umbertino Posted September 24, 2022 Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 She has been one of the greatest Brazilian female singers...One of the best representatives of MPB ( Musica Popular Brasileira - Braz. popular music) Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim-RIP on piano ( at least that's what some youtube poster commented...Not sure)...He's also the composer Song is a Brazilian classic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elis_Regina Translation is not really the best possible but is all I found so far...There's also a live version sung by Jobim himself in English which I am posting at the end of this thread just in case.....Even though linguistically I do prefer the sound of the original Portuguese version..Meaning I like this here version much better (speaking....) "They close the (Brazilian) summer...." It is wood, it is stone It is the end of the way It is the rest of a bole It is a bit in loneliness It is a shard of glass It is life, it is sun It is the night, it is the death It is the tie , it is the hook ... It is peroba do campo It is the knob in the wood Caingá, candeia It is matita-pereira It is madeira de vento The fall of the bluff It is a profound mystery It is the "want it or not want it" It is the wind, blowing It is the end of the slope It is the beam, it is the span Festa da Cumeeira... It is rain, raining It is a talk in idle of the waters of March It is the end of the tiredness It is the foot, it is the ground It is the trail on the road Bird in the hand Stone of slingshot It is a bird in the sky It is a bird on the ground It is a stream, it is a fontain It is a piece of bread ... It is the bottom of the well It is the end of the way A woe in the face It is a bit in loneliness It is a thorn, it is a nail It is a tip, it is a point It is a drop, dripping It is a bead, it is a tale ... It is a fish, it is a gesture It is the silver, shining It is the morning light It is the brick, coming It is the firewood, it is the day It is the worstest after the worst It is a bottle of cane Fragment on the road ... It is the project of the house It is a body in the bed It is the car in breakdown It is the mud, it is the mud It is a footstep, it is a bridge It is a frog, it is a frog It is a rest of bush... under the morning light They are the waters of March, Closing the summer And the promise of life in your heart ... It is a snake, it is a stick of wood It is João, it is José It is a thorn in the hand It is a cut in the foot ... They are the waters of March, closing the summer... and the promise of life... in your heart It is wood, it is stone It is the end of the way It is the rest of a bole It is a bit in loneliness It is a step, it is a bridge It's a frog, it is a frog It is a beautiful horizon Interminent fever They are the waters of March, closing the summer... and the promise of life... in your heart -Esto, -Oco, -Ouco, -Inho -Oite, -Orte, -Aço, -Zol... They are the waters of March, closing the summer... and the promise of life... in your heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 You Drive Me Crazy (awesome song & lyrics imho)...Somehow / much moving imo..... When I walk by your side in the street, you drive me crazy And when I hear the cheerful sound of your laughter, which brings me so much joy, you drive me crazy You drive me crazy when I see one more day dusking little by little as it comes the moment to go to our bedroom and listen to the beautiful things you say, you drive me crazy When you ask me gentle to turn our bedroom's light off, you drive me crazy When you let the heat of your hands run to my body, which is waiting for you, you drive me crazy And when I feel your arms crossed around my back, my words fade and other sounds fill our room You hug me, the night goes on, and you drive me crazy I admit this song makes me cry...I know...Gettin' old (turned 65 at the end of april) and exaggeratedly sentimental and emotional ( those Italians...).....Happens......Besides...I do love Brazilian Portuguese language....Beautiful and sensual imo...I learned some of it in recent years and sometimes I get to practice.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 Jobim - Aguas de Marco English version ( Montreal Jazz Festival 1986) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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