Waters of March
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"Waters of March" is a classic Brazilian bossa nova song by Antônio Carlos Jobim, renowned for its poetic, stream-of-consciousness lyrics and widely covered in both Portuguese and English.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bossa nova song
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song ⓘ song recording ⓘ |
| composer | Antônio Carlos Jobim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| firstAlbumAppearance |
Jobim (1973 album)
NERFINISHED
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Matita Perê NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
MPB
NERFINISHED
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bossa nova ⓘ |
| hasNotableCover |
Art Garfunkel version of Waters of March
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Cassandra Wilson version of Waters of March ⓘ Elis Regina and Antônio Carlos Jobim version of Waters of March ⓘ Oscar Peterson version of Waters of March ⓘ Rosa Passos version of Waters of March ⓘ Sting version of Waters of March ⓘ Susannah McCorkle version of Waters of March ⓘ Sérgio Mendes version of Waters of March ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
English version of Waters of March
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Portuguese version of Waters of March ⓘ |
| includedInList | classic bossa nova standards ⓘ |
| key | various keys in different recordings ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Portuguese ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
cyclical nature of life
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end of summer rains in Brazil ⓘ imagistic enumeration of objects and scenes ⓘ |
| lyricist | Antônio Carlos Jobim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalForm | song ⓘ |
| notableFor |
poetic lyrics
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stream-of-consciousness style ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Águas de Março NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Antônio Carlos Jobim
NERFINISHED
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Art Garfunkel NERFINISHED ⓘ Elis Regina NERFINISHED ⓘ Sérgio Mendes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of Antônio Carlos Jobim’s signature songs ⓘ |
| refrain |
“A stick, a stone, it’s the end of the road”
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“É pau, é pedra, é o fim do caminho” ⓘ |
| tempo | medium ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Waters of March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| widelyCovered | true ⓘ |
| writerOfEnglishLyrics | Antônio Carlos Jobim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 1972 ⓘ |
| yearFirstReleased | 1972 ⓘ |
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