Testifying to Lins' importance as a composer is the frequency with which tribute albums and new covers of his compositions appear. His jazz classics have been recorded by many notable international artists including Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Quincy Jones, George Benson, The Manhattan Transfer, Dianne Schuur, Carmen McRae, Nancy Wilson, Eliane Elias, Patti Austin, Toots Thielemans, Take Six, Lee Ritenour, David Benoit, Mark Murphy, Dave Grusin, Sergio Mendes, and countless others.
Desejo
Ivan Lins Lyrics
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Por aí me encontrar
Escrevo que sou
Do sabor que deixou seu beijo
Nas noites finais
Nas portas do cais
Quando você
Esque o fim, venha
E faça de mim desejo
Seus risos, seus ais
Nas noites, no cais
These lyrics from Ivan Lins's song Desejo are about longing and desire. The singer is writing about how when they meet their lover again, they will describe themselves as being defined by the taste their lover's kiss left behind on their lips. This will happen "nas noites finais, nas portas do cais" - during those final nights at the quay, implying a sense of transience or finality in the relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Quando você
In the event that you come across me
Por aí me encontrar
While you are out and about
Escrevo que sou
I write that I am
Do sabor que deixou seu beijo
Of the flavor that your kiss left behind
Nas noites finais
In the final nights
Nas portas do cais
At the doors of the dock
Esque o fim, venha
Forget the end, come
E faça de mim desejo
And make me desire
Seus risos, seus ais
Your laughter, your sighs
Nas noites, no cais
In the nights, at the dock
Contributed by Brayden S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.