Construcción
Amó aquella vez como si fuera LA ÚLTIMA.
Besó a su mujer como si fuera LA ÚLTIMA.
Y a cada hijo suyo cual si fuera el ÚNICO.
Y atravesó la calle con su paso TÍMIDO.
Subió a la construcción como si fuera MÁQUINA.
Alzó en algún lugar cuatro paredes SÓLIDAS.
Ladrillo con ladrillo en un diseño MÁGICO.
Sus ojos empapados de cemento y LÁGRIMAS.
Se puso a descansar como si fuera SÁBADO.
Comió frijol y arroz como si fuera UN PRÍNCIPE.
Bebió y sollozó como si fuera NÁUFRAGO.
Bailó y se rió como si OYERA MÚSICA.
Y tropezó en el sol como si fuera UN CÓMICO.
Se bamboleó y tembló como si fuera UN PÁJARO.
Y terminó en el suelo hecho un paquete ALCOHÓLICO.
Y agonizó en el medio del paseo PÚBLICO.
Murió a contramano interrumpiendo EL TRÁFICO.
Amó aquella vez como si fuera EL ÚNICO.
Besó a su mujer como si fuera LA ÚLTIMA.
Y a cada hijo suyo cual si fuera el PRÓDIGO.
Y atravesó la calle con su paso CÓMICO.
Subió a la construcción como si fuera SÓLIDA.
Alzó en algún lugar cuatro pareces MÁGICAS.
Ladrillo con ladrillo en un diseño LÓGICO.
Sus ojos empapados de cemento y TRÁFICO.
Se puso a descansar como si fuera UN PRINCIPE.
Comió frijol y arroz como si fuera TÓXICO.
Bebió y sollozó como si fuera MÁQUINA.
Bailó y se rió como si FUERA EL PRÓJIMO.
Y tropezó en el sol como si OYERA MÚSICA.
Se bamboleó y tembló como si fuera SÁBADO.
Y terminó en el suelo hecho un paquete TÍMIDO
que agonizó en medio del paseo NÁUFRAGO.
Murió a contramano interrumpiendo AL PÚBLICO.
Amó aquella vez como si fuera MÁGICO.
(Amó aquella vez como si fuera LA ÚLTIMA)
Besó a su mujer como si fuera TÓXICO.
(Besó a su mujer como si fuera ALCOHÓLICO)
Y a cada hijo suyo cual si fuera UN PRÍNCIPE.
Y atravesó la calle con su paso LÓGICO.
(LÚCIDO, MÍSTICO)
Subió a la construcción como si fuera ALCOHÓLICO.
(Subió a la construcción como si fuera EL ÚNICO)
Alzó en algún lugar cuatro pareces TÍMIDAS.
Ladrillo con ladrillo en un diseño LÚCIDO.
Sus ojos empapados de cemento y VÉRTIGO.
Se puso a descansar como si fuera UN NÁUFRAGO.
Comió frijol y arroz como si fuera LÁGRIMAS.
Bebió y sollozó como si fuera SÁBADO.
Bailó y se rió como si FUERA UN CÓMICO.
Y tropezó en el sol como si fuera UN PÁJARO.
Se bamboleó y tembló como si OYERA MÚSICA.
Y terminó en el suelo hecho un paquete TRÁGICO.
Y agonizó en medio del paseo INCRÉDULO.
Murió a contramano interrumpiendo AL PRÓJIMO.
Amó aquella vez como si fuera MÁQUINA.
(Besó a su mujer como si fuera LÓGICO)
Alzó en algún lugar cuatro pareces TÍMIDAS.
(Se puso a descansar como si fuera UN PÁJARO)
Y tropezó en el sol como si fuera PRÍNCIPE.
Y terminó en el suelo hecho un paquete ALCOHÓLICO.
Murió a contramano interrumpiendo EL SÁBADO.
Construction
He loved that time as if it were THE LAST.
Kissed his woman as if it were THE LAST.
And to each of his children as if they were the ONLY ones.
And crossed the street with his SHY step.
He climbed the construction as if he were a MACHINE.
Raised in some place four SOLID walls.
Brick by brick in a MAGICAL design.
His eyes soaked with cement and TEARS.
He rested as if it were SATURDAY.
Ate beans and rice as if he were A PRINCE.
Drank and sobbed as if he were a CASTAWAY.
Danced and laughed as if he HEARD MUSIC.
And stumbled in the sun as if he were A COMEDIAN.
He swayed and trembled as if he were A BIRD.
And ended up on the ground like a package of ALCOHOLIC.
And agonized in the middle of the PUBLIC walkway.
He died against traffic interrupting THE TRAFFIC.
He loved that time as if he were THE ONLY one.
Kissed his woman as if it were THE LAST.
And to each of his children as if they were the PRODIGAL.
And crossed the street with his COMICAL step.
He climbed the construction as if it were SOLID.
Raised in some place four MAGICAL walls.
Brick by brick in a LOGICAL design.
His eyes soaked with cement and TRAFFIC.
He rested as if he were A PRINCE.
Ate beans and rice as if he were TOXIC.
Drank and sobbed as if he were a MACHINE.
Danced and laughed as if he were THE NEIGHBOR.
And stumbled in the sun as if he HEARD MUSIC.
He swayed and trembled as if it were SATURDAY.
And ended up on the ground like a SHY package
that agonized in the middle of the CASTAWAY walkway.
He died against traffic interrupting THE PUBLIC.
He loved that time as if it were MAGICAL.
(He loved that time as if it were THE LAST)
Kissed his woman as if it were TOXIC.
(Kissed his woman as if it were ALCOHOLIC)
And to each of his children as if they were A PRINCE.
And crossed the street with his LOGICAL step.
(LUCID, MYSTIC)
He climbed the construction as if he were ALCOHOLIC.
(He climbed the construction as if he were THE ONLY one)
Raised in some place four SHY walls.
Brick by brick in a LUCID design.
His eyes soaked with cement and VERTIGO.
He rested as if he were A CASTAWAY.
Ate beans and rice as if they were TEARS.
Drank and sobbed as if it were SATURDAY.
Danced and laughed as if he were A COMEDIAN.
And stumbled in the sun as if he were A BIRD.
He swayed and trembled as if he HEARD MUSIC.
And ended up on the ground like a TRAGIC package.
And agonized in the middle of the INCREDULOUS walkway.
He died against traffic interrupting THE NEIGHBOR.
He loved that time as if he were A MACHINE.
(Kissed his woman as if it were LOGICAL)
Raised in some place four SHY walls.
(He rested as if he were A BIRD)
And stumbled in the sun as if he were A PRINCE.
And ended up on the ground like a package of ALCOHOLIC.
He died against traffic interrupting THE SATURDAY.
Escrita por: Chico Buarque / D. de Kalafe / Nacha Guevara