LYRICS
Use A− / A+ to adjust text sizeOnly a Dream In Rio
more than a distant landover a shining seamore than the steaming greenmore than the shining eyeswell they tell me it's only a dream in rionothing could be as sweet as it seemson this very first day downthey remind me "son have you so soon forgottenoften as not it's rotten insideand the mask soon slips away"strange taste of a tropical fruitromantic language of the portuguesemelody on a wooden flutesomba floating in the summer breezeit's alright you can stay asleepyou can close your eyesyou can trust the people of paradiseto call your keeperand tender your goodbyesoh what a night wonderful one in a millionfrozen fire brazillian starsoh holy southern crosslater on take me way downtown in a tin can;can't come down from the bandstandi'm never thrown for such a loss when they sayquando a nossa mãe acordarandaremos ao solquando a nossa mãe acordarcantará pelo sertãoquando a nossa mãe acordartodos os filhos saberãotodos os filhos saberãoe regozijarãocaught in the rays of the rising sunon the run from the soldier's gunshouting out loud from the angry crowdthe mild the wild and the hungry childi'll tell you there's more than a dream in rioi was there on the very dayand my heart came back alivethere was moremore than the singing voicesmore than the upturned facesand more than the shining eyesbut it's more than the shining eyemore than the steaming greenmore than the hidden hillsmore than the concrete christmore than a distant landover a shining seamore than a hungry childmore like another timeborn of a million yearsmore than a million yearsPortuguese VersionPerformed by James Taylor & Milton NascimentoAdditional lyrics in Portuguese by Fernando BrantFrom 'Angelus'A Terra é minha mãe;eO mar é o meu chãoO verde é a luzSorrindo em meu olharPois eu digo, é mesmo um sonho o RioTudo será como deve serQuero estar com você láEu garanto, é um lugar diferenteA minha gente carrega uma cruzmas tem força pra mudarStrange taste of a tropical fruitRomantic language of the PortugueseMelody on a wooden fluteSamba floating in the Summer breezeFloat onIt’s alright you can stay asleepYou can close your eyesYou can trust the people of ParadiseTo call your keeperAnd to tender your goodbyesOh, what a nightWonderful one in a millionFrozen fire BrazilianOh, Holy Southern CrossLater on take me way downtownIn a tin canI can’t come down from the bandstandI’m never thrown for such a lossWhen they sayO lugar de onde eu vimBrota no coraçãoO lugar aonde eu nasciestá no mundo e em mimO lugar que a gente sonharPode existir, existiráVive em nós e viveráEnquanto houver cançãoCaught in the rays of the rising sunOn the run from the soldier’s gunShouting out loud fromThe angry crowdThe mild, the wild and the hungry childI’ll tell you it’s more thanA dream in RioI was there on the very dayDói demais o coração, e era maisMais do que nossas vozesMais do que o nosso rostoMais do que a luz do olharBut it’s more than the shining eye(Mais do que a luz do olhar)More than the steaming green(Mais do que o verdejar)More than the hidden hills(Tudo o que não se viu)More than the concrete Christ(Mais do que o redentor)More than a distant land(Mais do que a Terra Mãe)Over the shining sea(Mais do que o céu e o mar)More than a hungry child(A fome a nos doer)More like another time(O tempo a nos curtir)Born of a million years(Mais do que um milhão)More than a million years(De anos pra sonhar)A translation of the Portuguese:Quando a nossa mãe acordarWhen our mother awakesAndaremos ao solWe shall walk in the sunQuando a nossa mãe acordarWhen our mother awakesCantará pelo sertãoShe shall sing in the wildernessQuando a nossa mãe acordarWhen our mother awakesTodos os filhos saberãoAll her children shall knowTodos os filhos saberãoAll her children shall knowE se alegrarãoAnd they shall rejoice
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