Samba De Duas Notas
Luiz Bonfá; Stan Getz Lyrics
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Feito numa nota só
Outras notas vão entrar
Mas a base é uma só
Esta outra é consequência
Do que acabo de dizer
Como eu sou a conseqüência
Inevitável de você
Quanta gente existe por aí
Que fala, fala e não diz nada
Ou quase nada
Já me utilizei de toda a escala
E no final não deu em nada
Ou quase nada
E voltei prá minha nota
Como eu volto prá você
Vou cantar em uma nota
Como eu gosto de você
E quem quer todas as notas
Ré, mi, fá, sol, lá, si, dó
Acaba sem nenhuma
Fique numa nota só
The song Samba de Duas Notas by Luiz Bonfá, Maria Toledo, and Stan Getz is about the simplicity and beauty of being in love, and the idea that sometimes all you need is just one note to convey your feelings. The lyrics describe a samba that is made up of just one note, but other notes will come in eventually, showing that even though things may seem simple, they can still be complex and diverse. The singer acknowledges that they are a consequence of their lover, something that was inevitable and natural.
The second verse touches on the idea of people who speak a lot without really saying anything. The singer says that they have tried using all the notes in their repertoire, but it didn't lead to anything significant. They return to their one note, like they return to their loved one, and sing about how much they love them. The final line of the song is a reminder that sometimes it's better to stick with one thing than to try to do everything, and it's okay to stay on one note.
Overall, this song is a tribute to the power of simplicity and the importance of love in its purest form.
Line by Line Meaning
Eis aqui este sambinha
Presenting this little samba tune
Feito numa nota só
Made with just one single note
Outras notas vão entrar
Additional notes will enter
Mas a base é uma só
But the foundation remains just one
Esta outra é consequência
This other note is a consequence
Do que acabo de dizer
Of what I have just imparted
Como eu sou a conseqüência
As I am the inevitable consequence
Inevitável de você
Of and from you, inevitable
Quanta gente existe por aí
So many people exist out there
Que fala, fala e não diz nada
Talking incessantly, yet saying nothing
Ou quase nada
Or nearly nothing at all
Já me utilizei de toda a escala
I have employed all the notes of the scale
E no final não deu em nada
Yet in the end, it amounted to nothing
Ou quase nada
Or nearly nothing at all
E voltei prá minha nota
So I returned to my note
Como eu volto prá você
As I return to you
Vou cantar em uma nota
I'll sing on just one note
Como eu gosto de você
To express my love for you
E quem quer todas as notas
And those who want all the notes
Ré, mi, fá, sol, lá, si, dó
D, E, F, G, A, B, C
Acaba sem nenhuma
End up with none at all
Fique numa nota só
Stick with just one note
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM, NEWTON MENDONCA
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