Hélio Ziskind - Bola no Barbante - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Hélio Ziskind - Bola no Barbante




Bola no Barbante
Ball on a String
Nos anos 50
In the 1950s
A vida era assim
Life was like this
Não havia cd
There were no CDs
Na vitrola girava um LP
On the turntable, an LP was spinning
Sanfoneiro abre o fole...
Accordion player opens the bellows...
Pandeiro batuca
Tambourine beats
De Oswaldo Molles
From Oswaldo Molles
E Sylvio Mazzuca:
And Sylvio Mazzuca:
Essa canção tão vibrante
This so vibrant song
Bola no Barbante!
Ball on a String!
Eh São Paulo
It's São Paulo
Eh São Paulo
It's São Paulo
Eh São Paulo
It's São Paulo
Eh São Paulo
It's São Paulo
O mais querido da terra bandeirante
The most beloved of the land of the flag
Eh São Paulo
It's São Paulo
Eh São Paulo
It's São Paulo
Com o tricolor é bola no barbante
With the tricolor, it's ball on a string
Entramos em campo confiantes
We enter the field confidently
Nossa defesa joga com valor
Our defense plays with value
Vão para frente os avantes
Forward go the forwards
Aumentar o placar do tricolor
To increase the tricolor score
Grita a torcida delirante
The delirious crowd screams
Com tricolor é bola no barbante
With the tricolor, it's ball on a string
E a canção funcionou
And the song worked
57... pau!
57... bang!
São Paulo campeão Paulista
São Paulo, Paulista Champion
A final que acabou em quebra-pau
The final that ended in a brawl
Foi mal
It was bad
Mas o pior
But the worst
Ainda estava por vir
Was yet to come
Nosso tempo de faquir
Our time as a fakir
12 anos
12 years
Sem ganhar
Without winning
12 anos de jejum
12 years of fasting






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