Elis Regina — Águas de Março
Águas de Março is an all-time favorite. This is Elis Regina's solo version, from Elis (1972).
The lyrics are warm, prodding, bubbly: gently, playfully pushing you forward. Tumbling, weightless. Happy, delightful, excited. And the Portuguese is so nice to listen to: round, elastic, bouncing.
The structure of the song is special and unusual. It's basically one long list, no real chorus: image after image, and the melody keeps stepping down.
I understood this to be broadly bossa nova. ChatGPT tells me it's more narrowly 1968–1975 MPB and samba rock.
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