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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Taylor
Performer
Kenia Gould
Vocals
Zbeto
Vocals
Eliane Eliaf
Vocals
Randy Brecker
Vocals
Airto Moreira
Percussion
Russell Kunkel
Drums
Billy Payne
Keyboards
Tony Levin
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Taylor
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
James Taylor
Producer
Frank Filipetti
Mixing Engineer
Billy Miranda
Assistant Engineer
Moira Marquis
Assistant Engineer
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
More than a distant land
Over a shining sea
More than the steaming green
More than shining eyes
[Verse 2]
Well, they tell me it's only a dream in Rio
And nothing could be as sweet
As it seems on this very first day down
They remind me, "Son, have you so soon forgotten?
Often as not, it's rotten inside and the mask soon slips away"
[Verse 3]
Strange taste of a tropical fruit
Romantic language of the Portuguese
Melody on a wooden flute
Samba floating in the summer breeze
[Verse 4]
Take it easy
It's alright, you can stay asleep
You can close your eyes
You can trust the people of paradise
To call your keeper
And tender your goodbyes
[Verse 5]
Oh what a night, wonderful one in a million
Frozen fire, Brazilian stars
Oh, holy Southern Cross (Oh, what a night)
Later on, take me way downtown in a tin can
I can't come down from the bandstand
I'm never thrown for such a loss when they say
[Verse 6]
Quando a nossa mãe acordar
Andaremos ao sol
Quando a nossa mãe acordar
Cantará pelo sertão
Quando a nossa mãe acordar
Todos os filhos saberão
Todos os filhos saberão
E regozijarão
[Verse 7]
Caught in the rays of the rising sun
On the run from the soldier's gun
Shouting out loud from the angry crowd
The mild, the wild, and the hungry child
[Verse 8]
I'll tell you there's more than a dream in Rio
I was there on the very day
And my heart came back alive
There was more
More than the singing voices
More than the upturned faces
And more than the shining eyes
[Verse 9]
But it's more than the shining eyes
More than the steaming green
More than the hidden hills
More than the concrete Christ
More than a distant land
Over a shining sea
More than a hungry child
More like another time
Born of a million years
More than a million years
Written by: James Taylor, Jim Maraniss