"Chega de Saudade" (song)

Composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim with lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes, "Chega de Saudade" is widely treated as the founding song of bossa nova. First recorded by Elizeth Cardoso in 1958, it became canonical in João Gilberto's hands, where the new batida rhythm first reached the public. The composition fuses sophisticated harmony with a conversational, intimate lyric of longing and reunion.