I first heard this song while watching the movie Dona Flor y Los Dos Maridos years ago, and I thought it was one of the greatest songs I had ever heard. Still do.
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Lyrics
What Could It Be
What could it be
That they sigh for in the bedrooms?
That they whisper for in verses and stanzas?
That they agree about in the darkness of the nests?
That lives in heads, lives in mouths?
That they light candles for in the alleys?
That they speak loudly about at the pubs?
That they yell about in the markets? That with certainty
Can be found in nature, be what it may
What has no certainty, and will never have
What has no mending, and will never have
What has no size
What could it be
That lives in the ideas of those lovers?
That is sung by the most delirious of poets?
That is promised by the drunken prophets?
That happens in the pilgrimages of the mutilated?
That is found in the fantasies of the unhappy?
That is found in the day to day of the prostitutes?
In the plans of the thieves, the helpless
In all manners, be what it may
What has no decency, and will never have
What has no censorship, and will never have
What makes no sense
What could it be
That all the warnings will not prevent?
Because every laugh will defy
Because all bells will chime
Because all hymns will sanctify
And all the kids will hurl away
And all the destinies will meet each other
And the Eternal Father himself, who never went near
To look over that hell, will bless it
What has no rule, and will never have
What has no shame, and will never have
What has no judgement
I only speak English, but I enjoyed the laid-back groove of this well performed and recorded song. Takes me to a tropical beach somewhere that it's warm all year. Cheers, Brett