Bachiana Brasileiras No 5 - 1. Aria (Cantilena) by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Portugese lyrics by Ruth V Correa English version of the lyrics by Harvey Officer (below the tab) guitar tablature by Weed - weed@wussu.com - 25 May 2000 *********************************** last amended 27 January 2001 - Weed lyrics added 31 October 2004 - Weed *********************************** NOTES Villa-Lobos originally scored this for voice accompanied by 8 cellos - he later arranged it for soprano voice and solo guitar - his favourite recording of the song was that by Salli Terri and Laurindo Almeida on the album "Duets With The Spanish Guitar" (Capitol 1958, Angel 1973) re-released on the CD "Duets with Spanish Guitar" (EMI 1990) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gejY9FQlDGM the fingering (below the tab) is by Andres Segovia - 1 - 1st (fore) finger 2 - 2nd (index) finger 3 - 3rd (ring) finger 4 - 4th (little) finger (pinkie) CI - barre on 1st fret with 1st finger CII - barre on 2nd fret with 1st finger CIII - barre on 3rd fret with 1st finger CV - barre on 5th fret with 1st finger <12> - open string harmonic on the 12th fret <5> - open string harmonic on the 5th fret = - note held through following beat __3__ - triplet bars 1,2 - open G (3rd note) and open B (18th note) easier bar 4 - or barre top 3 strings on 1st fret for notes 9-10 & 16-19 bar 7 - or D (4th note) on 3rd string 7th fret (not harmonic) etc bar 8,42 - or barre top 3 strings with 4th finger for 2nd half of bar bar 10 - 12th note, open E on 1st string easier bar 14 - 20th note, open E on 1st string easier bar 17 - G# (15th note) 1st fret 3rd string easier bar 19 - notes on 4th (D) string written as "x" in sheet (tambora) bar 19 - barre 7th fret without 6th string octaves easier? bar 20 - pause on 1st note of 5th beat bar 29 - 5th beat, barre top 3 strings on 1st fret bar 30 - 1st note, open E on 1st string easier bars 29-32 - pause on 1st note of 5th beat PS i expect Segovia's fingering was ok, but the sheet i was working from had at least 1 error ************************************************************************** Aria (Cantilena) from Bachiana Brasileiras No 5 - Heitor Villa-Lobos key Am time 5/4 Adagio (slow) 1 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|-------------------------------------------| B---|----------0-----------------1-0------------| G---|--------2-------0-2-------0-----2-2-4-2-1--| D---|----3-5-----2-3-----0-2-3------------------| A---|--0----------------------------------------| E---|----------3-------1-------0-------1---0----| 2 4 1 2 4 3 2 4 1 2 4 2 1 3 1 rall. (slowing down) 2 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|-------------------------------------------| B---|----------0-----------------1-0------------| G---|--------2-------0-2-------0-----2-2-4-2-1--| D---|----3-5-----2-3-----0-2-3------------------| A---|--0----------------------------------------| E---|----------3-------1-------0-------1---0----| 2 4 1 2 4 3 2 4 1 2 4 2 1 3 1 start of vocalizzando (voice) "ah" a tempo (back to the original speed) CV...................... 3 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|----------------------5-------------0------| B---|--------------6-5-------8-6-5---5-------0--| G---|------5-------------5---------7-------5----| D---|--------7---7-----7-------6-------7--------| A---|----7-----5--------------------------------| E---|--5----------------------------------------| 4 3 1 4 1 2 3-------- time changes to 3/4 4 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|------0-1---3-1-0---1-0-----0---------1-0--|----0---0---0---0---0---0--| B---|----3-----0-------------3-----3-1----------|----1---1------------------| G---|------------------1-----------------1------|----2---2---6---6---6---6--| D---|--3-------------------------------2--------|----------7-------5--------| A---|--------------------------2----------------|--0------------------------| E---|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------| 4 1 4 1 2 4 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 --3 1 3 2 3 1 time changes to 6/4 6 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--| B---|---------------------------------------------------| G---|----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| D---|----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-7--------| A---|--7-------4-------0-------4-------7----------------| E---|---------------------------------------------------| 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 1 4 4 1 4 3 4 4 7 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|----5---5-------------------5---5---5---5---5---5--| B---|----7---7---10--10--10--10--7---7---3---3---3---3--| G---|----7---7---11--11--11--11----------5---5---5---5--| D---|--0------<12>-----10------7-------4-------0--------| A---|---------------------------------------------------| E---|---------------------------------------------------| 1 2 2 1 4 4 3 3 4 1 3 <4> 1 3 2 3 time changes to 4/4 CIII............ CIII..... CI..... .CII.... 8 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|------3-------3-------3-------3----|------1-------3---------0----------| B---|--------3-------3-------3-------3--|--------3-------2-----6-------6----| G---|----3-------3-------3-------3------|----2-------2-------3-----------7--| D---|--5-------3-------2----------------|--3-------2-------0---------5------| A---|--------------------------3--------|-----------------------------------| E---|-----------------------------------|--------------------------6--------| 2 4 3 2 1 4 1 4 3 4 3 1 3 2 1----- 10 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|------3-------3-------3-------3----|------1-------1-------1-------1----| B---|--------2-------3-------5-------2--|--------3-------3-------3-------0--| G---|----3-------3-------2-------0------|----2-------2-------0-------0------| D---|-\2-------0------------------------|--0--------------------------------| A---|------------------4-------0--------|----------3-------2----------------| E---|-----------------------------------|---------------------------3-------| --1 3 1 2 4 2 1 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 1 rall. CI..... 12 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|------0-------0-------1-------1----|------0-----------------------1----| B---|--------1-------3-------2-------3--|--------------3-0-----3-0-------3--| G---|----0-------1-------2-------2------|----2---5---2-------2-------1------| D---|--------------------------0--------|--2-----5-3-------2-------2--------| A---|--3-------2-------0----------------|-----------------------------------| E---|-----------------------------------|--0-----3-1-------0-------0--------| 3 1 2 1 4 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 4 4 2 4 2 3 4 2 3 3 1 1 a tempo time changes to 6/4 CV......................CII...................... 14 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|--------------5-------5-------3-------3-------3----| B---|------5---------5-------5-------2-------5-------2--| G---|--------6---6-------6-------2-------2-------2------| D---|----5-----7-------5-------2------------------------| A---|----------------------------------4-------0--------| E---|--5------------------------------------------------| 3 time changes to 5/4 15 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|------5-------1----------------------------| B---|--------3-------3--------------------------| G---|----2-------2---------2-------2------------| D---|--0-------0---------0---3---0---3-----3-0--| A---|------------------3-------2---------2------| E---|----------------------------------3--------| 1 4 2 2 1 4 3 2 4 1 2 4 3 1 4 time changes to 4/4 16 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B---|------1-------3-------1-------3----|------3---------------0------------| G---|--------0-------1-------2-------2--|--------2-----2---------1----------| D---|----2-------2-------2-------0------|----3-------0---3---0-----2-0-6-3--| A---|--3-------2-------0----------------|--2-------0------------------------| E---|--------------------------1--------|------------------4-------0--------| 3 2 2 3 4 1 2 1 3 1 4 2 1 3 4 2 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 CV..............CIII.... allarg. (slower) 18 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|------5-------5-----5---------5----|------5-------5-------5-------4----| B---|--------5-------5-----6-3-------6--|--------5-------3-------5-------6--| G---|----5-------5-----5---------4------|----5-------4-------5-------7------| D---|--7-------5-------3-------0--------|--2-------3-------2-------2--------| A---|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E---|--5--------------------------------|--0-------1-------0-------0--------| 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 4 3 3 4 2 2 4 3 4 1 3 1 [notes on D string : 'x' on score] a tempo rall. voice lyric time changes to 6/4 ends starts 20 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|---------------------------------------------------| B---|----5----------------------------------------------| G---|------7-5-4-2-1-2-----0----------------------------| D---|------------------------3-2------------------------| A---|--0---------------0-3-------5-3-2-0----------------| E---|---------------------------------------------------| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 Tarde, Piu mosso (more animated) rit. a tempo time changes to 5/4 __3__ (slower) __3__ 21 | . | . | . | . | , , | . | . | . | . | , , e---|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--|---------------------------------| B---|--------4-----3-----2-----1------|--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-3-3--| G---|--------4-----3-----2-----1------|--------6-----5-----4-----3------| D---|---------------------------------|--0-----------------------0------| A---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 4 4 4 2 4 1 1 2 4 3 3 3 1 4 3 3 3 uma nuvem rosea lenta e transparente, sobreo esppaco sonhadora e rit. a tempo rit. a tempo 23 