Prelude to a Samba (English version of Samba em Prelúdio)

Lyrics and Voice in English: Luis de Miranda
Original song by Vinicius de Moraes and Baden Powell

Prelude to a Samba

I without you, I’m losing my why
For I without you, I can't even cry
A flame without light, an absent moon glow
Moonlight without love, love with nowhere to go

And I without you, I lose all my powers
A boat without sea, a field without flowers
A sadness that comes, a sadness that goes
Without you, my love, I'm nobody, I suppose

Oh, what longing
What desire to see our life reborn anew
Come to me, my darling
My embraces need yours, it's true
But your arms, they need mine too

I'm all alone
And my eyes are tired of looking far away
My voice’s lost its tone
Without you, my love, there is nothing I can say