. Eventually, he found his way, creating a new way to express himself in voice and on the guitar. The result of his obsessive experiments became known as bossa nova.
Bossa nova is a refined version of samba, deemphasizing the percussive aspect of its rhythm and enriching the melodic and harmonic content. Rather than relying on the traditional Afro-Brazilian percussive instruments, bossa nova usually utilizes a drum set. João Gilberto often eschews all accompaniment, using only his guitar, which he uses as a percussive as well as a harmonic instrument. The singing style he developed is almost whispering, economical, and without vibrato. He creates his tempo tensions by singing ahead or behind the guitar.
This style, which Gilberto introduced in 1957, created a sensation in the musical circles of Rio's Zona Sul, and many young guitarists sought to imitate it. It was first heard on record in 1958 when João Gilberto accompanied singer Elizete Cardoso in a recording of "Chega de Saudade", a song by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes. Shortly after this recording, João Gilberto made his own debut single of the same song, followed by the 1959 LP, Chega de Saudade. The song became a hit, launching Gilberto's career and the bossa nova craze.
Besides a number of Jobim compositions, the album Chega de Saudade featured older sambas and popular songs from the 1940s and '50s, all performed in the distinctive bossa nova style. This album was followed by two more in 1960 and 1961, by which time the singer featured new songs by a younger generation of performer/composers such as Carlos Lyra and Roberto Menescal.
By 1962, bossa nova had been embraced by such North American jazz musicians as Herbie Mann, Charlie Byrd, and Stan Getz, who invited Gilberto and Jobim to collaborate on what became one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time, Getz/Gilberto. Through this album, Gilberto's wife, Astrud, became an international star, and the Jobim/de Moraes composition "The Girl from Ipanema" became a worldwide pop music standard for the ages.
João Gilberto continued to perform through the 1960s but did not release another studio album until João Gilberto en México, recorded in 1970 during a period of residence in Mexico. João Gilberto, aka the "White Album" (1973), featured hypnotic minimalist execution and is widely considered to be his best album. The year 1976 saw the release of The Best of Two Worlds, a reunion with Stan Getz, featuring singer Miúcha, sister of Chico Buarque, who had become Gilberto's second wife in April 1965. Amoroso (1977) backed Gilberto with the lush string orchestration of Claus Ogerman, who had provided a similar sound to Jobim's instrumental recordings in the late 1960s and early 1970s. As had been the case for all of Gilberto's albums, the album consisted mostly of Jobim compositions, mixed with older sambas and an occasional North American standard from the 1940s.
Having lived in the US since 1962, João Gilberto returned to Brazil in 1980. The following year saw the release of Brasil, with guests Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso, who in the late 1960s had founded the Tropicalia movement, a fusion of Brazilian popular music with foreign pop. The 1991 release, João, with orchestrations by Clare Fischer, was unusual in its lack of even a single Jobim composition, instead featuring songs in English, French, Italian, and Spanish, plus old sambas and the solitary contemporary song "Sampa" (Caetano Veloso). Also released in 1991 was the album Canto Do Pajé by Veloso's sister Maria Bethânia on which Bethânia and Gilberto sing an intimate duet Maria/Linda Flor (Barroso, Peixoto, Vogler, Costa, and Pôrto) accompanied solely by his guitar. João Voz e Violão (2000) was an homage to the music of Gilberto's youth as well as a nod to producer Caetano Veloso.
Evenly interspersed with these studio recordings have been the live recordings, Live in Montreux; João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira; Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar; Live at Umbria Jazz, and Live in Tokyo.
While all of Gilberto's albums since Getz/Gilberto have been released on CD, the first three domestic albums were released in 1988 by EMI on a single CD entitled The Legendary João Gilberto: The Original Bossa Nova Recordings (1958-1961). The disc also included three tracks from the singer's 1959 Orfeu Negro EP: "Manhã de Carnaval," O Nosso Amor, and A Felicidade, the latter two merged into a single medley track to fit within the recording time of a CD. After its release, Gilberto successfully sued to have the title removed from sale as an unauthorized release of his artistic works.
João Gilberto has long had a reputation as an eccentric recluse and a nearly neurotic perfectionist. He lives in an apartment in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, refusing all interviews and avoiding crowds. He has been known to walk out on performances in response to an audience he considers disrespectful or out of theaters possessing acoustics below his standards, and at times demands that the air conditioning be turned off at concert venues. Yet he continues to perform to sell-out crowds in Brazil as well as in Europe, North America, and Japan.
