Talk:Waters of March

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Contents 1 Oscar Castro-Neves? 2 Spring Waters? 3 "Renditions" Getting a Little Large 4 Portuguese versus English lyrics

[edit] Oscar Castro-Neves?

Who is this guy? There is no article written on him. Also, can the person who added the information about Jobim's "pschoanalysis" and the best song ever recorded add citations? Is there an article or an intreview? What is Brazil's "leading daily newspaper"? dq 02:59, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

Castro-Neves plays guitar on the album Elis & Tom. Thorns Among Our Leaves 23:28, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

Here's his official bio.: [1] - macongo, 12/31/06, USA

[edit] Spring Waters?

Someone got the wrong interpretation of the music!!

1) March is FALL in the Southern Hemisphere, where coincidentally Brazil happens to be
2) There are no snowy mountains in Brazil.
3) If you ever lived in Rio (I was born there), you would know that March marks the end of SUMMER, usually with so much rain that floods are not unusual. So, if you stay at a window, you will see sticks, stones, and everything else flowing down with the rains.

Maybe, just maybe, Tom made a metaphor about the life and the floods in Rio, but definetly, it was not SPRING WATERS nor MELTING SNOW he was thinking
201.78.162.66 17:19, 20 August 2006 (UTC)Rafael Pinto, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Good point. In your interperetation, it even makes more sense since winter is considered to be death and spring is new life and since March is autumn in the Southern hemisphere, then it is the progression toward death. Please change the article accordingly. dq 17:32, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

I'll go on and change it as soon as I can... Thanks! 201.78.162.66 17:19, 20 August 2006 (UTC)Rafael Pinto, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Just updated the text. Could any of you please review it, as English is not my native language? Thanks a lot. I am sincerely happy to be able to give Wikipedia a hand!! 201.78.162.66 02:57, 22 August 2006 (UTC)Rafael Pinto, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Yes, thanks for offering your opinion. I'll review it and revamp the article in the next little while. dq 04:18, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

But the English lyrics (by Jobim) speak of the waters of March being life-giving: "it's the promise of life/it's the joy in your heart." My thought is that this song is about life and death and everything in-between. (Also true of the original lyrics, in Portuguese.) So the emphasis on "death" alone is misleading. - macongo, 12/31/06, USA/EUA

[edit] "Renditions" Getting a Little Large

I'm not sure if there needs to be a giant list of artists who have done versions of this song. Rather, only notable versions should be mentioned. I think, as a rule, a list like this should not be larger than its corresponding article. Can we pair-down this list? What do you think? dq 14:27, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

I removed the reference to the third Filipina singer who has done this song for two reasons:

1) It was put in the wrong place 2) This person may be popular in the Philippines, but I've never heard of her.

I've also never heard of the other Filipina singers mentioned in the list either. If someone can prove that these people are really popular outside of the Philippines then by all means add them. I'm also going to start pairing down the list and if people want to join in the discussion then please do. (I will leave one Filipina singer.) dq 03:38, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Portuguese versus English lyrics

One of the most interesting features of this song (and a point which has been omitted from this article) is the fact that Jobim wrote the English lyrics from the perspective of March in the Northern Hemisphere, which is spring, whereas the Portuguese lyrics were written from the perspective of March in the Southern Hemisphere, which is the end of summer. I think this could be much more clearly explained, and it would shed insight on why the English lyrics contain the lyrics "The promise of spring."