Partying in Independência Town
Tarcísio Sardinha / Flávio Paiva
It’s a rainy day and the city celebrates
All of the kids go out to the street to get wet
Some in shorts and bare feet, others not
Blooming just like flowers
It rains over here
It rains over there
Droplets of rain
Pour love everywhere
The rain pours down
Off rooftops and pipes
It waters my heart
In lollipop flavor
And we can see from the sidewalk
A beautiful rainbow painted with rays of light
Happiness in a pa/per boat
Heaven’s angels crayons
It rains over here
It rains over there
Drop-lets of rain
Pour love everywhere
The rain pours down
Off rooftops and pipes
It waters my heart
In lollipop flavor
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Independência is a small town in the interior of Ceará, Brazil, where the author was born and lived until he was 17, when he moved to the capital Fortaleza.