Conto de Areia
Mariene de Castro
Tale of Sand
It's water in the sea, it's high tide oh
Tide oh, tide
It's water in the sea
It's water in the sea, it's high tide oh
Tide oh, tide
It's water in the sea
They say all the sadness
That exists in Bahia
Came from some brown eyes
Wet with the sea
I don't know if it's a tale of sand
Or if it's just a fantasy
That the candlelight illuminates
For us to tell
One day a brown girl adorned
With roses and lace
Opened her girl’s smile
And asked to dance
The night lent the stars
Embroidered in silver
And the waters of Amaralina
Were drops of moonlight
It was a single heart
Full of promise, just that
It was a single heart full of promise
It was a single heart
Full of promise, just that
It was a single heart full of promise
Who sent your love
To become a canoeist?
The wind rolling from the palms
Drags the sailboat
And takes it to the middle of the waters
Of Iemanjá
And the brave master wanders
Looking at the sand, unable to reach
Goodbye, love
Goodbye, my love
Don't wait for me
Because I'm already leaving
To the kingdom that hides the treasures
Of my lady
Unraveling shell necklaces
For life to pass
And stop looking at the sailboats
Goodbye my love, I won't come back
It was by the seashore, it was by the seashore that called
It was by the seashore hey, it was by the
It was a single heart
Full of promise, just that
It was a single heart full of promise
