João e Maria

João and Maria

João e Maria

Now I was the heroAgora eu era o herói
And my horse only spoke EnglishE o meu cavalo só falava inglês
The cowboy's brideA noiva do cowboy
It was youEra você
In addition to the other threeAlém das outras três

I faced the battalionsEu enfrentava os batalhões
The Germans and their cannonsOs alemães e seus canhões
I kept my bodoqueGuardava o meu bodoque
And rehearsed rockE ensaiava o rock
For the matineesPara as matinês

Now I was the kingAgora eu era o rei
He was the beadle and he was also a judgeEra o bedel e era também juiz
And by my lawE pela minha lei
We were forced to be happyA gente era obrigado a ser feliz

And youE você
She was the princess I made crownedEra a princesa que eu fiz coroar
And it was so beautiful to admireE era tão linda de se admirar
Who walked around my country nakedQue andava nua pelo meu país

No, don't run awayNão, não fuja não
Pretend I was your toy nowFinja que agora eu era o seu brinquedo
I was your topEu era o seu pião
Your favorite animalO seu bicho preferido

Come, give me your handVem, me dê a mão
We were no longer afraidA gente agora já não tinha medo
In the time of evilNo tempo da maldade
I don't think we were even bornAcho que a gente nem tinha nascido

Now it was fatalAgora era fatal
That the make-believe ended like thisQue o faz-de-conta terminasse assim
Beyond this backyardPra lá deste quintal
It was a night that never endsEra uma noite que não tem mais fim

Well youPois você
Disappeared into the world without telling meSumiu no mundo sem me avisar
And now I was a madman to askE agora eu era um louco a perguntar
What will life do to me?O que é que a vida vai fazer de mim?