Rita Guerra - À espera do sol

No dia em que te foste embora
anoiteceu
desde essa dia,
nunca mais amanheceu...

e sei que desde então
vivo na escuridão...

(refrão)
à espera do sol.
talvez do luar,
à espera de luz
p'ra me iluminar

à espera de quem
já me fez feliz,
à espera do sol,
à espera de luz,
à espera de ti.

agora a noite
é a minha companhia
porque tu foste
e levaste a luz do dia.

e sei que desde então
vivo na escuridão

à espera do sol.
talvez do luar,
à espera de luz
p'ra me iluminar

à espera de quem
já me fez feliz,
à espera do sol,
à espera de luz,
à espera de ti.

e sei que desde então
vivo na escuridão

à espera do sol.
talvez do luar,
à espera de luz
p'ra me iluminar

à espera de quem
já me fez feliz,
à espera do sol...

à espera do sol.
talvez do luar,
à espera de luz
p'ra me iluminar

à espera de quem
já me fez feliz,
à espera do sol,
à espera de luz,
à espera de ti.

Rita Guerra is the owner of one of the most beautiful voices and one of the most stable careers in the Portuguese music scene. Since 1989, Rita is a regular feature on the shows of Casino do Estoril. She set foot for the first time on the casino’s stage side by side Adamo, a well known French singer.
“Pormenores sem a minima importância” was her debut album, featuring Rui Veloso, a famous rock singer and composer, and the group Taxi. “Independence Day” was her second album, a CD released in 1995 sang only in English. Approaching ethnic music in the album “Da Gama”, Rita Guerra got the help of maestro Pedro Osório and Paulo de Carvalho, portuguese representative at ESC 1974.
In 2000, Rita and Beto, one of the backing singers in Riga, released an album called “Desencontros”. One of the duets “Brincando com o fogo” is considered by many one of the most beautiful and recognizable songs of the Portuguese music history.
The stage has been Rita’s second home for many years. She has been participating in some of the most prestigious shows presented in Portugal. It was the case of “Canções do Século”, that was on the road from 1993 to 1998. The show run through some of the most well known songs of Portuguese music history. Along side Helena Vieira and Lena D’Água, the show was a hit.
1999 saw Rita Guerra, Helena Viera and Beto preform on the show «POPera», where some of the most famous opera arias were arranged and preformed with a modern and contemporary touch. At the moment, Rita performs daily at Casino do Estoril in its latest production “Fruta Cores”.
Rita has also regularly worked in the Portuguese soundtrack of animated films such as “Hercules”, “Lion King”, “Prince of Egypt”, “Little Mermaid” and others.
In 2003, Rita Guerra was invited by RTP to represent Portugal at the Eurovision Songcontest in Riga. Three songs were in contest, and the winner was “Deixa-me sonhar (só mais uma vez)”. Rita also participated in 1992, on the Portuguese national selection, with the song “Meu amor inventado em mim”, where se came 2nd. In the meantime, Rita got married to the lyricist and composer of the song, Paulo Martins.