Samba-Enredo 1987 - No Reino Das Palavras, Carlos Drummond de Andrade

Samba-Enredo 1987 - In the Kingdom of Words, Carlos Drummond de Andrade

Samba-Enredo 1987 - No Reino Das Palavras, Carlos Drummond de Andrade

MangueiraMangueira
Hand in hand with poetryDe mãos dadas com a poesia
Brings to the people's armsTraz para os braços do povo
This brilliant poetEste poeta genial
Carlos Drummond de AndradeCarlos Drummond de Andrade
His works are wordsSuas obras são palavras
From a kingdom of truthDe um reino de verdade
ItabiraItabira
In his verses he praised so muchEm seus versos ele tanto exaltou
With loveCom amor
Here is the green and pinkEis aí a verde e rosa
Singing in verse and proseCantando em verso e prosa
What inspired the poetO que ao poeta inspirou

It's Don QuixoteÉ Dom Quixote ô
It's Zé PereiraÉ Zé Pereira
It's Charlie ChaplinÉ Charlie Chaplin
In the rhythm of MangueiraNo embalo da Mangueira

Look at the frownsOlha as carrancas
Of the São Francisco riverDo rio são francisco
Row row rowerRema rema remador
Spring is comingPrimavera vem chegando
Inspiring loveInspirando o amor
The river takes the form of a samba dancerO rio toma forma de sambista
As the artist imaginedComo o artista imaginou

In the illusion of my dreams, I foundNa ilusão dos meus sonhos, achei
The elephant I imaginedO elefante que eu imaginei