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Video Music: De sal de linguagem feita.
By Lovira.
Performed by Lovira
at the
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Copyright by
Nicholas Gordon
Amalia is happy, though life can be sad,
Making harsh words into rhythm and rhyme,
A friend whose sweet smile might make a tear laugh,
Loosen a longing, cut sorrows in half,
Impose on abuses a bright rainbow sign
As she returns good for all that is bad.
Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.
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