A Banda
Estava à toa na vida
O meu amor me chamou
Pra ver a banda passar
Cantando coisas de amor
A minha gente sofrida
Despediu-se da dor
Pra ver a banda passar
Cantando coisas de amor
O homem sério que contava dinheiro parou
O faroleiro que contava vantagem parou
A namorada que contava as estrelas parou
Para ver, ouvir e dar passagem
A moça triste que vivia calada sorriu
A rosa triste que vivia fechada se abriu
E a meninada toda se assanhou
Pra ver a banda passar
Cantando coisas de amor
Estava à toa na vida
O meu amor me chamou
Pra ver a banda passar
Cantando coisas de amor
A minha gente sofrida
Despediu-se da dor
Pra ver a banda passar
Cantando coisas de amor
O velho fraco se esqueceu do cansaço e pensou
Que ainda era moço pra sair no terraço e dançou
A moça feia debruçou na janela
Pensando que a banda tocava pra ela
A marcha alegre se espalhou na avenida e insistiu
A lua cheia que vivia escondida surgiu
Minha cidade toda se enfeitou
Pra ver a banda passar cantando coisas de amor
Mas para meu desencanto
O que era doce acabou
Tudo tomou seu lugar
Depois que a banda passou
E cada qual no seu canto
Em cada canto uma dor
Depois da banda passar
Cantando coisas de amor
Depois da banda passar
Cantando coisas de amor
The Band
Was just hanging around in life
My love called me
To see the band go by
Singing things about love
My suffering people
Said goodbye to pain
To see the band go by
Singing things about love
The serious man counting money stopped
The lighthouse keeper bragging stopped
The girlfriend counting the stars stopped
To see, listen, and make way
The sad girl who lived in silence smiled
The sad rose that was closed opened
And all the kids got excited
To see the band go by
Singing things about love
Was just hanging around in life
My love called me
To see the band go by
Singing things about love
My suffering people
Said goodbye to pain
To see the band go by
Singing things about love
The weak old man forgot about tiredness and thought
That he was still young to go out on the terrace and danced
The ugly girl leaned on the window
Thinking the band was playing for her
The cheerful march spread out on the avenue and persisted
The full moon that was hidden appeared
My whole city dressed up
To see the band go by singing things about love
But to my disappointment
What was sweet ended
Everything took its place
After the band passed by
And each in their corner
In every corner, a pain
After the band passed by
Singing things about love
After the band passed by
Singing things about love