Veleja

Yehi, or
High in the sky, far before the sea, without fire, form and air
I start to gather, here and there, create, create, create

I allowed myself to be invented, my mind to emerge, my soul to unfold
Desert and moonlight, river goes slowly, painting the air green

I will ascend the candlestick in the sky
That will sail from the breaking of the bar until the laying down of the chicks
At night the mother of the Moon will sing with her beautiful charm
All for me, all this done for me

I created like a craftsman, with my hands I made a home
Without a canvas I painted, on a bird so it could fly
The mountain in the backlands, where the sun will set
The shadow of the mango tree, the coconut and araçá trees

I created
A hail to the eternal architect, the craftsman of the universe
And as if that weren't enough, you let the wind still blow
Grace and kindness and the will to create remain
We know everything that is beautiful and good, it comes from there
Devotee in our lives, there is a little bit of God here in us

Hi hi, oh-ah
Hi hi, oi-aa-ai-ai
It has arrived, our moment and the God of time
Owner of the agreement, chord and sound, subject and verb became flesh and anchored

In our time, a feeling
Dancing, try to take steps towards the one who once created us
Left a little here
Let this grace spread

Sambou, stopped Brazil, smiles without fear
He likes it like that
Left a little here
Let this grace spread

Sambou, stopped Brazil, smiles without fear
He likes
Let them say, let them think, let them speak
Criou left a little here

Let this grace spread
Sambou, stopped Brazil, smiles without fear
He likes it like that
Left a little here

Let this grace spread
Sambou, stopped Brazil, smiles without fear
On the first day, the light, on the sixth day, there comes the man
On the seventh day he rested and I sit here thinking

Couldn't there have been a samba in God's world?
Is it samba they want?
I have
Is it samba they want?

There it goes
Is it samba they want?
It's samba so here goes
Is it samba they want?
It's samba, so we give
Hi Hi

He left a tantim here, enough, enough
For what is free to spread like a spark in the middle of a drought
He left a little here, for our lives to devote
And back around the world, radiates creation
Pass around, prayer in view
There's a little bit of God here in us

Wow, this voice reached us, came and left
Peace, grace and love
Let's go! I go
Let's go! I go

Wow, this mouth gave rise to flowers, wherever it went
Everything transformed, transformed us, everything transformed
Come listen to our song
We had a party and revelry

After your hug on us
It's a bond, the father is ours and we are
Come listen to our song
We had a party and revelry

You left a little piece in us
It's a bond, the father is ours and we are
There's a little bit of you left here in us

Decundeaeae decundeaeaô
You here in us
Decundeaeae decundeaeaô
You here in us

Decundeaeae decundeaeaô
You here in us
Decundeaeae decundeaeaô
There's a little bit of you left here in us

Decundeaeae decundeaeaô
You here in us
Decundeaeae decundeaeaô
You here in us
Decundeaeae decundeaeaô
You here in us
Decundeaeae decundeaeaô