cachaca courses through my veins
pulsating in synch with jorge ben
as he celebrates futbol and heros
rising along the tempo of the song
uncontainable unconstrainable emotions awake and escape
soudades do Brasil
subtly sweet longings
laced with joyful memories
and hopeful visions
soudades
a concept so brasilian
descriptions confined in english
capture only an inkling of its essence
o meu brasil
eu tenho soudades de voce
I celebrate missing you
my brasil
haunted by recurring dreams
of meninas from ipanema
princesinhas dental
bathing na praia
bahia beckons me
offering batidas de cereja
cerveja Antartica
ice cold
cooling a city that remembers my ancestors
it’s not coincidental
a minha familia carioca tem minha cara
and my soul
eu sou brasiliero no espirito
o meu brasil
eu tenho soudades de voce
I celebrate mi
