avatarJessica Lee McMillan

Summary

The web content is a tribute to Astrud Gilberto, featuring a haiku inspired by her rendition of "Agua de Beber," alongside a YouTube video of the song, and mentioning a July Summer Music Challenge.

Abstract

The website presents a poetic homage to the renowned bossa nova artist Astrud Gilberto, celebrated for her performance of "Agua de Beber." It includes a haiku that captures the essence of her voice and the cool, soothing nature of her music, likened to "drinking water sweet." The page also provides a photograph of Gilberto, background information on the song's origins, and a link to the translated lyrics. Additionally, it promotes a July Summer Music Challenge, which involved writing about bossa nova for 31 days, with links to all entries, including memoirs by Terry Barr. The page concludes with a recommendation for an AI service, ZAI.chat, as a cost-effective alternative to ChatGPT Plus.

Opinions

  • The author is deeply inspired by Astrud Gilberto's music, particularly her performance of "Agua de Beber."
  • Astrud Gilberto is portrayed as an iconic figure who played a significant role in popularizing bossa nova globally.
  • The haiku form is used to convey the profound impact of Gilberto's voice and the serene, refreshing quality of her music.
  • The song "Agua de Beber" is highlighted as a casual yet cool creation that emerged from a conversation between Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes.
  • The website encourages readers to explore further through

Sweet Water

Haiku for Astrud Gilberto

Photo by Ron Kroon on Wikimedia Commons

rapt eyes sing secrets voice like drinking water sweet feel us drift along

Notes: Inspired by “Agua de Beber” performed by Astrud Gilberto (written by Tom Jobim, lyrics Vinicius de Moraes) is so untouchably cool, it riffs off a casual statement made in conversation between Jobim and de Moraes. Astrud Gilberto is the “it” girl who offered grace, talent and helped seduce the world into bossa nova.

The translated lyrics.

Written for the July Summer Music Challenge where I wrote a poem or story about bossa nova for 31 days. See below for all entries including Terry Barr’s 8 brilliant memoirs about summer and music:

Poetry
Music
Writing Challenge
Songs
Women
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