Performed "O Amor Em Paz" in Portuguese and English at California Jazz Conservatory today as the month October bids adieu 🍂.
Piano: Ross
Drum: Jack
Bass: Paul
The song, also known as “Once I Loved” is a classic bossa nova gem written by Antônio Carlos Jobim in 1960s. Bossa Nova’s focus on simplicity, gentle rhythms, and storytelling through lyrics and natural voice encourages a more genuine delivery and emotional expression without being overshadowed by heavy vocal techniques. And this is why I would fall in love with Jobim again and again.
🇧🇷Lyrics in Porguese
Eu amei
E amei ai de mim muito mais
Do que devia amar
E chorei
Ao sentir que iria sofrer
E me desesperar
Foi então
Que da minha infinita tristeza
Aconteceu você
Encontrei em você
A razão de viver
E de amar em paz
E não sofrer mais
Nunca mais
Porque o amor é a coisa mais triste
Quando se desfaz
🇺🇸Lyrics in English
Once I loved
And I gave so much love to this love
It was the world to me
Once I cried
At the thought I was foolish and proud
And let you say goodbye
Then one day
From my infinite sadness you came
And brought me love again
Now I know, that no matter, whatever befalls
I'll never let you go
I will hold you close, night and day
Because love is the saddest thing
When it goes away
Because love is the saddest thing
When it goes away
Because love is the saddest thing
When it goes away