Wave
Jobim Tom Lyrics
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For that's a lovely way to be
Aware of things your heart alone was meant to see
The fundamental loneliness goes whenever two can dream a dream
Together
You can't deny, don't try to fight the rising sea
Don't fight the moon, the stars above, don't fight me
Together
When I saw you first, the time was half past three
When your eyes met mine it was eternity
By now we know the wave is on it's way to be
Just catch the wave, don't be afraid of loving me
The fundamental loneliness goes whenever two can dream a dream
Together
When I saw you first, the time was half past three
When your eyes met mine it was eternity
By now we know the wave is on it's way to be
Just catch that wave, don't be afraid of loving me
The fundamental loneliness goes whenever two can dream a dream
Together
Together
Together
In "Wave," Jobim Tom sings about the power of love and how it transcends the limitations of the eyes to be able to see. He sings of the fundamental nature of love, how it is impossible to be happy alone. The rest is the vastness of the sea, and though he cannot describe all its beauty, he has things to give to his beloved. The sea comes in with a gentle breeze and advises him that it's impossible to be happy alone.
The lyrics continue to speak of the growth that comes with love. The first time it was the city, and then the second was the dock and eternity. Now he knows that love is the wave that emerges from the sea, and the stars we neglect to count. Love permits itself to be amazed while the night encloses us. Jobim Tom uses the sea and its waves and stars as metaphors to describe the ways in which love surprises us and transforms us beyond what we had imagined.
Line by Line Meaning
Vou te contar
I'm going to tell you
Os olhos já não podem ver
The eyes can no longer see
Coisas que só o coração pode entender
Things that only the heart can understand
Fundamental é mesmo o amor
Love is truly fundamental
É impossível ser feliz sozinho
It's impossible to be happy alone
O resto é mar
The rest is the sea
É tudo que não sei contar
It's everything I can't explain
São coisas lindas que eu tenho pra te dar
They are beautiful things that I have to offer you
Vem de mansinho à brisa e me diz
Comes softly with the breeze and tells me
É impossível ser feliz sozinho
It's impossible to be happy alone
Da primeira vez era a cidade
The first time it was the city
Da segunda, o cais e a eternidade
The second time, the pier and eternity
Agora eu já sei
Now I already know
Da onda que se ergueu no mar
About the wave that rose in the sea
E das estrelas que esquecemos de contar
And the stars that we forgot to count
O amor se deixa surpreender
Love lets itself be surprised
Enquanto a noite vem nos envolver
While the night comes to envelop us
Agora eu já sei
Now I already know
Da onda que se ergueu no mar
About the wave that rose in the sea
E das estrelas que esquecemos de contar
And the stars that we forgot to count
O amor se deixa surpreender
Love lets itself be surprised
Enquanto a noite vem nos envolver
While the night comes to envelop us
Lyrics © CORCOVADO MUSIC CORPORATION, BMG Rights Management, Tratore, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Antonio Carlos Jobim
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