O Poder da Criação [English translation]

No, no one writes sambas just because they want to

There's no force in the world that can interfere

In the power of creation

No, you don't have to be neither happy nor anguished

Nor to seek refuge in a beautiful landscape

Searching for inspiration

No, it is a light that appears out of the blue

As fast as a shooting star

And kindles your mind and your heart

Yes, it gets us thinking there's greater force that guides us

And that's in the air, in the dead of the night or in the bright of the day

It's almost distressing

And the poet allows himself to be guided by this magic

And there comes a rhyme and there comes a melody

And the people begin to sing

• Artist:João Nogueira