Pretty World

“Pretty World” originally “Sa Marina” c.1965 in Portuguese, by Tibério Gaspar and Antonio Adolfo
English lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman

Why don’t we take a little piece of summer sky
Hang it on a tree?
For that’s the way to start to make a pretty world
For you and for me
And for the sun, we’ll find a lemon bright balloon
You can hold the string
Oh, can’t you see that little world of ours will be
The prettiest thing?
We can gather rain enough for the stream
To hold our happy faces
When we want a breeze
I’ll blow you a kiss or two
Take me in your arms and our little world
Will be the place of places
Nothing else to make, but breakfast and love
We’ll hang a little sign that just says
“Paradise
Population: 2”
I know together we can make a pretty world
For me and for you
For you
It’s what I long to do, to do
To make a world with you