it's the wind blowing free, it's the end of the slope, it's a beam, it's a void, it's a hunch, it's a hope

Waters of March (Águas de Março), a Brazilian song.

I didn't know it was covered by so many famous singers, from Basia to Al Jarreau to Sergio Mendes (OK, I understand he's technically a musician). This one here is performed by Elis Regina accompanied on the piano by the composer himself, Antonio Carlos Jobim.



A very nice English/Portuguese version by a Filipino artiste named Sofia, not the one I heard this afternoon but quite close. Listen to the English lyrics. Quite whimsical and cute.



Original lyrics and translation by Jobim:
http://www.des.emory.edu/mfp/waters.html