Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Milton Nascimento
Canonical path: /milton-nascimento/simples
Related lyric paths: 6
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Simples
Read Simples lyrics by Milton Nascimento on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Simples
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Olha a volta do rio virou vida
A água da fonte nossa tristeza
O sol no horizonte uma ferida
Olha o ouro da mina virou veneno
O sangue na terra virou brinquedo
E aquela criança ali sentada
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Milton Nascimento performs "Simples", and this lyric page sits inside the Milton Nascimento catalog on LyroVerse.
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