Breath of Life
Chico coração de criança,
Parecendo um menino grande,
Poeta amante, cantante,
Do verde, da vida do rico e do pobre,
Que sofre em nosso país.
Chico de braços abertos, cantando e sorrindo,
Veio representar nossa música, nossa terra,
Encantando à todos, sedentos
Por suas músicas serenas, alegres, ardentes,
Vindo do fundo de um coração de poeta.
Chico que com Marieta,
Trouxe seu canto brejeiro, cheirando veneno.
Que veio e que trouxe, momentos divinos, momentos de vida,
Para nós Brasileiros saudosos,
Por estarmos distantes de nossa terra.
Chico coração de criança,
Parecendo um menino grande,
Poeta amante, cantante,
Do verde, da vida do rico e do pobre,
Que sofre em nosso país.
Em casa. Londres, julho 1993
MARIA LUCIA DA COSTA
POPPIES AGAINST THE NIGHT SKY
Breath of Life Poppies against the night sky,Remind me of endless fields of red poppies,Drenched and crimson, with the blood of wounded and dying soldiers, Still dressed in their dirty and ragged battle green uniforms. Poppies against the night sky,Remind me of...
MY POOR MOTHER
Breath of Life One day the flames of our lives will be extinguished.Each one of us will die in their own way... in their own moment.This is a very true and cruel realityThat will touch us some day. Poor Mother, how can I look at you without feeling sad?Like a...
NOT BEING YOU
Breath of Life Control your feelings, And you will have shadows in your heart. Control your ambitions, And you will be nothing in life. Control your words, And you will silence your ideas. Control your emotions, And you will always keep them inside you. Control your...
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE
Breath of Life It was so many years ago. An extremely remarkable day, so I will never forget it: "The day I met the Pope John Paul II". I was still living in Brazil. My husband was coming to London to business meetings, and invited me to come with him on a trip to...
MY CHRISTMAS ORDER
Breath of Life LIVE A DREAM... Sleep without thinking and wake up without feeling. that Christmas has arrived And another year has passed. Sleeping and not being able to remember, That I won't be able to touch, hug and love, my dear children That that night they will...