Agua De Beber - Antonio Carlos Jobim

Agua De Beber
(Water To Drink)
(Antonio Carlos Jobim)

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Agua De Beber
(Water To Drink)
by Antonio Carlos Jobim

Poster Agua De Beber

Agua De Beber ” (Water To Drink) is a bossa nova jazz standard composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim and originally recorded in the key of A minor, with lyrics written by Vinicius de Moraes. The English lyrics were written by Norman Gimbel.
The story is, as told by Kléber Farias, one of the engineers who helped build Brasília: In 1959, when the new capital was being built, the President of Brazil, Juscelino Kubitschek invited Antonio “Tom” Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes to spend a season at Catetinho (the provisional presidential palace, made of wood) to compose a symphony that would be performed at the inauguration of Brasilia.
One evening, Vinicius and Tom were walking near the wooden palace when they heard the noise of the water. They asked the watchman “But what is that noise of water here?” The watchman replied, “Você não sabe não? É aqui que tem água de beber, camará.” [Don’t you know? This is where you have drinking water, buddy.]
At that moment, they learnt both the source of water and inspiration for the first song composed in Brasilia. Kléber was one of the first to hear the song, sung by Tom and Vinícius at the city’s only hotel, hours after composing it.

Lyrics


Agua De Beber (Water To Drink)
(English – Translation)

Your love’s the rain
My heart’s the flower
I need your love
or I will die
My very life is in your power
will I wither and fade or bloom to the sky

Água de beber
Água de beber, camará
Água de beber
Água de beber, camará!

Água de beber
Água de beber, camará
Água de beber
Água de beber, camará!

The rain may fall on distant desert
the rain may fall upon the sea
the rain may fall upon the flower
since the rain has to fall, let it fall on me

Água de beber
Água de beber, camará
Água de beber
Água de beber, camará!

Água de beber
Água de beber, camará
Água de beber
Água de beber, camará!

Songwriters: Antonio Carlos Jobim / Vinicius De Moraes


Agua De Beber (Water To Drink)
(Portuguese – Original) \

Eu quis amar mais tive medo
E quis salvar meu coração
Mas o amor sabe um segredo
O medo pode matar o seu coração
Água de beber
Água de beber camará
Água de beber
Água de beber camará
Eu nunca fiz coisa tão certa
Entrei pra escola do perdão
A minha casa vive aberta
Abri todas as portas do coração
Água de beber
Água de beber camará
Água de beber
Água de beber camará
Eu sempre tive uma certeza
Que só me deu desilusão
É que o amor é uma tristeza
Muita mágoa demais para um coração
Água de beber
Água de beber camará
Água de beber
Água de beber camará

Songwriters: Antonio Carlos Jobim / Vinicius De Moraes