## [Hook] *Saudade* in my chest, but your love won't rest In memories alone, *meu amor* Words fade away, but hearts that stay Keep you alive, *para sempre* (forever) ## [Verse 1] Sitting in these wooden pews, listening to the praise Everyone's telling stories 'bout your generous ways Nylon strings are weeping soft like Brazilian rain But I'm thinking 'bout the promises we made in vain *Você me ensinou* (you taught me) how to see the light In ordinary moments, make the darkness bright Now the church bells echo what my heart knows true Honoring your memory means I must live like you ## [Chorus] *Viver para honrar* (live to honor) More than words can say *Viver para honrar* Every single day Turn the *saudade* into action Turn the grief into compassion *Você vive em mim* (you live in me) When I set somebody free *Viver para honrar* That's how love finds its way ## [Verse 2] Devendra's whisper in the wind reminds me how Your kindness wasn't performance, it was sacred vow To treat each person like a hymn worth singing slow *Minha alma* (my soul) learned from watching how you'd grow Flowers at your grave will wither in the sun But planting seeds of mercy keeps your spirit strong Freak folk melody carries what the preacher missed True memorial's found in every life you've kissed ## [Chorus] *Viver para honrar* (live to honor) More than words can say *Viver para honrar* Every single day Turn the *saudade* into action Turn the grief into compassion *Você vive em mim* (you live in me) When I set somebody free *Viver para honrar* That's how love finds its way ## [Verse 3] Remember when you fed that stranger at the door? *Sem perguntar* (without asking) what they came here for Your table was an altar where the hungry found *Paz* (peace) served up with rice and beans, sacred ground Guitar strings shimmer like the tears upon my face But they're not just for sorrow, they're for saving grace *Obrigado* (thank you) for the lesson in your death That love lives on in every act, in every breath ## [Bridge] (Gentle, building with layered vocals) *Sua luz* (your light) doesn't fade with your last day *Sua luz* keeps burning in the love we give away (Portuguese harmonies) *"Amor que transforma"* (love that transforms) *"Coração que não conforma"* (heart that doesn't conform) (English response) "To the way things were before" "Now I know what I'm here for" (Together, crescendo) *VIVER! HONRAR! AMAR!* (LIVE! HONOR! LOVE!) *PARA SEMPRE!* (FOREVER!) ## [Verse 4] Your laughter echoes in the children that I teach *Suas mãos* (your hands) live on in every hand I reach To lift someone who's fallen down like you would do *Meu coração* (my heart) beats with the rhythm of you Bossa nova gentleness meets folk song truth Your values aren't museum pieces, they're proof That death can't kill the love that chooses to act *Seu legado* (your legacy) is more than artifact ## [Chorus] *Viver para honrar* (live to honor) More than words can say *Viver para honrar* Every single day Turn the *saudade* into action Turn the grief into compassion *Você vive em mim* (you live in me) When I set somebody free *Viver para honrar* That's how love finds its way ## [Verse 5] Walking from this service with a different heart *Transformado* (transformed) by the love you did impart Every act of kindness is a prayer for you *Cada dia* (every day) I'll make your dreams come true Through my living, breathing testament of care *Sua alma* (your soul) dances with me everywhere Memorial service ends, but ceremony starts Of carrying your love in our daily arts ## [Final Hook] (Fading with gentle guitar and whispered vocals) *Saudade* turns to *gratidão* (gratitude) Your love lives on, it's true *Para sempre, meu amor* In everything I do *Viver para honrar...* *Viver para honrar...* ## [Outro] (Nylon string guitar with Portuguese humming) *Obrigado pela vida...* (thank you for the life) *Obrigado pelo amor...* (thank you for the love) *Você vive... você vive...* (you live... you live) *Em cada ato de amor...* (in every act of love)
