Tamba Trio:

(1962-1964):
Luiz Eça
Bebeto Castilho
Hélcio M… Read Full Bio ↴Tamba Trio:

(1962-1964):
Luiz Eça
Bebeto Castilho
Hélcio Milito

(1964-1966):
Luiz Eça
Bebeto Castilho
Rubens Ohana

(1967/1968):
Luiz Eça
Bebeto Castilho
Rubens Ohana
Dório Ferreira

(1969):
Laercio de Freitas
Bebeto Castilho
Rubens Ohana
Dório Ferreira

(1974/1975 e 1982-1984):
Luiz Eça
Bebeto Castilho
Hélcio Milito

(1989-1992):
Luiz Eça
Bebeto Castilho
Rubens Ohana

The principal and most talented bossa nova group of the '60s, Tamba Trio started take form following the great singer Maysa Matarazzo and later the singer Leny Andrade in one season in boate Manhattan (Rio de Janeiro), acting to the side of Luiz Carlos Vines (piano) and Robert Menescal (violão).
First steady group of instrumental music in Bossa Nova, was pioneering in the use of microphones hung in the lapel in the presentations to the living creature, what the vocalizations executed for its integrant ones became more exciting.
Tamba Trio not only played a wide range of instruments but also contributed incredibly close harmony vocals. (Most bossa nova groups specialized in either vocals or musicianship, but not both.) Taking their name from a type of drum used by Milito, the trio formed in the early '60s and rode a wave of bossa nova popularity through the rest of the decade. From their self-titled 1962 debut, "O Barquinho" became a big hit in Brazil. One year later, their irresistibly swinging version of Jorge Ben's "Mas Que Nada" (recorded for 1963's Avanço LP) became their best-known hit -- it was used most famously by Nike in a 1998 World Cup television commercial. It acted intensely up to 1992, year of death of Eça.

3 Horas Da Manhã
Tamba Trio Lyrics

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Bateu três horas da manhã
Saí de casa carregado de alegria
Vem nascendo um novo dia
Vem chegando o carnaval
Saí de casa carregado de alegria
Vem nascendo um novo dia
Vem chegando o carnaval
Deixei minha cama já feita

Pois minha receita me manda
Passar quatro noites na rua
Cantando mil sambas pra lua
Levei meu pandeiro dourado
Que traz decorado no couro marcado
O batuque que a minha alegria deixou
Bateu três horas da manhã
Saí de casa carregado de alegria
Vem nascendo um novo dia
Vem chegando o carnaval
Saí de casa carregado de alegria
Vem nascendo um novo dia
Vem chegando o carnaval
Deixei um bilhete na porta
Pra quem se importa comigo
Mas volto só na quarta-feira
Com a cara que é costumeira
Deixei um recado pra Dora
Coitada me adora
Não sabe que agora
Esqueço na rua seu pobre amor
Bateu três horas da manhã
Saí de casa carregado de alegria
Vem nascendo um novo dia
Vem chegando o carnaval
Saí de casa carregado de alegria

Vem nascendo um novo dia
Vem chegando o carnaval

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Tamba Trio's "3 Horas da Manhã" describe the excitement and anticipation of the approaching carnival. The singer leaves his house at three in the morning, filled with joy and carrying his golden pandeiro (tambourine). He has left his bed made, as his "recipe" dictates that he spend four nights on the street, singing sambas to the moon. He sings of the beauty and energy of his music, as well as the devotion of Dora, whom he has left behind.

The song captures the spirit of the Brazilian carnival, with its passion and joy, as well as its raucous and exuberant music. The singer's love for music and the festival is evident in every line, as he celebrates the new day and the arrival of the carnival. However, there is also a sense of melancholy and sadness, as the singer has left behind loved ones and must spend four nights alone on the street.

Line by Line Meaning

Bateu três horas da manhã
It's three in the morning

Saí de casa carregado de alegria
I left my house full of joy

Vem nascendo um novo dia
A new day is being born

Vem chegando o carnaval
Carnival is coming

Deixei minha cama já feita
I left my bed already made

Pois minha receita me manda
Because my recipe tells me to

Passar quatro noites na rua
To spend four nights in the street

Cantando mil sambas pra lua
Singing a thousand sambas to the moon

Levei meu pandeiro dourado
I brought my golden pandeiro

Que traz decorado no couro marcado
Which is decorated on the marked leather

O batuque que a minha alegria deixou
The beat that my joy has left