La Banda - Chico Buarque traduction en anglais

La Banda

Estava à toa na vida
O meu amor me chamou
Pra ver a banda passar
Cantando coisas de amor

A minha gente sofrida
Despediu-se da dor
Pra ver a banda passar
Cantando coisas de amor

O homem sério que contava dinheiro parou
O faroleiro que contava vantagem parou
A namorada que contava as estrelas parou
Para ver, ouvir e dar passagem

A moça triste que vivia calada sorriu
A rosa triste que vivia fechada se abriu
E a meninada toda se assanhou
Pra ver a banda passar
Cantando coisas de amor

Estava à toa na vida
O meu amor me chamou
Pra ver a banda passar
Cantando coisas de amor

A minha gente sofrida
Despediu-se da dor
Pra ver a banda passar
Cantando coisas de amor

O velho fraco se esqueceu do cansaço e pensou
Que ainda era moço pra sair no terraço e dançou
A moça feia debruçou na janela
Pensando que a banda tocava pra ela

A marcha alegre se espalhou na avenida e insistiu
A lua cheia que vivia escondida surgiu
Minha cidade toda se enfeitou
Pra ver a banda passar
Cantando coisas de amor

Mas para meu desencanto
O que era doce acabou
Tudo tomou seu lugar
Depois que a banda passou

E cada qual no seu canto
E em cada canto uma dor
Depois da banda passar
Cantando coisas de amor

Depois da banda passar
Cantando coisas de amor
Depois da banda passar
Cantando coisas de amor
Depois da banda passar
Cantando coisas de amor

The Band

My dear, I was just loafing around
When you called me out
To see the band go by
Singing love songs

My dear, my people
Have bid their sadness goodbye
To see the band go by
Singing love songs

The serious man who was counting money stopped
The lighthouse keeper who was telling tall tales stopped
The girlfriend who was counting the stars stopped
To watch, to listen, and to let them pass

My dear, the sad girl who was always quiet smiled
The sad rose that was always closed opened up
And all the children got excited
To see the band go by
Singing love songs

My dear, I was just loafing around
When you called me out
To see the band go by
Singing love songs

My dear, my people
Have bid their sadness goodbye
To see the band go by
Singing love songs

My dear, the frail old man forgot his tiredness and thought
That he was still young enough to go out on the terrace and dance
The ugly girl leaned out of the window
Thinking that the band was playing just for her

My dear, the cheerful march spread along the avenue and lingered
The full moon that was hiding away appeared
My dear, my city was all decked out
To see the band go by
Singing love songs

My dear, to my disappointment
Everything sweet came to an end
Everything went back to normal
After the band had passed by

My dear, and each of us went our separate ways
And in each corner, there was pain
After the band had passed by
Singing love songs

After the band had passed by
Singing love songs
After the band had passed by
Singing love songs
After the band had passed by
Singing love songs