Monday, August 31, 2009

Some lyrics for Y.S.

ONE NOTE SAMBA


(Antonio Carlos Jobim - Newton Mendonca)

(Scat chorus)

This is just a little samba
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
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 or nearly nothing

** I must 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 ré-mi-fá-sol-lá-ti-dó
He will find himself with no show, better play the note you know

* repeat

** repeat

(Scat chorus)

SO DANCO SAMBA


(Antonio Carlos Jobim - Vinicius de Moraes)

Só danço samba,
Só danço samba,
Vai, vai, vai, vai, vai
Só danço samba,
Só danço samba,
Vai
Só danço samba,
Só danço samba,
Vai, vai, vai, vai, vai
Só danço samba,
Só danço samba,
Vai

* Já dancei o twist até demais,
Mas não sei, me cansei,
Do calipso, ao chá chá chá
Só danço samba,
Só danço samba,
Vai, vai, vai, vai, vai
Só danço samba,
Só danço samba,
Vai

Só danço samba,

Só danço samba,
Vai, vai, vai, vai, vai
Só danço samba,
Só danço samba,
Vai, vai, vai, vai, vai

* repeat
A FELICIDADE


(Antonio Carlos Jobim - Vinicius de Moraes - Susannah McCorkle)

Tristeza nao tem fim
Felicidade, sim
A felicidade como gota de orvalho
Pétala de flor
Brilha tranqüila
Depois de leve oscila
E cai como uma
lágrima de amor

Happiness must end, but sadness goes on and on
Happiness is like the dew drops on a flower that sparkle for a moment in the dawn,
Then falls like teardrops from the eyes of a young girl
Who cries to realize her love is gone.

* Poor folks work all year to make one dream come true
To share a night of joy [another night] at carnaval
They dress up as clowns, and pirates and kings
And dance the night away, they’re still dancing at daybreak
As long as they dance they can pretend
That happiness and carnaval won’t end

* repeat

Happiness and carnaval won’t end

E cai como uma
lágrima de amor
Happiness and carnaval won’t end
Uma lágrima de amor
Happiness and carnaval won’t end
That happiness and carnaval won’t end
E cai como uma
lágrima de amor

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