巴西音樂家［塞吉奧．門德斯＋巴西77］──Bossa Nova／流行抒情曲──［Put a Little Love Away／收起一些愛］

   He asked a question

You had no answer

The music finds you

A sad and lonely dancer

Somehow you lost it

What everybodys looking for

But yesterday is dead and gone

Tomorrows at your door

Better put a little love away

Everybody needs a penny for a rainy day

Put a little love away

Keep a loving thought in mind

Someones gotta leave

Somebodys gotta stay behind

Put a little love away

Two people sharing

One tear too many

Look around for miracles

And, no, you dont find any

Ive seen it coming

But what am I supposed to do

Just take a closer look around

And simply say to you

Better put a little love away

Everybody needs a penny for a rainy day

Put a little love away

Keep a loving thought in mind

Someones gotta leave

Somebodys gotta stay behind

Put a little love away

１９４１年２月生於尼泰羅伊的塞吉奧．門德斯（Sérgio  Mendes,1941-2024）是巴西音樂家。

１９６１年展開音樂活動．隨著他的樂隊 Brasil 66 的全球熱播，職業生涯開始起飛。

１９７３年塞吉奧門德斯與樂隊巴西77 (Brasil 77)推出大碟［Love Music／愛的音樂］（Bell／1119唱片出版）

由妻子Gracinha Leporace和 Bonnie Bowden擔任歌手．

由Bones Howe製作，走Bossa nova風格．

專輯中的［Put a Little Love Away／收起一些愛］

由英國Brian Potter和美國Dennis Lambert譜寫，Tom Scott編曲，

最早由美國團體The Four Tops 灌錄，收在他們的［Keeper Of The Castle］ 專輯，但未發單曲．

塞吉奧版被製作成一首Easy Listening／巴薩諾瓦 （Bossa Nova）／流行抒情曲，

編曲精緻，副歌的巴薩諾瓦搖曳生姿．主唱詮釋浪漫多情．

這是塞吉奧門德斯與巴西樂隊77在１９７０年代的佳作之一．

Audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r39zVsg1B3U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6rfiRgQQbI

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b06Vb3njA-o