Foguete

So many times I set off a rocket
Imagining that you were already coming
I stayed here in my corner, silent
Listening to the noise that longing had

It's like João Cabral de Melo Neto says
A rooster alone doesn't weave a morning
I felt on my skin the touch of your affection
When I heard the song of the acauã

The breeze came like soft sugar cane
Sweetly stole a kiss from me
Flower of love
So many memories this affection brought
A kiss is worth what it contains

So many times I set off a rocket
Imagining that you were already coming
I stayed here in my corner, silent
Listening to the noise that longing had

I took the lace out of the mothballs
I lined the bed, covered the table, made a curtain
I swept the house with a fine broom
I set up a hammock on the decorated veranda with bougainvillea

You arrived in the early hours of the day
And I never felt so much joy
If I had known, I would have set off a rocket
Lit a bonfire and filled the sky with balloons

Our love is so beautiful, so sincere
Like a São João party
Our love is so beautiful, so sincere
Like a São João party