O Grande Amor
Stan Getz Lyrics


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Haja o que houver
Há sempre um homem
Para uma mulher
E há de sempre haver para esquecer
Um falso amor
E uma vontade de morrer
Seja como for
Há de vencer o grande amor
Que há de ser no coração




Como um perdão
Pra quem chorou

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of O Grande Amor by Stan Getz talk about the idea of love and its power to overcome any obstacle that life may present. The song starts by saying that no matter what happens, there is always a man for a woman and someone who will forget the false kind of love that causes one to suffer deeply. The lyrics convey the message that, no matter what someone has gone through, there is always hope for true love to come along and heal the heart. The last verse of the lyrics states that the great love will stay forever in the heart, like a pardon for those who have been hurt before.


Overall, the message of the song is very positive and hopeful, despite the struggles and heartaches that love can bring. It reminds us that there is always a chance to find the real thing that will make us forget about all the past suffering. The lyrics have a beautiful melody, and when you combine them with the impeccable performance of Stan Getz, it becomes clear that this is a true masterpiece of Brazilian jazz.


Line by Line Meaning

Haja o que houver
No matter what happens


Há sempre um homem
There's always a man


Para uma mulher
For a woman


E há de sempre haver para esquecer
And there will always be someone to forget


Um falso amor
A false love


E uma vontade de morrer
And a will to die


Seja como for
Be that as it may


Há de vencer o grande amor
The great love will triumph


Que há de ser no coração
Which must be in the heart


Como um perdão
Like a forgiveness


Pra quem chorou
For those who cried




Lyrics © VM ENTERPRISES INC, CORCOVADO MUSIC CORPORATION
Written by: Marcus Vinicius Da Cruz De M. Moraes, Antonio Carlos Brasileiro De A Jobim

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@Dicedude

A very rough translation:

Whatever there is,
There is always a man,
For a woman
 
And she will always be there to forget,
A false love
And a will to die.
 
Anyway
The great love must overcome,
What is to be in the heart,
As a pardon for those who cried.



@joelbyrne

Haja o que houver,
Há sempre um homem, para uma
mulher

E há de sempre haver para esquecer, um falso amor e uma vontade
de morrer.
Seja comofor há de vencer o grande amor, que há de
ser no coração,
como perdão pra quem chorou.



@bjap1563

Haja o que houver,
Há sempre um homem, para uma
mulher

E há de sempre haver para esquecer, um falso amor e uma vontade
de morrer.
Seja comofor há de vencer o grande amor, que há de
ser no coração,
como perdão pra quem chorou.

Just for reference.



@horivispictures

La fin d'un long voyage pour un monument de la musique qui nous a tout laissé en héritage.

Le père de la bossa nova João Gilberto, de son nom complet João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira.

Il nous a tant fait voyager par ses ballades musicales que l'évasion avait fini par avoir juste un goût de paradis.

À lui seul, il était la vitrine de la musique Brésilienne.

Charles-Christian Bimpoudi



@pietrasureda2036

No matter what happens

there is always a man
for a woman
and there will always be
to forget
a fake love
and a will to die


for whatever there is
great love has to win
and has to be like forgiveness
for someone who has cried before



All comments from YouTube:

@HannoverXavi

Voice/Guitar: João Gilberto
Saxophone: Stan Getz
Piano: Antônio Carlos Jobim
Lyrics: Vinicius de Morais

Perfection!

@rott10bird

This is possibly THE most beautiful song I have ever heard. I first heard it in 1964 and promptly purchased the album. I don't know any of the words, but just listening to it causes so many emotions to surface. It was the last song I listened to before I was to go into the Air Force (the next day) in 1967. I was alone, it was raining outside and I had a sense of sadness that I was leaving home - this song still brings back that day and how I was feeling.

@richardmason5670

Nice story!

@Dicedude

A very rough translation:

Whatever there is,
There is always a man,
For a woman
 
And she will always be there to forget,
A false love
And a will to die.
 
Anyway
The great love must overcome,
What is to be in the heart,
As a pardon for those who cried.

@malvasia17

I accidentally listened this song and I think I have just discovered a new planet

@angiefromChi

@A D yesssss 🎵🥰🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

@MrDanielperchey

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@wallacefreitas3468

Descanse em paz Joao Gilberto. Sua música vivera pra sempre no coracao de cada brasileiro, pois graças a musicos como você, nossa cultura foi levada ao mundo inteiro..

@krzysztofkolodziejski2386

Soy polaca , a mi me gusta mucho musica de Joao!,,,,

@rehoupta

Eu não sou brasileiro Cara, mais o mestre João foi minha fonte de inspiração para aprender a lingua que agora é minha terceira Lingua. Parabéns a João, que agora canta no céu perto de Deus.

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