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e---|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B---|--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--1--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| G---|--------4-----3-----2-----1-----|--------3-----2-----1-----0-----| D---|--------------------------------|--------1-----3-----2-----1-----| A---|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E---|--0-----------------------0-----|--1-----------------1-----1-----| 4 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 3 2 4 3 3 2 2 4 4 2 1 1 1 bela! Surge noinfinitoa lua docemente, Enfeitando a darde, qual meiga don- rit. a tempo rit. a tempo CII........................ 25 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e---|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B---|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G---|--4--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--| D---|--------3-----5-----4-----2-----|--------6-----4-----2-----1-----| A---|--------------------------4-----|--2-----------------------2-----| E---|--2-----------------------2-----|--------------------------------| 4 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 4 3 4 3-----3 2 3 -zela que sea prestaealinda sonhadoramente, Em anseios d'alma para ficar 27 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|--------------------------0-------0---0----| B---|----------0-------3---2-2---------0========| G---|--2---1---1---3-3-4-------5---8---0========| D---|--0-------2-------3-------6----------------| A---|-------------------------------------------| E---|--0-------0-------0-------0-------0========| 4 2 4 3 1 4 2 4 1 3 2 2 bela, Grita ao ceo e a terra toda a 28 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|--0-------0-----3-1-------------0-0----------------| B---|==============----0--------------------------------| G---|==============----1--------------------------------| D---|------------------0---------------2----------------| A---|------------------2--------------------------------| E---|==============----0---------------0----------------| 2 2 1 4 3 Na-------tu-----re--------------za!!! Grandioso (grandly) rall. ___3___ ___3___ ___3___ ___3___ 29 | . | , , | , , | , , | , . , | e---|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------3---1---0---| B---|--------------4-----------3-----------2-----------1-----------| G---|--------------------------3-----------2-----------1-----------| D---|------------------1---0---------------------------0-----------| A---|--------------------------3---1---0---------------------3-----| E---|--4-----1-----0-----------------------3---1---0---------------| 4 4 3 4 3 2 2 4 1 3 Ca la a pas---sa----ra---da aos seus tristes quei- a tempo rall. a tempo rall __3__ __3__ 30 | . | . | . | . | , , | . | . | . | . | , , e---|--------------------------1-0----|--------------------------0------| B---|--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------3--|--3--1--1-----1-----1-----1-3-1--| G---|--------6-----5-----4-----3------|--------4-----3-----2-----1------| D---|--0-----------0-----------0------|---------------------------------| A---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E---|---------------------------------|--0-----------------------0------| 4 1 1 2 4 4 1 1 2 4 2 4 3 3-----3 1 -xumes, E reflete o mar to da a sua riqueza...Suave a luz da lua desperta a- a tempo rall. a tempo rall __3__ 32 | . | . | . | . | , , | . | . | . | . | . e---|---------------------------------|--------3-----1-----0------------| B---|--1--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3-1----|--------3-----1-----0-----3------| G---|--------3-----2-----1-----1---1--|--4--2--4-----2-----0-----2------| D---|--------0-----1-----2-----3------|--------------------------3------| A---|---------------------------------|--0-----------0-----------0======| E---|--1-----------------1-----0------|---------------------------------| 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 gora, A cruel saudade que ri e---chora! Tarde uma nuvem rosea 34 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|--1-1---1-0-----------------------0-0---0--| B---|--1-1---1-0-------3-------1-------0-0---0--| G---|--2-2---2-0-------2-------0-------0-0---0--| D---|------------------3-------2----------------| A---|========--0---------------0----------------| E---|-------------------------------------------| lenta e transparente, Sobre o espaco lyric ends - humming starts (bocca chiusa) 35 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e---|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B---|--3-----1-----------------------|--------------------------------| G---|--2-----0-----4-----2-----------|--2=====================--------| D---|--3-----2-----3-----2-----------|--2=====================--------| A---|--0-----------5-----3-----------|--3=====================--------| E---|--------------5=========--5=====|========================--------| 2 1 3 4 sonhadora e be-------------------la! CV...................... 37 