Amor
Music  Ivan Lins  Lyrics,  Vitor Martins
Translation to English by T. Hauge. How did I do? I probably made some mistakes,  but you get the idea.  Its a wonderful song.  There are a few versions on Youtube if you want to hear the music, but the real experience is to watch Simone sing it  in concert (on DVD of course unless you want to hop down to Brazil.)    

Vem se mostrar
Come show yourself,
Vem me convencer
Come convince me,
Traz seus bons olhos pr'eu ver
Bring your blessed eyes to see,
Vem me buscar
Come search for me,
Vem me seduzir
Come seduce me,
Que estou pronto pra ir
So I'm ready to go.

Vem me encantar
Come enchant me,
Me tirar dos confins
Throw me in chains,
Fazer festa pra mim
Throw  a party for me.

Vem coração
Come heart,
Acender meus balões
Launch my balloons,
Minhas paixões
My passions.

Vem afastar as assombrações
Come take away the terrors,
Arejar meus porões
Air my basements
Vem acalmar os meus vendavais
Come calm my storms,
Meus temores, meus ais
My fears, my airs.

Vem e me faz cada vez mais audaz
Come and make me, more audacious every time,
Cada vez mais capaz
Every time more capable
De acreditar
Of believing
Que ainda posso tentar continuar
That its still possible to carry on.

Lutar, lutar, lutar
Fight, fight, fight,
Pra gente ser feliz
For us  to be happy.
Cantar, cantar, cantar
Sing, sing, sing,
Como a gente sempre quis
As we always wanted.

Photo used with  permission:
http://daviddanielsphotography.com/

Oh,  AND HAPPY PRIDE WEEK TO ALL!!  I am proud of all the fine people I know who live, love and contribute and get joy from fulfilling relationships.  I'm sorry that those couples and families who don't fit the traditional definitions have to be  willing to stand up to bigotry and discrimination  in order to have their families and their loves.  Everyone needs "Amor" and I say,  the more the merrier.    Amen.