Toda Saudade
Gilberto Gil
All Longing
All longing is the presence
Of someone's absence
From somewhere
From something in the end
Suddenly the no
Takes the form of yes
As if the darkness
Began to shine
From the absence of light
The flash is produced
The sun in solitude
All longing is a hood
Transparent
That seals
And at the same time
Brings the vision
Of what cannot be seen
Because it was left behind
But kept in the heart
