Simplesmente [English translation]

I can only wait

Here, for you, a whole life long

An entire afternoon

I can only find

Any distraction, city streets

The remains of a street fair

I take a shortcut through the lake

Just to lose sight of you

As I look at the airplanes

Nothing shook in the air

I didn't see any sign

I can only expect

I can only forget

Either war or peace

An eternity, an entire afternoon

I can calmly count

The clouds in the sky

Faces in the window, flowers in this square

I walk down Consolação1 just to coincide

I read the news around

Nothing shook in the air

I didn't see any sign

But I can expect anyway

Until I leave a message in your afternoon

A simple longing

That you'll feel

As you sit at the table

A simple certainty

That now it's you who will wait for me

I can only wait

Here, for you, a whole life long

An entire afternoon

I can only find

Any distraction, city streets

The remains of a street fair

I take a shortcut through the lake

Just to lose sight of you

As I look at the airplanes

Nothing shook in the air

I didn't see any sign

I can only expect

Until I leave a message in your afternoon

A simple longing

That you'll feel

As you sit at the table

A simple certainty

That now it's you who will wait for me

Until I leave a message in your afternoon

A simple longing

That you'll feel

As you sit at the table

A simple certainty

That now it's you who will wait for me

1. A busy street in São Paulo, Brazil