Foguete

So many times I set off fireworks
Thinking that you were coming
I stayed here in my corner, silent
Listening to the noise that longing had

So many times I set off fireworks
Thinking that you were coming
I stayed here in my corner, silent
Listening to the noise that longing had

As João Cabral de Melo Neto said
A rooster alone doesn't weave a morning
I felt on my skin the touch of your affection
When I heard the acauã's song
The breeze came like soft sweet sugar cane
Stole a good kiss of love from me
So many memories this affection brought
A kiss is worth what it contains

So many times I set off fireworks
Thinking that you were coming
I stayed here in my corner, silent
Listening to the noise that longing had

So many times I set off fireworks
Thinking that you were 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
Swept the house with a fine broom
Set up a hammock on the balcony, adorned with bougainvillea
You arrived at the break of day
And I never felt so much joy
If I had known, I would have set off fireworks
Lit a bonfire and filled the sky with balloons
Our love is so beautiful, so sincere
Like a Saint John's party
Our love is so beautiful, so sincere
Like a Saint John's party

So many times I set off fireworks
Thinking that you were coming
I stayed here in my corner, silent
Listening to the noise that longing had

So many times I set off fireworks
Thinking that you were coming
I stayed here in my corner, silent
Listening to the noise that longing had