At The Ballet

No Balé

At The Ballet

Papai sempre achou que ele se casou com uma inferiorDaddy always thought that he married beneath him
Isso é o que ele disse, é o que ele disseThat's what he said, that's what he said
Quando ele pediu em casamento, ele informou à minha mãe queWhen he proposed he informed my mother
Esta era provavelmente a sua última chanceIt was probably her very last chance
E embora ela tivesse vinte e dois anosAnd though she was twenty-two
Embora ela tivesse vinte e dois anosThough she was twenty-two
Embora ela tivesse vinte e doisThough she was twenty-two
Ela se casou com eleShe married him

A vida com meu pai nunca foi um piqueniqueLife with my dad wasn't ever a picnic
Era mais como um "come as you are"More like a "Come as you are,"
Quando eu tinha cinco anos, eu lembro da minha mãeWhen I was five I remember my mother
Achar brincos no carroDug earrings out of the car
Eu sabia que eles não eram delaI knew that they weren't hers
Mas isso não era algo que você desejaria discutirBut it wasn't something you'd wanna discuss
Ele não era carinhosoHe wasn't warm
Bem, não com elaWell, not to her
Bem, não conoscoWell, not to us

Mas tudo era lindo no baléBut everything was beautiful at the ballet
Homens graciosos levantam garotas adoráveis usando brancoGraceful men lift lovely girls in white
Sim, tudo era lindo no baléYes, everything was beautiful at the ballet
Eu era feliz... No baléI was happy... at the ballet

Isso foi quando eu comecei as aulas de baléThat's when I started ballet class

Até uma escada íngreme e muito estreitaUp a steep and very narrow stairway
A voz como metrônomoTo the voice like a metronome

Até uma escada íngreme e muito estreitaUp a steep and very narrow stairway
Não era o paraisoIt wasn't paradise
Não era o paraisoIt wasn't paradise
Não era o paraisoIt wasn't paradise

Mas era o larBut it was home

Minha mãe sempre disse que eu ia ser muito atraenteMother always said I'd be very attractive
Quando eu crescesse, quando eu crescesseWhen I grew up, when I grew up
"Diferente", ela disse, "com algo especial""Diff'rent," she said, "With a special something
E um gosto muito, muito pessoal."And a very, very personal flair."
E, embora eu tivesse oito ou nove anosAnd though I was eight or nine
Embora eu tivesse oito ou nove anosThough I was eight or nine
Embora eu tivesse oito ou nove anosThough I was eight or nine
Eu a odiavaI hated her

Agora, "diferente" é bom, mas com certeza não é bonitoNow, "Diff'rent" is nice, but it sure isn't pretty
"Bonito" é bonito"Pretty" is what it's about
Eu nunca conheci ninguém que fosse "diferente"I never met anyone who was "diff'rent"
Quem não conseguisse perceber issoWho couldn't figure that out
Tão lindo que eu nunca tinha vivido para verSo beautiful I'd never lived to see
Mas ficou claroBut it was clear
Se não para elaIf not to her
Bem, então para mimWell, then to me

Que todo mundo é bonito no baléThat (everyone is beautiful at the ballet.)
Todo príncipe tem que ter o seu cisneEvery prince has got to have his swan
Sim, todo mundo é bonito ao balletYes, everyone is beautiful at the ballet. ( Hey...)
Eu era bonitaI was pretty
No baléAt the ballet

Eu nasci para salvar o casamento delesI was born to save their marriage
Mas quando meu pai veio buscar minha mãebut when my father came to pick my mother up
No hospitalat the hospital
Ele disse, "bem, eu achei que isso iria ajudar"he said, "Well, I thought this was going to help
"Mas eu acho que não vai..."but I guess not..."
Alguns meses depois ele partiu e nunca mais voltouA few months later he left and he never came back
De qualquer forma, eu tinha essa fantástica fantasia de vidaAnyway, I had this fantastic fantasy life
Eu costumava dançar na sala de estarI used to dance around the living room
Com meus braços abertos tipo assimwith my arms up like this
E na minha fantasia, tinha um chefe indianoAnd in my fantasy, there was an Indian Chief
E ele dizia para mimAnd he would say to me
"Izzy, você quer dançar?""Izzy, do you wanna dance?"
E eu dizia, "papai, eu adoraria dançar"And I would say, "Daddy, I would love to dance!"

(Doo-doo-doo-doo)(Doo-doo-doo-doo)
Mas era claroBut it was clear

(Doo-doo-doo-doo)(Doo-doo-doo)
Quando ele a pediu em casamentoWhen he proposed

(Doo-doo-doo-doo)(Doo-doo-doo)
Que eu nasci para salvar o casamento deles e quandoThat I was born to help their marriage and when
(Doo-doo-doo-doo)(Doo-doo-doo-doo)

Isso era o que ela diziaThat's what she said
(Doo-doo-doo-doo)(Doo-doo-doo)

Isso era o que ele diziaThat's what he said
(Doo-doo-doo-doo)(Doo-doo-doo)

Eu costumava dançar na sala de estarI used to dance around the living roo
(Doo-doo-doo-doo)(Doo-doo-doo-doo)

Ele não era carinhosoHe wasn't warm
(Doo-doo-doo-doo)(Doo-doo-doo)
Não com ela...Not to her

Tinha um chefe indiano e ele diziaIt was an Indian chief and he'd say
"Izzy, você quer dançar?""Izzy, do you wanna dance?"
E eu dizia, "papai, eu adoraria..."And I'd say, "Daddy, I would love to..."

Tudo era lindo no baléEverything was beautiful at the ballet
Levante seus braços e alguém sempre está láRaise your arms and someone's always there

Sim, tudo era lindo no baléYes, everything was beautiful at the ballet
O baléThe ballet
O baléThe ballet

Sim tudo era lindo no baléYes everything was beautiful at the ballet. ( Hey...)
Eu era linda,I was pretty
Eu era feliz,I was happy
"Eu adoraria...""I would love to..."

No...baléAt...the...ballet