The Band

A Banda

I was aimless in life, my love called meEstava à toa na vida, o meu amor me chamou
To see the band pass singing love songsPra ver a banda passar cantando coisas de amor
My suffering people said goodbye to the painA minha gente sofrida despediu-se da dor
To see the band pass singing love songsPra ver a banda passar cantando coisas de amor

The serious man that was counting money stoppedO homem sério que contava dinheiro parou
The boasting lighthouse keeper stoppedO faroleiro que contava vantagem parou
The girlfriend that was counting the starsA namorada que contava as estrelas
Stopped to see, to listen and to open the wayParou para ver, ouvir e dar passagem

The sad girl that lived quiet smiledA moça triste que vivia calada sorriu
The sad rose that lived closed openedA rosa triste que vivia fechada se abriu
And all the children got excitedE a meninada toda se assanhou
To see the band pass singing love songsPra ver a banda passar cantando coisas de amor

I was aimless in life, my love called meEstava à toa na vida, o meu amor me chamou
To see the band pass singing love songsPra ver a banda passar cantando coisas de amor
My suffering people said goodbye to the painA minha gente sofrida despediu-se da dor
To see the band pass singing love songsPra ver a banda passar cantando coisas de amor

The weak old man forgot his tiredness and thoughtO velho fraco se esqueceu do cansaço e pensou
That he was still young to go to the terrace and dancedQue inda era moço pra sair no terraço e dançou
The ugly girl leaned out the windowA moça feia debruçou na janela
Thinking that the band was playing for herPensando que a banda tocava pra ela

The happy march spread on the avenue and insistedA marcha alegre se espalhou na avenida e insistiu
The full Moon, that lived hidden, appearedA Lua cheia, que vivia escondida, surgiu
My whole city was decoratedMinha cidade toda se enfeitou
To see the band pass singing love songsPra ver a banda passar cantando coisas de amor

But, to my dismay, what was sweet endedMas, para meu desencanto, o que era doce acabou
Everything took its place after the band passedTudo tomou seu lugar depois que a banda passou
And each one in its corner, in every corner, a painE cada qual no seu canto, em cada canto, uma dor
After the band passed singing love songsDepois da banda passar cantando coisas de amor
After the band passed singing love songsDepois da banda passar cantando coisas de amor
After the band passed singing love songsDepois da banda passar cantando coisas de amor