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�GUAS DE MAR�O

�guas de Mar�o - Waters of March

If you couldn't go out in a rainy day in 1942, what would you do?
Tom Jobim got enough inspiration and wrote these words and music all at once. That's why he was one of the greatest songwriters of the century...

Thanks for the waters of March!

� pau, � pedra,	It's a stick, it's a stone
� o fim do caminho	It's the end of the road
� um resto de toco,	It's the rest of a stump
� um pouco sozinho	It's a little alone
� um caco de vidro,	It's a shard of glass
� a vida, � o sol	It is life, it's the sun
� a noite, � a morte,	It is night, it is death
� o la�o, � o anzol	It's the snare, it's the fishhook
� peroba do campo,	It's oak from the field
� o n� da madeira	It�s the knot in the wood
Caing�, candeia,	Lamp caing� tree
� o matita-pereira	It's the matita-pereira
� madeira de vento,	It's wind-resistant wood
tombo da ribanceira	It's a fall from the ravine
� o mist�rio profundo,	It's the deep mistery
� o queira ou n�o queira	It's a wish or denial
� o vento ventando,	It's the wind blowing free
� o fim da ladeira	It's the end of the slope
� a viga, � o v�o,	It's the beam, it's the void
festa da cumeeira	It's the new roof party
� a chuva chuvendo,	It's the rain raining down
� conversa ribeira,	It�s the riverbank talk
Das �guas de mar�o,	Of the waters of March
� o fim da canseira,	It's the end of the strain
� o p�, � o ch�o,	It's the foot, it's the ground
� a marcha estradeira	It's the beat of the road
Passarinho na m�o,	It's a small bird in the hand
pedra de atiradeira	It's a slingshot stone
� uma ave no c�u,	It�s a bird in the sky
� uma ave no ch�o	It�s a bird on the ground
� um regato, � uma fonte, � � � � � �	It's a creek, it's a fountain
� um peda�o de p�o	It's a piece of bread
� o fundo do po�o,	It's the bottom of the well
� o fim do caminho	It's the end of the line
No rosto o desgosto,	The dismay in the face,
� um pouco sozinho	It's a little alone
� um estrepe, � um prego,	It's a spear, it�s a nail
� uma ponta, � um ponto	It's a spike, it's a point
� um pingo pingando,	It's a drop dripping free
� uma conta, � um conto,	It's a bill, it's a tale
� um peixe, � um gesto,	It's a fish, it�s a gesture
� uma prata brilhando	It's a shining piece of silver
� a luz da manh�,	It's the morning�s light
� o tijolo chegando	It's the truckload of brick arriving � �
� a lenha, � o dia,	It's the firewood, it's the day
� o fim da picada	It's nonsense
� a garrafa de cana,	It's the bottle of liquor
o estilha�o na estrada,	It's the splinter in the road
� o projeto da casa,	It's the plan of the house
� o corpo na cama	It's the body in bed
� o carro engui�ado,	It's the car that got stuck
� a lama, � a lama,	It's the mud, it's the mud
� um passo, � uma ponte,	It's a step, it's a bridge
� um sapo, � uma r�,	It's a toad, it's a frog
� um resto de mato,	It's the rest of a brush
na luz da manh�,	In the morning light
S�o as �guas de mar�o,	Those are the waters of March
fechando o ver�o,	Closing the summer
� a promessa de vida,	It's a promise of life
no teu cora��o,	Within your heart
� uma cobra, � um pau,	It's a snake, it�s a stick
� Jo�o, � Jos�	It's John, it's Joseph
� um espinho na m�o,	It's a thorn in the hand
� um corte no p�	It's a cut on the foot
S�o as �guas de mar�o,	Those are the waters of March
fechando o ver�o,	Closing the summer
� a promessa de vida,	It's a promise of life
no teu cora��o,	Within your heart
� pau, � pedra,	It's a stick, it's a stone
� o fim do caminho	It's the end of the road
� um resto de toco,	It's the rest of a stump
� um pouco sozinho	It's a little alone
� um passo, � uma ponte,	It's a step, it's a bridge
� um sapo, � uma r�,	It's a toad, it's a frog
� um belo horizonte,	It's a beautiful horizon
� uma febre ter��	It�s a very high fever
S�o as �guas de mar�o,	Those are the waters of March
fechando o ver�o,	Closing the summer
� a promessa de vida,	It's a promise of life
no teu cora��o.	Within your heart.

Caing�s: Indians from Mato Grosso, a state in Brazil.
Matita pereira: matitaper�, saci-perer�.


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