At School

Na Escola

It was at school that I learnedFoi na escola que aprendi
About plants and animalsSobre plantas e animais
I divided, multipliedDividi, multipliquei
With three decimal placesCom três casas decimais

Today I know what rocks areHoje sei quais são as rochas
That form in volcanoesQue se formam nos vulcões
I did dictations, read poemsFiz ditados, li poemas
Punctuated the sentencesPontuei as orações

And of all these thingsE de todas essas coisas
That I learned at schoolQue na escola eu aprendi
There was not a single noteNem um apontamento houve
To prepare me for youPra me preparar para ti

If there's anything in this lifeSe algo existe nesta vida
That requires some knowledgeQue algum saber requer
It's the science of understandingÉ a ciência de entender
How a woman thinksComo pensa uma mulher

If there's anything in this lifeSe algo existe nesta vida
That requires some knowledgeQue algum saber requer
It's the science of understandingÉ a ciência de entender
How a woman thinksComo pensa uma mulher

I learned to cutAprendi a picotar
Made hundreds of postcardsFiz centenas de postais
I know the solids and shapesSei os sólidos e as formas
Bisectors, diagonalsBissetrizes, diagonais

I memorized the dynastiesDecorei as dinastias
And the name of each kingE o nome de cada rei
I still remember the capitalsAinda lembro as capitais
Of the countries I pointed outDos países que apontei

And of all these thingsE de todas essas coisas
That I learned at schoolQue na escola eu aprendi
There was not a single noteNem um apontamento houve
To prepare me for youPra me preparar para ti

If there's anything in this lifeSe algo existe nesta vida
That requires some knowledgeQue algum saber requer
It's the science of understandingÉ a ciência de entender
How a woman thinksComo pensa uma mulher

If there's anything in this lifeSe algo existe nesta vida
That requires some knowledgeQue algum saber requer
It's the science of understandingÉ a ciência de entender
How a woman thinksComo pensa uma mulher

With a backpack strapped to my backDe mochila presa às costas
With ten kilos, maybe moreCom dez quilos, talvez mais
So many times I went to schoolTantas vezes fui à escola
To learn trivial thingsAprender coisas banais

If there's anything in this lifeSe algo existe nesta vida
That requires some knowledgeQue algum saber requer
It's the science of understandingÉ a ciência de entender
How a woman thinksComo pensa uma mulher

If there's anything in this lifeSe algo existe nesta vida
That requires some knowledgeQue algum saber requer
It's the science of understandingÉ a ciência de entender
How a woman thinksComo pensa uma mulher

I learned so muchTanto aprendi
I learned so muchTanto aprendi
Nothing about youNada sobre ti
Nothing about youNada sobre ti

I learned so muchTanto aprendi
If there's anything in this life(Se algo existe nesta vida)
I learned so muchTanto aprendi
That requires some knowledge(Que algum saber requer)
Nothing about youNada sobre ti
It's the science of understanding(É a ciência de entender)
Nothing about youNada sobre ti
How a woman thinks(Como pensa uma mulher)

I learned so muchTanto aprendi
I learned so muchTanto aprendi
Nothing about youNada sobre ti
Nothing about youNada sobre ti