Discography:
1959 - Chega de Saudade (Odeon)
1960 - O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor (Odeon)
1961 - João Gilberto (Odeon)
1962 - The Boss of the Bossa Nova (Atlantic)
1963 - The Warm World of João Gilberto (Atlantic)
1964 - Getz/Gilberto (Verve)
1965 - Herbie Mann & João Gilberto (Atlantic)
1974 - João Gilberto en Mexico (PolyGram)
1976 - Best of Two Worlds (Columbia)
1977 - Amoroso (Warner Brothers)
1981 - Brasil (Warner Brothers)
1986 - João Gilberto Live in Montreux (WEA)
1991 - João (PolyGram)
2000 - João Voz e Violão (Universal)
2002 - Live at Umbria Jazz (Egea)
2004 - João Gilberto in Tokyo (Verve)
A self-taught guitarist and singer, Gilberto moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1950 and joined the vocal group Garotos da Lua ("The Boys of the Moon") as their lead singer. After a year and a half, he was kicked out of the group for his lack of discipline and spent the next several years in a marginal existence. Eventually, he found his way, creating a new way to express himself in voice and on the guitar. The result of his obsessive experiments became known as bossa nova.
Bossa nova is a refined version of samba, deemphasizing the percussive aspect of its rhythm and enriching the melodic and harmonic content. Rather than relying on the traditional Afro-Brazilian percussive instruments, bossa nova usually utilizes a drum set. João Gilberto often eschews all accompaniment, using only his guitar, which he uses as a percussive as well as a harmonic instrument. The singing style he developed is almost whispering, economical, and without vibrato. He creates his tempo tensions by singing ahead or behind the guitar.
This style, which Gilberto introduced in 1957, created a sensation in the musical circles of Rio's Zona Sul, and many young guitarists sought to imitate it. It was first heard on record in 1958 when João Gilberto accompanied singer Elizete Cardoso in a recording of "Chega de Saudade", a song by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes. Shortly after this recording, João Gilberto made his own debut single of the same song, followed by the 1959 LP, Chega de Saudade. The song became a hit, launching Gilberto's career and the bossa nova craze.
Besides a number of Jobim compositions, the album Chega de Saudade featured older sambas and popular songs from the 1940s and '50s, all performed in the distinctive bossa nova style. This album was followed by two more in 1960 and 1961, by which time the singer featured new songs by a younger generation of performer/composers such as Carlos Lyra and Roberto Menescal.
By 1962, bossa nova had been embraced by such North American jazz musicians as Herbie Mann, Charlie Byrd, and Stan Getz, who invited Gilberto and Jobim to collaborate on what became one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time, Getz/Gilberto. Through this album, Gilberto's wife, Astrud, became an international star, and the Jobim/de Moraes composition "The Girl from Ipanema" became a worldwide pop music standard for the ages.
João Gilberto continued to perform through the 1960s but did not release another studio album until João Gilberto en México, recorded in 1970 during a period of residence in Mexico. João Gilberto, aka the "White Album" (1973), featured hypnotic minimalist execution and is widely considered to be his best album. The year 1976 saw the release of The Best of Two Worlds, a reunion with Stan Getz, featuring singer Miúcha, sister of Chico Buarque, who had become Gilberto's second wife in April 1965. Amoroso (1977) backed Gilberto with the lush string orchestration of Claus Ogerman, who had provided a similar sound to Jobim's instrumental recordings in the late 1960s and early 1970s. As had been the case for all of Gilberto's albums, the album consisted mostly of Jobim compositions, mixed with older sambas and an occasional North American standard from the 1940s.
Having lived in the US since 1962, João Gilberto returned to Brazil in 1980. The following year saw the release of Brasil, with guests Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso, who in the late 1960s had founded the Tropicalia movement, a fusion of Brazilian popular music with foreign pop. The 1991 release, João, with orchestrations by Clare Fischer, was unusual in its lack of even a single Jobim composition, instead featuring songs in English, French, Italian, and Spanish, plus old sambas and the solitary contemporary song "Sampa" (Caetano Veloso). Also released in 1991 was the album Canto Do Pajé by Veloso's sister Maria Bethânia on which Bethânia and Gilberto sing an intimate duet Maria/Linda Flor (Barroso, Peixoto, Vogler, Costa, and Pôrto) accompanied solely by his guitar. João Voz e Violão (2000) was an homage to the music of Gilberto's youth as well as a nod to producer Caetano Veloso.
Evenly interspersed with these studio recordings have been the live recordings, Live in Montreux; João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira; Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar; Live at Umbria Jazz, and Live in Tokyo.
