Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: samba
Song Meaning of “Gingele” by Astrud Gilberto
Astrud Gilberto’s “Gingele” is a heartbreaking ballad of longing, longing for the arms of a lost love. The song is told through the melancholic memories of past love and the sadness of a one-sided relationship. The title “Gingele” is an affectionate term, conjuring the idea of a beautiful and gentle dove, which has been set free to fly far away and never return.
The picture painted by the lyrics is one of a beautiful and once passionate and intense love that has since faded away. The narrator remembers with sadness how the two of them used to laugh, feel joy, but nothing lasts forever and now they are apart. It is unclear if there is hope of a reconciliation or if the narrator has simply accepted that their love was not meant to be.
The music is a melancholic bossa nova that perfectly fits the mood of the song. The jazzy chords and trumpet solo are hauntingly beautiful and capture the longing and sadness of the lyrics. With its sobbing saxophone solo, “Gingele” is a touching goodbye to a love that is no more.