Águas de Março

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Águas de Março is a celebrated Brazilian bossa nova song by Antônio Carlos Jobim, renowned for its poetic, stream-of-consciousness lyrics and enduring influence in Brazilian popular music.

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Águas de Março canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bossa nova song
song
albumAppearance Elis & Tom
associatedWith end of the Brazilian summer in March
composer Antônio Carlos Jobim
containsMotif list-like enumeration of images
containsRefrain “São as águas de março fechando o verão”
countryOfOrigin Brazil
culturalSignificance regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian songs
widely covered by Brazilian and international artists
EnglishLyricsBy Antônio Carlos Jobim
firstRecordedBy Antônio Carlos Jobim
form popular song
genre MPB
bossa nova
hasEnglishTitle Waters of March
hasEnglishVersion Waters of March
hasInstrumentation acoustic guitar
bass
drums
piano
voice
hasNotableDuoVersion Elis Regina and Antônio Carlos Jobim
hasPortugueseVersion Águas de Março
hasTempo moderate
hasVocalType duet (in famous Elis & Tom version)
influenceOn Brazilian popular music
isConsideredStandardIn Brazilian popular music repertoire
bossa nova repertoire
key various keys depending on arrangement
language Portuguese
lyricalStyle poetic imagery
stream-of-consciousness
lyricist Antônio Carlos Jobim
meter 4/4 time
notableRecordingBy Antônio Carlos Jobim and Elis Regina
Elis Regina
originalLanguageVersionRecordedIn Brazil
partOf Brazilian music canon
recordLabel Philips Records
theme cyclical nature of life
end of summer rains in Brazil
passage of time
titleInEnglish Waters of March
yearOfComposition 1972
yearOfRelease 1972

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Antônio Carlos Jobim notableWork Águas de Março
Waters of March originalTitle Águas de Março
Águas de Março hasPortugueseVersion Águas de Março
Elis & Tom notableTrack Águas de Março
subject linked to: album Elis & Tom