Varre-Varre

A woman sweeps her house "com a luz acesa," with the light on, until she finds what was missing, then throws a party. Aline Barros sings the story in Portuguese with a bouncy sing-along rhythm, the repeated "varreu, varreu" (she swept, swept) keeping the scene moving.

A middle section widens the picture: if you have lost your joy, your kindness, your strength, your hope or your patience, "acende a luz e vai varrendo até encontrar," light the lamp and keep sweeping until you find it. The closing line sums up the message: "Quem busca acha o que perdeu," whoever seeks finds what was lost.

The scene follows Jesus' parable of the woman who lost a coin, lit a lamp, swept the house and called her neighbors to rejoice (Luke 15:8-10). The song stretches that persistence to anything a person has lost, and Matthew 7:7 on seeking and finding sits comfortably beside it.