O Tempo Em Que Eu Era Criança
Me lembro do tempo que eu era criança
Descalço na grama,no asfalto e na areia
Brincando de tudo fazendo lambança
Quebrando vidraça pela vizinhança
Jogando pelada com bola de meia
Armanando alçapão pra caçar passarinho
Fazendo barquinho de rolha e cortiça
Subindo nas arvores pelo caminho
Brincando demais de bandido e mocinho
Andando no muoro,pulando carniça
Eu também pro quintal da vizinha
Tinha uma menina que eu era seu fã
Brincava de médico atrás da cozinha
E quando ela via um adulto que vinha
Dizia pra mim:
-Pera,uva ou maçã (ou maçã?)
Se eu ia pro banho levava revista
De mulheres nuas,vedetes,artistas
Por mim só saia amanhã de manhã
Pião que eu rodava era feito de tasco de toco
Botão do meu time era casca de coco
Bolinha de gude era bilha,era massa
Cerol pra pipa era vidro moido no trilho do
Bonde
Brincava de pique,bandeira e de esconde
Rodava meu arco entre os bancos da praça
Já fiz patinete,carrinho de roda de bilha
E cabelo cortado era selo,carimbo,estampilha
Eu fui
A lembrança no fundo me deixa sentido
Ah! Se eu soubesse o que eu sei do mundo
Não tinha crescido.
The Time When I Was a Kid
I remember the time when I was a kid
Barefoot on the grass, on the pavement, and in the sand
Playing around, making a mess
Breaking windows in the neighborhood
Playing soccer with a sock for a ball
Setting traps to catch little birds
Making boats out of cork and bottle caps
Climbing trees along the way
Playing too much at cops and robbers
Walking in the mud, jumping over trash
I also went to the neighbor's yard
There was a girl I was a fan of
We played doctor behind the kitchen
And when she saw an adult coming
She'd say to me:
"Wait, grape or apple (or apple?)"
If I was going to take a bath, I’d bring a magazine
With naked women, stars, and artists
I’d stay out until tomorrow morning
The top I spun was made from a tree stump
My team’s button was a coconut shell
Marbles were called bilha, they were awesome
String for kites was ground glass from the
Streetcar tracks
We played tag, capture the flag, and hide and seek
I spun my hoop between the benches in the park
I made scooters, toy cars from marbles
And a haircut was a stamp, a seal, a sticker
I was
The memory deep down makes me feel something
Ah! If I knew what I know about the world
I wouldn’t have grown up.