Chega de Saudade (1958, Tom Jobim & Vinicius de Moraes) --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUuJrpP0Mak --- Vai minha tristeza // Get along, my sorrow E diz a ela que sem ela não pode ser // And tell her it's just impossible without her Diz-lhe numa prece // Urge her in an entreaty Que ela regresse // To come back to me Porque… Continue reading “Chega de Saudade” — “Garota de Ipanema” — “O amor em paz”
Category: Bossa Nova
Corcovado
Lyrics from "Corcovado" by Antônio Carlos Jobim (1960) --- Good Audio Version (João Gilberto) --- A little nook, a guitar This love, a song To make the loved one happy Plenty of calm to think, and to have time to dream Through the window I see Corcovado, Redentor, how lovely I want life like this… Continue reading Corcovado
Lígia
Lyrics from "Lígia" by Tom Jobim (1972) --- Good Audio Version (João Gilberto) --- I've never dreamed of you, I've never gone to the movies I don't like samba, I don't go to Ipanema I don't like rain, I don't like sun I never called you up, why, if I knew? I never attempted -… Continue reading Lígia
Lyrical Brazil 