Jorge Duílio Lima Meneses, known professionally as Jorge Ben Jor, and previ… Read Full Bio ↴Jorge Duílio Lima Meneses, known professionally as Jorge Ben Jor, and previously as Jorge Ben, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and musician.

His characteristic style fuses rock and roll, samba, bossa nova, jazz, maracatu, funk, ska and even hip hop, with lyrics that mix humor and satire, as well as themes esoteric. Jorge's work has a unique importance for Brazilian music, as it incorporates new elements in swing and guitar playing, with characteristics of North American rock, soul and funk. Furthermore, he brought Arab and African influences, coming from his mother, born in Ethiopia.

He influenced sambalanço and samba-rock and was covered and honored by countless exponents of the new generations of Brazilian music, such as Mundo Livre S/A, Os Paralamas do Sucesso, Skank, Fernanda Abreu, Racionais MC's and Belô Velloso. Jorge Ben Jor exploded with the song "Mas, Que Nada!" and, soon after, ratified his talent with another great hit, "Chove Chuva". Two songs that were neither bossa nova nor samba. Purists thought his music was too modern. It was difficult for musicians at the time to follow him, so much so that his first albums were recorded with a group that played samba jazz at Beco das Garrafas, Meirelles e os Copa 5, led by saxophonist J. T. Meirelles.

Jovem Samba
Jorge Ben Lyrics

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Eu sou da jovem samba
A minha linha de bamba
O meu caso é viver bem
Com todo mundo e com você também
Na paz de deus
Quero trabalhar em paz,
Na paz de deus
Quero amar amar em paz,

Na paz de deus
Quero sambar, sambar em paz
Porque amanhã é outro dia
E eu não sei se vai vir com alegria
Mas se você gostar de mim meu bem
Vem pra jovem samba também
Então na paz de deus
Vamos trabalhar em paz,
Na paz de deus
Vamos amar amar em paz,
Na paz de deus
Vamos sambar, sambar em paz
Porque
La ra la ra la, la ra la ra la
La ra la ra la, la ra la ra la
Eu sou da jovem samba
A minha linha de bamba

La ra la ra la, la ra la ra la
La ra la ra la, la ra la ra la

Overall Meaning

In Jorge Ben's "Jovem Samba," the singer declares his allegiance to the "young samba," a new and evolving style of samba music that emerged in the 1960s. He describes his own "bamba" or style of playing samba, and his desire to live well, with everyone including the listener. He invokes the peace of God, expressing his wish to work, love, and dance in peace. He acknowledges that tomorrow may not bring joy, but invites the listener to join him in the young samba, in order to find that joy together.

Through these lyrics, Ben is not only celebrating the young samba but also advocating for a harmonious and inclusive community in which people can thrive. He uses the music as a way to bring people together, highlighting the equalizing and unifying power of samba. By suggesting that the young samba is the place to find happiness and peace, Ben is pointing to its transformative potential.

Overall, "Jovem Samba" is an invitation to participate in a vibrant and exciting cultural scene that is simultaneously a refuge from the challenges of daily life and a means to transform those challenges into joy and unity.

Line by Line Meaning

Eu sou da jovem samba
I belong to the young samba scene

A minha linha de bamba
My style of samba

O meu caso é viver bem
My purpose is to live well

Com todo mundo e com você também
With everyone, including you

Na paz de deus
In God's peace

Quero trabalhar em paz
I want to work in peace

Quero amar amar em paz
I want to love in peace

Quero sambar, sambar em paz
I want to samba in peace

Porque amanhã é outro dia
Because tomorrow is another day

E eu não sei se vai vir com alegria
And I don't know if it will come with joy

Mas se você gostar de mim meu bem
But if you like me, my love