MANHÃ DE CARNAVAL lyrics/Words by Joel Sattler
Based on a tune by Luiz Bonfá
From the film, "Black Orpheus" (Orfeu Negro)
New title: "The Morn of the Carnival"
The sun rises over the sea
But she is no longer with me
I still remember the day
The Mardi Gras parade
We lived in a masquerade
Like clowns in a play
She painted a smile on my face
Then gave me a final embrace
How was I to know
That I'd let her go
The morn of the carnival?
Though I know in my heart
We're forever apart
Still I long for that morning again
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We danced in the sun yesterday
Tomorrow was far and away
We had our lives to live yet
Our love was as warm as a breath
Until we looked upon
The mask of death
One night and one morning of love
Now gone as if it never was
But I recall when
Our song had no end
The morn of the carnival
And as she walked away
I can still hear her say
All my life has led up to today
And as she walked away
I can still hear her say
All my life has led up to...........
© 2009
I am posting this lyric in the hope that someone out there can use it,
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The following information is taken from the Wikipedia
[and, thus, is in the public domain]:
Black Orpheus (Portuguese: Orfeu Negro) is a 1959 film
made in Brazil by French director Marcel Camus.
It is based on the play Orfeu da Conceição by Vinicius de Moraes,
which is an adaptation of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice,
setting it in the modern context of a favela
in Rio de Janeiro during the Carnaval.
The film was an international co-production
between production companies in Brazil, France and Italy.
The film is particularly renowned for its soundtrack
by bossa nova legend Antonio Carlos Jobim,
featuring songs such as "Manhã de Carnaval" (written by Luiz Bonfá)
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