Apocalipsom A (O Fim no Palco do Começo)

Apocalypse A (The End on the Stage of the Beginning)

Apocalipsom A (O Fim no Palco do Começo)

Foreign rights personaePersonae iures alieni
Devil and God in a roomDiabo e Deus numa sala
A solemn agreement was madeFirmou-se acordo solene
To unite in marriageDe unir em casamento
Faith and knowledgeA fé e o conhecimento

They got married with great pompCasou-se com muita gala
Aristotle's wisdomO saber de Aristóteles
With the Moorish cultureCom a cultura do mouro
To have in one offspringPra ter num só filhote
The duplicated treasureO duplicado tesouro

And every divine casteE toda casta divina
Was gathered thereEstava lá reunida
Apollo and MacunaímaApolo e Macunaíma
Diana, Venus, UraniaDiana, Vênus, Urânia
Chiquinha Gonzaga BethâniaChiquinha Gonzaga Bethânia

The devil was present thereO diabo ali presente
From every bank, managerDe todo banco, gerente
(According to the guy from the backlands(Conforme o cabra da peste
Named Bertold Brecht)Chamado Bertold Brecht)

There was food and treatsTinha comida e regalo
There were horse thievesTinha ladrão de cavalo
Father of saints and affected onespai de santo e afetado
Priest, whore, and sheriffPadre, puta e delegado

And the girls, my boyE as menina meu rapaz
Grew up too fast (too fast, too fast)Cresceu depressa demais (demais, demais)
She's locked in freedomAnda presa na soltura
Circulates in the squareCircula na quadratura
And she doesn't leave peaceE o sossego ela não deixa em paz

Each day smarterCada dia mais esperta
The girl disconcertsA moleca desconcerta
Fixes and then disconcertsConserta e já desconcerta
In the sense she dissectsNo senso que ela retalha
There's no one who can saddle her (no saddle, no saddle)Não há quem bote cangalha (cangalha não, cangalha não)
And if you retaliateE se você faz represália
She puts her hand on her genitalsEla passa a mão na genitália
Rubbing it in your faceEsfrega na sua cara

ButMas
Where culture prevailsOnde a cultura vige
And knowledge demandsE o conhecimento exige
She recites Noblesse ObligeRecita Noblesse Oblige
With velvet in her larynxCom veludo na laringe
Chastely hummingCastiça cantarolando
Quod erat demonstrandumQuod erat demonstrandum
And when received in the roomE recebida na sala
She's called TropicáliaSe trata por tropicália