Only A Dream In Rio Lyrics

Only A Dream In Rio lyrics

more than a distant land

 over a shining sea

 more than the steaming green

 more than the shining eyes

 

 well they tell me it's only a dream in rio

 nothing could be as sweet as it seems

 on this very first day down

 they remind me "son have you so soon forgotten

 often as not it's rotten inside

 and the mask soon slips away"

 

 strange taste of a tropical fruit

 romantic language of the portuguese

 melody on a wooden flute

 somba floating in the summer breeze

 

 it's alright you can stay asleep

 you can close your eyes

 you can trust the people of paradise

 to call your keeper

 and tender your goodbyes

 

 oh what a night wonderful one in a million

 frozen fire brazillian stars

 oh holy southern cross

 later on take me way downtown in a tin can;

 can't come down from the bandstand

 i'm never thrown for such a loss when they say

 

 quando a nossa mae acordar

 andareimoz au sol

 quando a nossa mae acordar

 cantara' pelos sertao

 quando a nossa mea acordar

 todos os filios saberao

 todos os filios saberao

 e regozilarao

 

 caught in the rays of the rising sun

 on the run from the soldier's gun

 shouting out loud from the angry crowd

 the mild the wild and the hungry child

 i'll tell you there's more than a dream in rio

 i was there on the very day

 and my heart came back alive

 there was more

 more than the singing voices

 more than the upturned faces

 and more than the shining eyes

 

 but it's more than the shining eye

 more than the steaming green

 more than the hidden hills

 more than the concrete christ

 more than a distant land

 over a shining sea

 more than a hungry child

 more like another time

 born of a million years

 more than a million years

 

 Portuguese Version

 

 Performed by James Taylor & Milton Nascimento

 Additional lyrics in Portuguese by Fernando Brant

 From 'Angelus'

 

 A Terra  minha mãe

 O mar  o meu chão

 O verde  a luz

 Sorrindo em meu olhar

 

 Pois eu digo,  mesmo um sonho o Rio

 Tudo ser como deve ser

 Quero estar com voc l

 

 Eu garanto,  um lugar diferente

 A minha gente carrega uma cruz

 mas tem força pra mudar

 

 Strange taste of a tropical fruit

 Romantic language of the Portuguese

 Melody on a wooden flute

 Samba floating in the Summer breeze

 Float on

 

 It's alright you can stay asleep

 You can close your eyes

 You can trust the people of Paradise

 To call your keeper

 And to tender your goodbyes

 

 Oh, what a night

 Wonderful one in a million

 Frozen fire Brazilian

 Oh, Holy Southern Cross

 Later on take me way downtown

 In a tin can

 I can't come down from the bandstand

 I'm never thrown for such a loss

 When they say

 

 O lugar de onde eu vim

 Brota no coração

 O lugar aonde eu nasci

 est no mundo e em mim

 

 O lugar que a gente sonhar

 Pode existir, existir

 Vive em n(r)s e viver

 Enquanto houver canção

 

 Caught in the rays of the rising sun

 On the run from the soldier's gun

 Shouting out loud from

 The angry crowd

 The mild, the wild and the hungry child

 

 I'll tell you it's more than

 A dream in Rio

 I was there on the very day

 

 D(r)i demais o coração, e era mais

 Mais do que nossas vozes

 Mais do que o nosso rosto

 Mais do que a luz do olhar

 

 But 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 cu 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)

 

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 A translation of the Portuguese:

 

 Quando a nossa mãe acordar

 When our mother awakes

 Andaremos ao sol

 We shall walk in the sun

 Quando a nossa mãe acordar

 When our mother awakes

 Cantar pelo sertão

 She shall sing in the wilderness

 Quando a nossa mãe acordar

 When our mother awakes

 Todos os filhos saberão

 All her children shall know

 Todos os filhos saberão

 All her children shall know

 E regozijarão

 And they shall rejoice