January 30, 2004
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This is a weekend gift. A friend of mine just sent me this link to a site that shows a nice song written and sung by a great Brazilian singer named Toquinho. Its name is “Aquarela” that means watercolor. The animation will show what the singer says in the lyrics. I´ll post it in Portuguese and in English below. Meanwhile, have fun and I do hope you like it. It is one of my favorite songs…
AQUARELA – Toquinho
WATERCOLOR
Numa folha qualquer
On whichever piece of paper
Eu desenho um sol amarelo
I draw a yellow sun
E com cinco ou seis retas
and with five or six strokes
É fácil fazer um castelo
It?s easy to make a castle
Com o lápis em torno da mão
With a pencil in the curve of my hand
Eu me dou uma luva
It is like a glove
E se faço chover
and if I make it rain
Com dois riscos tenho um guarda-chuva
With two quick scribbles, I have an umbrella
Se um pinguinho de tinta Cai num pedacinho azul do papel
If a drop of ink falls in a blue spot on the paper
Num instante imagino
I instantly imagine
Uma linda gaivota a voar no céu
a pretty gull flying in the sky
Vai voando
And he goes flying
Contornando a imensa curva norte-sul
Skirting an immense North-South curve
Vou com ela, Viajando, Havaí, Pequim ou Istambul
And I go with her, traveling to Hawaii, Peking, or Istambul
Pinto um barco a vela branco, navegando
I paint a small boat with a white spinniker, sailing
É tanto céu e mar num beijo azul
With so much sky and sea in a blue kiss
Entre as nuvens
Among clouds
Vem surgindo um lindo avião rosa e grená
There appears a pretty pink and green airplane
Tudo em volta colorindo
Everything in return coloring
Com suas luzes a piscar
With its lights blinking
Basta imaginar e ele está partindo
It’s enough to imagine and the plane is taking off
Sereno, indo
Serenely, going
E se a gente quiser
and if we wish
Ele vai pousar
The plane will land
Numa folha qualquer
On whichever piece of paper
Eu desenho um navio de partida
I draw a ship casting off
Com alguns bons amigos
With some good friends
Bebendo de bem com a vida
Drinking to the good things in life
De uma América a outra
From one America to another
Eu consigo passar num segundo
I can travel in a moment
Giro um simples compasso
I turn a simple compass
E num círculo eu faço o mundo
and in a circle I make the world
Um menino caminha
A boy who is walking,
E caminhando chega no muro
And walking, he arrives at a short
wall
E ali logo em frente
and there in front of him
A esperar pela gente o futuro está
waiting for us is the future
E o futuro
And the future
É uma astronave que tentamos pilotar
Is a spaceship that we try to fly
Não tem tempo nem piedade
it does not have time nor mercy
Nem tem hora de chegar
Nor does it have any scheduled arrival time
Sem pedir licença, muda a nossa vida
Without asking for permission, it changes our lives
E depois convida a rir ou chorar
And later invites us to laugh or to cry
Nessa estrada não nos cabe
In this path we are taking, it does not suit us
Conhecer ou ver o que virá
To know or to see what it will come
O fim dela
At the end of it all
Ninguém sabe bem ao certo
Nobody knows with certainty
Onde vai dar
Where it will lead us
Vamos todos numa linda passarela
We all follow a pretty pathway
De uma aquarela que um dia enfim,
Of a watercolor that one day at last
Descolorirá
It?s color will fade
Numa folha qualquer
On whichever piece of paper
Eu desenho um sol amarelo
I draw a yellow sun
E descololirá
and it?s color will fade
E com cinco ou seis retas
and with five or six strokes
É fácil fazer um castelo
It’s easy to make a castle
E descolorirá
and its color will fade
Com o lápis em torno da mão
With the pencil around the hand
Eu me dou uma luva
It is like a glove
E descololirá
And it will fade
Comments (7)
That’s SUCH a pretty song and cute video (I love that little red haired boy!) THanks for sharing it with us. I love the word “aquarela” ~ it’s so melodic. That is my dream to be a painter of aquarelas! Have a great weekend!
i must disagree
salvation is dependent on our faith and our relationship with Him, not our service
A paper, a pencil and imagination … thats all that one needs … i like the lyrics a lot.
so simple but so visual. really nice.
very nice…
NICE! really NICE! enjoyed it a lot!
With a simple piece of paper the painter- poet starts and step to step build his dream more and more further . Power of the creativity .
Love Michel