O Balanço da Terra Mãe lyrics

The salt is heavy on my skin Where the emerald world begins I hear the pulse beneath the floor A language that I can't ignore It's a rhythm from the deep While the rest of the hemisphere's asleep You call me with a ghost of heat A syncopated steady beat Oh, feel the blood begin to rise Under the blue of your sky We are the fire in your eyes My heart is anchored in your sand A balance sheet of this motherland There is no other promised land You know how much we have The asphalt burns, the chest vibrates Each beat is fiber and morning In the river that flows into the soul We get tired, but we don't get shy From oiapoque to chuí The Sun's brilliance is what guides us We are the cry, we are the light In the labyrinth where the samba shines Oh, feel the blood begin to rise Under the blue from your sky We are the fire in your eyes My heart is anchored in your sand Balance of this motherland There is no other promised land Do you know how much we have? Hey, samba! Brasil, my Brasil