Composer: Alceu Valença
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Descendo a ladeira da Sé
Meu amor dance comigo
Ciranda, côco de roda
Maracatu e caboclinho
Andei muitas léguas a pé
Naveguei mares e rios
Procurando quem me quer
Nas asas de um passarinho
Nas asas de um passarinho
Sobrevoei a cidade
Eu te via, tu fugias
Como se fora miragem
Bem te vi no Viradouro
Na ribeira, no mercado
No bloco da flor da lira
Nos carnavais do passado
Nas asas de um passarinho
Avistei velhos telhados
Uma janela entreaberta
De um conhecido sobrado
Foi um rasgo de lua
Tomei teu quarto de assalto
Das asas de um passarinho
Caí todinho em seus braços.
Translation
Going down the Sé hill
My love, dance with me
Ciranda, côco de roda
Maracatu and caboclinho
I walked many leagues on foot
I sailed seas and rivers
Looking for someone who wants me
On the wings of a little bird
On the wings of a little bird
I flew over the city
I saw you, you ran away
As if it were a mirage
I saw you well in Viradouro
On the riverbank, in the market
In the bloco of the flower of the lyre
In the carnivals of the past
On the wings of a little bird
I spotted old roofs
A half-open window
Of a familiar house
It was a flash of moonlight
I stormed your room
From the wings of a little bird
I fell completely into your arms.
