Vivo Sonhando (Dreamer)

1963, Vivo Sonhando – Dreamer

Why are my eyes always full of this vision of you
Why do I dream silly dreams that I fear won’t come true
I long to show you the stars
Caught in the dark of the sea
I long to speak of my love but you don’t come to me

So I go on asking if maybe one day you’ll care
I tell my sad little dreams to the soft evening air
I am quite hopeless it seems, two things I know how to do
One is to dream
Two is loving you

So I go on asking if maybe one day you’ll care
I tell my sad little dreams to the soft evening air
I am quite hopeless it seems, two things I know how to do
One is to dream
Two is loving you

Compositores: ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM / GENE LEES

“Vivo Sonhando” (a.k.a. “Dreamer”, translated literally as “I Live Dreaming”) is a bossa nova song from 1962 with words and music by Antônio Carlos Jobim. English lyrics were added later by Gene Lees.

In 1990, for a Brazilian album project, Susannah McCorkle received permission from Jobim to compose new lyrics in English, entitling her version, “Living on Dreams.”

The first recording of “Vivo Sonhando” was by Os Cariocas in 1963. Jobim recorded an instrumental version the same year for his debut album, The Composer of Desafinado Plays, and recorded a vocal version in English on his 1980 album, Terra Brasilis.

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