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|----------------------5-------------0------| B---|--------------6-5-------8-6-5---5-------0--| G---|------5-------------5---------7-------5----| D---|--------7---7-----7-------6-------7--------| A---|----7-----5--------------------------------| E---|--5----------------------------------------| time changes to 3/4 38 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|------0-1---3-1-0---1-0-----0---------1-0--|----0---0---0---0---0---0--| B---|----3-----0-------------3-0---3-1----------|----1---1------------------| G---|------------------1-----------------1------|----2---2---6---6---6---6--| D---|--3-------------------------------2--------|----------7-------5--------| A---|-------------------------(2)---------------|--0------------------------| E---|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------| time changes to 6/4 40 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--| B---|---------------------------------------------------| G---|----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| D---|----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-7--------| A---|--7-------4-------0-------4-------7----------------| E---|---------------------------------------------------| 41 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|----5---5-------------------5---5---5---5---5---5--| B---|----7---7---10--10--10--10--7---7---3---3---3---3--| G---|----7---7---11--11--11--11----------5---5---5---5--| D---|--0------<12>-----10------7-------4-------0--------| A---|---------------------------------------------------| E---|---------------------------------------------------| time changes to 4/4 CIII............ CIII..... CI..... .CII.... 42 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|------3-------3-------3-------3----|------1-------3---------0----------| B---|--------3-------3-------3-------3--|--------3-------2-----6-------6----| G---|----3-------3-------3-------3------|----2-------2-------3-----------7--| D---|--5-------3-------2----------------|--3-------2-------0---------5------| A---|--------------------------3--------|-----------------------------------| E---|-----------------------------------|--------------------------6--------| 44 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|------3-------3-------3-------3----|------1-------1-------1-------1----| B---|--------2-------3-------5-------2--|--------3-------3-------3-------0--| G---|----3-------3-------2-------0------|----2-------2-------0-------0------| D---|-\2-------0------------------------|--0--------------------------------| A---|------------------4-------0--------|----------3-------2----------------| E---|-----------------------------------|---------------------------3-------| 46 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e---|------0-------0-------1-------1----|------0-----------------------1----| B---|--------1-------3-------2-------3--|--------------3-0-----3-0-------3--| G---|----0-------1-------2-------2------|----2---5---2-------2-------1------| D---|--------------------------0--------|--2-----5-3-------2-------2--------| A---|--3-------2-------0----------------|-----------------------------------| E---|-----------------------------------|--0-----3-1-------0-------0--------| 48 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . | . | . | . e---|----0------------------------------|--------------------------|| B---|------3-1-0------------------------|--------------------------|| G---|------------2-1-2-----0------------|--------------------------|| D---|------------------------3-2-0------|--------------------------|| A---|--0---------------0-3---------3-2--|-------------<5>----------|| E---|-----------------------------------|--5-----------5-----------|| 4 1 1-1 2 2 1 2 1 4 4 Tarde, uma nuvem rosea lenta e transpa- Lo, at midnight clouds are slowly passing, rosy and -rente, sobreo esppaco sonhadora e lustrous, o'er the spacious heav'n with loveliness bela! Surge noinfinitoa lua doce- laden. From the boundless deep the moon arises -mente, Enfeitando a darde, qual meiga don wondrous, glorifying the evening like a beauteous -zela que sea prestaealinda sonhadora- maiden. Now she adorns herself in half unconscious -mente, Em anseios d'alma para ficar duty, eager, anxious that we recodnize her bela, Grita ao ceo e a terra toda a beauty, while sky and earth, yea all nature with ap- Natureza!!! -plause salute her. Ca la a passarada aos seus tristes quei- All the birds have ceased their sad and mournful com- -xumes, E reflete o mar to da a sua ri- -plaining; now appears on the sea in a silver re- -queza...Suave a luz da lua desperta a- -flection moonlight softly waking the soul and con- -gora, A cruel saudade que ri e- -straining hearts to cruel tears and bitter de- -chora! Tarde uma nuvem rosea -jection. Lo, at midnight clouds are slowly lenta e transparente, Sobre o espaco passing rosy and lustrous o'er the spacious sonhadora e bela! heavens dreamily wondrous. ********************************************************************** more info on Salli Terri at http://www.salliterri.org more classical guitar tabs at http://www.classtab.org