Rio in May
Rio, the stones pulse in the maroon morning,
Cold, ancient ripples in the coarse blue sail of the sea.
The leaves fall in the garden there.
Ah, why does the heart suffer more in fall.
Rio, the green vibrates in the lilac morning.
Cold, Copacabana's an empty postcard.
The the beat from the sea is blues,
Is jazz, the sun dresses up the Zona Sul
in emptiness, in peace.
Sparrows pass over Vidigal in peace.
Flamingos, stroll in Rocinha in peace.
Rio, in May wakes up, almost in peace,
So close to me,
Two sabias make love so close to me,
Adolescents kiss so close to me,
Ah, what longing from you and me.
The kisses of love in the endless afternoon,
As if it were a movie, our life was like that.
An immense kiss, a sea singing Jobim,
A great love reprising an entire life.
Tom, the stones pulse in the maroon morning,
Cold, ancient ripples in the coarse blue sail of the sea.
The leaves fall in the garden there,
Ah, the fall makes the heart suffer too much.
Rio....
Jane Monheit and Lins sing a beautiful version of the song on her album "Surrender."
For more of anjči's photography, see her blog at: http://www.anjci.com/2011/03/rio-de-janeiro-from-wedding-to-favela.html