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