More than a distant land, Over a shining sea
More than the steaming green, More than the shining eyes
Well they tell me It's only a dream in Rio
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 ''
Strange taste of a tropical fruit, Romantic language of the portuguese
Melody on a wooden flute, Samba floating in the summer breeze
It's allright you can stay asleep, you can close your eyes
You can trust the people of paradise, To call your keeper and tender your goodbyes
Oh what a night wonderful one in a million, Frozen fire brazilian stars
Oh holy southern cross, Later on take me way downtown in a tin can
I can't come down from the bandstand, I'm never thown for such a loss when they say
Qdo a nossa mãe acordar, andaremos ao sol, Qdo acordar, cantará pelo sertão
Todos os filhos saberão e regozijarão
Caught in the rays of 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
I'll tell you there's more than 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 up turned faces
And more than the shining eyes, But it's more than the shining eye
More than the steaming green, More than the hidden hills
More than the concret christ, More than a distant land, over a shining sea
More than the a hungry child, More like another time, Born of a million years, More than a million years