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Track: Samba Da Bencao
Artist: Bebel Gilberto
Album: Tanto Tempo

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Name: Bebel Gilberto
Spotify Genres: bossa nova, brazilian jazz, mpb
Followers: 146,383
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American-born Brazilian popular singer, born 12 May 1966, New York City. She is the daughter of [a346760] and [a318934], Bebel was born in New York City, where her parents were living at the time. She started singing at an early age, doing backing vocals on albums for children. After a few attempts as a solo artist in Brazil in the 1980s, she wrote songs with [a336607] and other pop/rockers, managing to put out an EP through Warner (which featured the hits "Mais Feliz" and "Eu Preciso Dizer Que Te Amo"). Bebel moved to New York City in 1991. Alternating between the US and UK, she has worked with [a3918], [a10293] and DJ [a10234] (former [a4119] member), always trying to blend bossa nova into fresh musical concepts. Her first solo album, "Tanto Tempo", was released in 2000 on [l794]. It was produced by Yugoslavian born Brazilian [a16823], who died shortly before the release of the CD. There is a misconception that Bebel is the daughter of [a8699]. Astrud was briefly married to Bebel's father [a346760] (1959-1964), before Bebel was born (1966), that's why the share the same surname.

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Release: Bebel Gilberto - Samba Da Bençao
Year: N/A
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Bossa Nova

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LYRICS

É melhor ser alegre que ser triste
Alegria é a melhor coisa que existe
É assim como a luz no coração
Mas prá fazer um samba com beleza
É preciso um bocado de tristeza
Senão não se faz um samba não

Fazer samba não é contar piada
E quem faz samba assim não é de nada
O bom samba é uma forma de oração
Porque o samba é a tristeza que balança
E a tristeza tem sempre uma esperança
De um dia não ser mais triste não

Põe um pouco de amor numa cadência
E vai ver que ninguém no mundo vence
A beleza que tem um samba não
Porque o samba nasceu lá na Bahia
E se hoje ele é branco na poesia
Ele é negro demais no coração



Translation:
Samba Of the Blessing

It's better to be happy than sad
Happiness is the best thing there is
It is like a light in the heart
But to make a samba with beauty
It's needed a bit of sadness
If not the samba can't be made

To make a samba is not like telling a joke
And who makes samba like this is worth nothing
The good samba is a kind of prayer
Because samba is the sadness that sways
And sadness is always hopeful
Of one day not being sad any more

Put a little love in the cadence
And you'll see that in this world nobody wins
The beauty that a samba have
Because samba was born in Bahia
And if today it is white in it's poetry
It is very black in it's heart