While all of Gilberto's albums since Getz/Gilberto have been released on CD, the first three domestic albums were released in 1988 by EMI on a single CD entitled The Legendary João Gilberto: The Original Bossa Nova Recordings (1958-1961). The disc also included three tracks from the singer's 1959 Orfeu Negro EP: "Manhã de Carnaval," O Nosso Amor, and A Felicidade, the latter two merged into a single medley track to fit within the recording time of a CD. After its release, Gilberto successfully sued to have the title removed from sale as an unauthorized release of his artistic works.
João Gilberto has long had a reputation as an eccentric recluse and a nearly neurotic perfectionist. He lives in an apartment in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, refusing all interviews and avoiding crowds. He has been known to walk out on performances in response to an audience he considers disrespectful or out of theaters possessing acoustics below his standards, and at times demands that the air conditioning be turned off at concert venues. Yet he continues to perform to sell-out crowds in Brazil as well as in Europe, North America, and Japan.
Discography:
1959 - Chega de Saudade (Odeon)
1960 - O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor (Odeon)
1961 - João Gilberto (Odeon)
1962 - The Boss of the Bossa Nova (Atlantic)
1963 - The Warm World of João Gilberto (Atlantic)
1964 - Getz/Gilberto (Verve)
1965 - Herbie Mann & João Gilberto (Atlantic)
1974 - João Gilberto en Mexico (PolyGram)
1976 - Best of Two Worlds (Columbia)
1977 - Amoroso (Warner Brothers)
1981 - Brasil (Warner Brothers)
1986 - João Gilberto Live in Montreux (WEA)
1991 - João (PolyGram)
2000 - João Voz e Violão (Universal)
2002 - Live at Umbria Jazz (Egea)
2004 - João Gilberto in Tokyo (Verve)
é preciso perdoar
João Gilberto Lyrics
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A madrugada já rompeu
Você vai me abandonar
Eu sinto que o perdão
Você não mereceu
Eu quis a ilusão
Agora a dor sou eu
Madrugada já rompeu
Você vai me abandonar
Eu sinto que o perdão
Você não mereceu
Eu quis a ilusão
Agora a dor sou eu
Pobre de quem não entendeu
Que a beleza de amar é se dar
E só querendo pedir nunca soube o que é perder para encontrar
Eu sei que é preciso perdoar
Foi você quem me ensinou
Que um homem como eu
Que tem por quem chorar
Só sabe o que é sofrer
Se o pranto se acabar
Madrugada já rompeu
Você vai me abandonar
Eu sinto que o perdão
Você não mereceu
Eu quis a ilusão
Agora a dor sou eu
Pobre de quem não entendeu
Que a beleza de amar é se dar
E só querendo pedir nunca soube o que é perder para encontrar
Eu sei que é preciso perdoar
Foi você quem me ensinou
Que um homem como eu
Que tem por quem chorar
Só sabe o que é sofrer
Se o pranto se acabar
Madrugada já rompeu
Você vai me abandonar
Eu sinto que o perdão
Você não mereceu
Eu quis a ilusão
Agora a dor sou eu
Você vai me abandonar
Eu sinto que o perdão
Você não mereceu
Eu quis a ilusão
Agora a dor sou eu
Madrugada já rompeu
Eu sinto que o perdão
Você não mereceu
Eu quis a ilusão
Agora a dor sou eu
Pobre de quem não entendeu
Que a beleza de amar é se dar
E só querendo pedir nunca soube o que é perder para encontrar
Eu sei que é preciso perdoar
Foi você quem me ensinou
Que um homem como eu
Que tem por quem chorar
Só sabe o que é sofrer
Se o pranto se acabar
Madrugada já rompeu
Você vai me abandonar
Eu sinto que o perdão
Você não mereceu
Eu quis a ilusão
Agora a dor sou eu
Pobre de quem não entendeu
Que a beleza de amar é se dar
E só querendo pedir nunca soube o que é perder para encontrar
Eu sei que é preciso perdoar
Foi você quem me ensinou
Que um homem como eu
Que tem por quem chorar
Só sabe o que é sofrer
Se o pranto se acabar
Madrugada já rompeu
Você vai me abandonar
Eu sinto que o perdão
Você não mereceu
Eu quis a ilusão
Agora a dor sou eu
The lyrics to João Gilberto's song E Preciso Perdoar speak of heartbreak, betrayal, and the difficulty of forgiveness. The singer laments that his partner has betrayed him and that the forgiveness he once offered is no longer deserved. He wanted the illusion of love but now only feels pain. The chorus warns of the danger of not understanding that the true beauty of love is in giving fully to the other person, and only those who have experienced loss can truly understand the depth of suffering. However, the singer has also learned that forgiveness is necessary in order to move on and heal from the pain caused by those we love.
