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Flor-de-Lis

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"Todas As Ruas Do Amor" (English: "All the Streets of Love")

Performed by: Flor-de-Lis

Music: Pedro Marques

Lyrics: Pedro Marques, Paulo Pereira

View the lyrics in English

If I'm the paint, you're the canvas
If I'm the rain, you're the watercolour
If I'm the salt, you're the white sand
If I'm the sea, you're the high tide
If I'm the sky, you're the cloud in it
If I'm a star, you're bewitching
If I'm the night, you're its light
If I'm the day, you're the moonlight

I'm the voice of the heart
In a letter open to the world
I'm the mirror of the emotion
Of the look in your eyes
I'm as one in an instant
My body yielding to love
I'm the time that stands still
When longing envelops me

Kiss the sea, the wind and the moon
I'm the sun in the naked snow
In all the streets of love
You'll be mine and I'll be yours

If I'm the paint, you're the canvas
If I'm the rain, you're the watercolour
If I'm salt, you're white sand
If I'm the sea, you're the high tide
If I'm the sky, you're the cloud in it
If I'm a star, you're bewitching
If I'm the night, you're its light
If I'm the day, you're the moonlight

Kiss the sea, the wind and the moon
I'm the sun in the naked snow
In all the streets of love
You'll be mine and I'll be yours

View the lyrics in Portuguese

Se sou tinta
Tu és tela
Se sou chuva
És aguarela
Se sou sal
És branca areia
Se sou mar
És maré-cheia
Se sou céu
És nuvem nele
Se sou estrela
És de encantar
Se sou noite
És luz para ela
Se sou dia
És o luar

Sou a voz
Do coração
Numa carta
Aberta ao mundo
Sou o espelho
D'emoção
Do teu olhar
Profundo
Sou um todo
Num instante
Corpo dado
Em jeito amante
Sou o tempo
Que não passa
Quando a saudade
Me abraça

Beija o mar
O vento e a lua
Sou um sol
Em neve nua
Em todas as ruas
Do amor
Serás meu
E eu serei tua

Se sou tinta
Tu és tela
Se sou chuva
És aguarela
Se sou sal
És branca areia
Se sou mar
És maré cheia
Se sou céu
És nuvem nele
Se sou estrela
És de encantar
Se sou noite
És luz para ela
Se sou dia
És o luar

Beija o mar
O vento e a lua
Sou um sol
Em neve nua
Em todas as ruas
Do amor
Serás meu
E eu serei tua

Biography

The beginnings of Flor-de-Lis are closely linked to Pedro Marques' participation as a percussionist in the "Adufe" project, first conceived by José Salgueiro as an attraction for Expo-98, focusing on traditional Portuguese instruments.

The resulting success led to several national and international events being held between 1999 and 2000, unearthing musician Pedro Marques' desire to explore the vast wealth of Portuguese music in conjunction with musical elements from other parts of the world.

The current repertoire consists not only of original lyrics by Pedro Marques and Daniela Varela, but also poems by Eugénio de Andrade, José Régio, Ary dos Santos, David-Mourão Ferreira and Maria José de Castro.

Flor-de-Lis

The sound is based on popular Portuguese music, from fado to folk, also taking items from the fusion of music from other continents, with a strong popular flavour. The vocals of Daniela Varela can be heard alongside Pedro Marques on percussion, Jose Camacho on guitar, Jorge Marques on cavaquinho, Paulo Pereira on flute and Ana Sofia Campeã on accordion.

Daniela showed a gift for singing at an early age, appearing in Ana Faria's "Jovens Cantores de Lisboa" when she was 8, and in plays directed by Filipe La Féria such as "Jasmim ou o Sonho do Cinema" and "Godspell" after the age of 10. After a brief break, when she discovered an interest in comics and illustration, she went back to live singing and joined Flor-de-Lis last year. 2008 was a year of significant developments, highlighted by a stable collective environment which helped to finalise arrangements and get the show on the road, with the performance at the Fábrica Braço de Prata on July 26 and the subsequent nomination for the 2009 Festival da Canção.