Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: samba
Song Meaning of “Águas De Março – Live At Credicard Hall, São Paulo / 2012” by Maria Rita
Águas de Março is Maria Rita’s affectionate tribute to one of the most important songs of Brazilian popular music, composed by the undisputed master of samba, Antonio Carlos Jobim. It tells us of love’s joys and sorrows, as well as of the ever-changing force of life. The cycles of life are in stark contrast with the timelessness of a love that outlasts even the greatest of changes.
In the beginning of the song, the lyrics speak of the picturesque beauty of March’s waters, with the water cycle of the month labouring on through the rainy season. The trickle of its waters is a reminder of life’s constant, natural cycle of renewal, and of its unpredictable changes.
According to the lyrics, love also follows in the footsteps of the month’s water cycle: on a single day it can thrill us, blessing us with joy, perhaps in a beautiful spring day; and then the next tear us apart on a gray and rainy day. These changing circumstances illustrate the volatile nature of love, and the difficulty of maintaining it in our lives.
The great beauty of this song is in its lamenting of the passing of sweet moments and the realization of the impermanence of that love, something that Jobim’s music complements masterfully and Maria Rita’s voice brings to life in all its bittersweetness.