Quimera translates to "chimera" or "pipe dream." It's a word rooted in mythology, referring to a mythical beast, but it's also used to describe an illusion, a fantasy, or an unattainable dream.
In "As Quatro Estações," Sandy sings, "Na primavera, calmaria, Tranquilidade, uma quimera" (In spring, calm, Tranquility, a chimera). Here, she uses quimera to suggest that such perfect tranquility is an idealized, perhaps even illusory, state, making it a poetic and thought-provoking choice.
Feel the weather change, but never the heart! In “As Quatro Estações,” Brazilian siblings Sandy e Junior paint love as a cozy fireplace that keeps burning while winter chills, summer heat, spring breezes, and autumn leaves come and go. Each verse visits a different season — winter’s cold nights, summer’s fiery days, spring’s dreamy calm, and autumn’s shower of leaves — only to show that the real temperature is set by the lovers’ passion inside. No matter how the sky looks outside, the song says the warmth of affection is strong enough to melt fear, quiet loneliness, and light up even the darkest drizzle.
By the time the chorus circles back to autumn, the message is clear: everything in nature is destined to fall eventually, except this love, which the singers proudly call imortal (immortal). The track is a joyful reminder that true feelings outlast every calendar page — a perfect anthem for anyone who believes that when the heart is on fire, the forecast is always sunny.