Verão (translation: Summer) was the Portuguese entry at teh Eurovision Song Contest 1968 in London performed by Carlos Mendes in the first of his two appearances.
The song in the chanson style, popular in the early years of the Contest. Mendes sings about his feelings at the end of a summer, which he describes as "a dream that ended" but seems unwilling to discuss further. He adds, however, that summer will always return, a thought which seems to cheer him.
It was performed first on the night preceding the Netherlands. At the close of voting, it finished in 11th place with 5 points.
Lyrics[]
Como tudo o que acaba
Como pedra rolando duma fraga
Como fumo subindo no ar
Assim estou quase indiferente
Caminhando sem mais notar a gente
Que por mim vejo passar
O verão já terminou
Foi um sonho que findou
Não interessa mais pensar
Assim deixo esta tristeza
Vogando embalado na certeza
Que o verão há-de voltar
E o verão que sonho perto
Vai trazer para mim eu sei de certo
Aquilo que este agora veio tirar
Like an ending to everything
Like a stone rolling from a crag
Like a smoke rising in the air
I’m almost indifferent
Walking by, without looking to people
That I watch passing me by
The summer is over
It was a dream that ended
I won’t think about it
Therefore I leave this sadness
Drifting, rocked, by being certain
That the summer will return
And the summer that I long to come near
Will surely bring me
What this summer took away
| Eurovision Song Contest 1968 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Carlos Mendes •  Ronnie Tober •  Claude Lombard •  Karel Gott •  Chris & Sophie •  Gianni Mascolo •  Line & Willy •  Claes-Göran Hederström •  Kristina Hautala •  Isabelle Aubret •  Sergio Endrigo •  Cliff Richard •  Odd Børre •  Pat McGuigan •  Massiel •  Wencke Myhre •  Dubrovački trubaduri
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| Songs | |||
| Verão • Morgen • Quand tu reviendras • Tausend Fenster • Nous vivrons d'amour • Guardando il sole • À chacun sa chanson • Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig • Kun kello käy • La source • Marianne • Congratulations • Stress • Chance of a Lifetime • La, la, la • Ein Hoch der Liebe • Jedan dan
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Videos[]
Eurovision Portugal 1968 - Carlos Mendes - Verão