What makes this song particularly poignant is the way Gilberto's delicate and gentle voice blends with the soft acoustic guitar playing. The song's simplicity allows the deep emotions expressed in the lyrics to shine through, drawing the listener in and causing them to reflect on their own experiences of heartbreak and forgiveness. The song captures the universal human experience of love and loss, and Gilberto's musical style adds a touch of elegance and grace to its message.
Line by Line Meaning
A madrugada já rompeu
The dawn has already broken
Você vai me abandonar
You are going to leave me
Eu sinto que o perdão
I feel that forgiveness
Você não mereceu
You did not deserve it
Eu quis a ilusão
I wanted the illusion
Agora a dor sou eu
Now I am the one in pain
Pobre de quem não entendeu
Poor those who did not understand
Que a beleza de amar é se dar
That the beauty of love is giving
E só querendo pedir nunca soube o que é perder para encontrar
And only wanting to ask, never knew what it is to lose to find
Eu sei que é preciso perdoar
I know that it is necessary to forgive
Foi você quem me ensinou
It was you who taught me
Que um homem como eu
That a man like me
Que tem por quem chorar
Who has someone to cry for
Só sabe o que é sofrer
Only knows what it is to suffer
Se o pranto se acabar
If the weeping ends
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Alcivandro Luz, Carlos Coqueijo Costa
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Fernando
É Preciso Perdoar
Ah, madrugada já rompeu
Você vai me abandonar
Eu sinto que o perdão você não mereceu
Eu quis a ilusão
Agora a dor sou eu
Madrugada já rompeu
Você vai me abandonar
Eu sinto que o perdão
Você não mereceu
Eu quis a ilusão
Agora a dor sou eu
Pobre de quem não entendeu
Que a beleza de amar é se dar
E só querendo pedir
Nunca soube o que é perder pra encontrar
Eu sei que é preciso perdoar
Foi você que me ensinou
Que um homem como eu
Que tem por que chorar
Só sabe o que é sofrer
Se o pranto se acabar
Madrugada
Bom Dia
@Quick Works Ah, madrugada já rompeu
Você vai me abandonar
Eu sinto que o perdão você não mereceu
Eu quis a ilusão
Agora a dor sou eu
Madrugada já rompeu
Você vai me abandonar
Eu sinto que o perdão
Você não mereceu
Eu quis a ilusão
Agora a dor sou eu
Pobre de quem não entendeu
Que a beleza de amar é se dar
E só querendo pedir
Nunca soube o que é perder pra encontrar
Eu sei que é preciso perdoar
Foi você que me ensinou
Que um homem como eu
Que tem por que chorar
Só sabe o que é sofrer
Se o pranto se acabar
Madrugada
yuki AD
A obra de joão gilberto é magnífica!!! Com essa batida revolucionária no violão e essa voz forte.
Kyle Lambert
It's a sign of stellar humanity to make ones job, basically, professing this song. Even for not just this song, I don't think anything else could be so tasteful and poignant as both the idea of forgiveness and this song.
Kyle Lambert
Part of ones job*
Fernando
É Preciso Perdoar
Ah, madrugada já rompeu
Você vai me abandonar
Eu sinto que o perdão você não mereceu
Eu quis a ilusão
Agora a dor sou eu
Madrugada já rompeu
Você vai me abandonar
Eu sinto que o perdão
Você não mereceu
Eu quis a ilusão
Agora a dor sou eu
Pobre de quem não entendeu
Que a beleza de amar é se dar
E só querendo pedir
Nunca soube o que é perder pra encontrar
Eu sei que é preciso perdoar
Foi você que me ensinou
Que um homem como eu
Que tem por que chorar
Só sabe o que é sofrer
Se o pranto se acabar
Madrugada
OMAR VARGAS
mi artista favorito,el me mostró a Brasil,un país que amo mucho,adoro su música,saludos desde venezuela
Eduardo Cobra
Música de alto nível!
Banana De Guerra
Kk
Joao Portesantava
I have this LP and it’s amazing! If you have a good HIFI system this will send to you heaven
nelke
eu sinto que o perdão
você não mereceu
eu quis a ilusão
agora a dor sou eu
Saija Ivy
Que hermosa es esta canción🥰