“No Esplendor do Vendaval” paints a love story that feels like dancing inside a storm. The singer remembers an electric, thunder-like passion full of memories. She once waited faithfully, swept away by the scent and intensity of a partner who burst back into her life for a “final dance.” Yet the very wind that fanned their desire soon reveals the lover’s weakness: he returns as a beggar, stripped of pride, pleading for forgiveness at her feet. Through images of shutters closing and a calm settling after the gale, she claims her own power and dignity.
By the end, his desperate cries—“Nunca mais” (“Never again”)—echo unanswered. The storm has passed, and she chooses not to rebuild what the wind has already torn apart. The song mixes fierce natural imagery with a clear message of self-respect: passion can be thrilling, but true strength lies in knowing when to close the window on a love that no longer stands firm.