The song title refers to the main melody line, which at first consists of a long series of notes of a single tone played in a bossa nova rhythm (typically D, as played in the key of G). The first eight measures consist of D, followed by four measures of G, and then four measures of D. This is followed by eight measures of a more varied melody line.
This well-known song first reached a wide audience on the Grammy-winning bossa nova LP Jazz Samba (Getz/Byrd/Jobim)[1], which reached the number one spot on the Billboard 200 in 1963. Another well-known release is the Sergio Mendes-Brasil '66 version, in medley with "Spanish Flea."
Samba de uma Nota Só
Tom Jobim Lyrics
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built upon a single note
Other notes are bound to follow but the root is still that note
Now this new one is the consequence
of the one we've just been through
As I'm bound to be the unavoidable consequence of you
There's so many people who can talk and talk and talk
I have used up all the scale I know and at the end I've come
To nothing, or nearly nothing
So I come back to my first note
as I must come back to you
I will pour into that one note
all the love I feel for you
Any one who wants the whole show do-re-mi-fa-so-la-si-do
He will find himself with no show
Better play the note you know
There's so many people who can talk and talk and talk
And just say nothing or nearly nothing
I have used up all the scale I know and at the end I've come
To nothing, I mean nothing
So I come back to my first note
as I must come back to you
I will pour into that one note
all the love I feel for you
Any one who wants the whole show do-re-mi-fa-so-la-si-do
He will find himself with no show
Better play the notes you know
The lyrics of "Samba de uma Nota Só" by Tom Jobim & Os Cariocas revolve around the idea of simplicity and how sometimes less is more. The song is built upon a single note that is repeated throughout, and while other notes are added, the root remains the same. The lyrics suggest that the new note is a consequence of the previous one, just as the singer is the inevitable consequence of the person they are singing to.
The song acknowledges the tendency of people to talk and talk without really saying anything. The singer admits to having used up all the scale they know and reaching the same conclusion of nothing, or nearly nothing. In this context, the repetition of the single note takes on significance as the singer declares their intention to pour all the love they feel into it.
The chorus advises that anyone who wants to be part of the show should concentrate on playing the notes they know, rather than trying to do too much and ending up with nothing. The song is ultimately a tribute to simplicity and the power of a single note to convey meaning and emotion.
Line by Line Meaning
This is just a little samba
This song is a simple samba tune
built upon a single note
The song is based on a single musical note
Other notes are bound to follow but the root is still that note
There will be other notes, but this song is centered around that one note
Now this new one is the consequence of the one we've just been through
The next note is a result of the previous note
As I'm bound to be the unavoidable consequence of you
I am the result of being with you
There's so many people who can talk and talk and talk
Many people talk, but do not say anything meaningful
And just say nothing or nearly nothing
Their words are empty or meaningless
I have used up all the scale I know and at the end I've come
I have exhausted all the notes I know, and have arrived nowhere
To nothing, or nearly nothing
I have not achieved anything substantial
So I come back to my first note as I must come back to you
I return to the original note, just as I return to you
I will pour into that one note all the love I feel for you
I will express my love for you through that note
Any one who wants the whole show do-re-mi-fa-so-la-si-do
Those who want the whole range of notes
He will find himself with no show
Will be left with nothing
Better play the note you know
It is better to stick with what you know
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Antonio Carlos Brasileiro De A Jobim, Newton Mendonca
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@arianatorquit4180
Eis aqui este sambinha 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 consequência inevitável de você
Quanta gente existe por aí que fala tanto e não diz nada
Ou quase nada
Já me utilizei de toda a escala
E no final não sobrou nada
Não deu em nada
E voltei pra minha nota como eu volto pra você
Vou contar com a minha nota como eu gosto de você
E quem quer todas as notas
Ré, mi, fá, sol, lá, si, dó
Fica sempre sem nenhuma
Fique numa nota só
E quem quer todas as notas
Ré, mi, fá, sol, lá, si, dó
Fica sempre sem nenhuma
Fique numa nota só
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Tom era virtuoso, elegante e sua música era ousada e moderna. A Bossa Nova nunca irá morrer e será sempre reverenciada pelos ouvidos e almas sensíveis.
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