Corcovado
Exodus Quartet Lyrics

The song "Corcovado" by Exodus Quartet is a romantic piece that talks about the beauty of love and the peacefulness that comes with spending time with one's beloved. The opening lines, "Um cantinho e um violão, Este amor, uma canção, Pra fazer feliz a quem se ama" (A nook and a guitar, This love, a song, To make the one you love happy), describe a simple yet profound scene of a couple in love spending time together, making each other happy with just a guitar and a song.

The lyrics go on to describe the need for calmness and time to dream, with the line "Muita calma pra pensar, E ter tempo pra sonhar" (Lots of calmness to think, And to have time to dream). The view of the Corcovado, a famous mountain in Brazil with a statue of Christ the Redeemer on the top, is described in the next line, "Da janela vê-se o Corcovado, O Redentor que lindo" (From the window, you can see the Corcovado, The Redeemer how beautiful).

The chorus, "Quero a vida sempre assim com você perto de mim, Até o apagar da velha chama" (I want life always like this, with you close to me, Until the old flame dies), expresses a longing for a life of happiness shared with one's lover, and the promise to stay together until the flame of love fades away. The last lines of the song, "E eu que era triste, Descrente deste mundo, Ao encontrar você eu conheci, O que é felicidade meu amor, O que é felicidade, o que é felicidade" (And I who was sad, Disbelieving of this world, When I found you, I knew, What happiness is my love, What happiness, what happiness), reflect the transformative power of love and the joy it can bring to a person who was once disbelieving, restoring their faith in the world.