João Gilberto
Bim Bom lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1959
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 1:18
Bim, bom, bim-bim, bom-bom
Bim, bom, bim-bim, bom-bom
Bim, bom, bim-bim, bom, bim, bom
Bim, bom, bim-bim, bom, bim, bom
Bim, bom, bim-bim, bom-bom
Bim, bom, bim-bim, bom-bom
Bim, bom, bim-bim, bom, bim-bim
Bim, bom, bim-bim, bom, bim-bim
É só isso meu baião
That's all my baião
E não tem mais nada, não
And there's nothing more, no
O meu coração pediu assim, só
My heart asked for it this way, just
Bim, bom, bim-bim, bom-bom
Bim, bom, bim-bim, bom-bom
Bim, bom, bim-bim, bom, bim, bom
Bim, bom, bim-bim, bom, bim, bom
Bim, bom, bim-bim, bom-bom
Bim, bom, bim-bim, bom-bom
Bim, bom, bim-bim, bom, bim-bim
Bim, bom, bim-bim, bom, bim-bim
É só isso meu baião
That's all my baião
Que não tem mais nada, não
There's nothing more, no
O meu coração pediu assim, só
My heart asked for it this way, only
Bim, bom, bim-bim, bom-bom
Bim, bom, bim-bim, bom-bom
Bim, bom, bim-bim, bom-bom
Bim, bom, bim-bim, bom-bom
Só bim, bom, bim, bom, bim-bim
Just bim, bom, bim, bom, bim-bim
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Key vocabulary
- bom
- goodA1
- bim-bim
- bell
- bom-bom
- boom
- só
- only
- mais
- moreA1
- nada
- nothingA1
- coração
- heartB1
- pediu
- asked
- assim
- thusA1
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About this song
João Gilberto was a Brazilian singer and guitarist associated with bossa nova, and one of its key architects. He is known for shaping the style through understated acoustic guitar rhythms and a restrained vocal approach that helped define the samba and jazz-informed sound, including on seminal recordings such as Chega de Saudade and Getz/Gilberto.