Paroles et traduction Jorge Palma - Quarteto de corda

Quarteto de corda

Justine e Baltazar encontraram-se à beira do rio
Um estava sem calor e o outro mesmo cheio de frio
Passou um cardume de lume que o engalfinhou
Justine e Baltazar encontraram-se à beira do rio

A Cleia e o Montolivo andavam por Avinhão
Estavam ambos à espera do próximo avião
Um ia para Alexandria, o outro não sabia
Cleia e Montolivo andavam por Avinhão

No Hemisfério do Sul, um mosquito deu à asa
E uma criança nasceu sem saber que não tem casa
Um objecto voador bem identificado
Leva cento e tal pessoas de volta ao lar,
Há-de lá chegar, hum, há-de lá chegar
Com toda a certeza, há-de lá chegar!

Justine e Baltazar, a Cleia e o Montolivo
Juntaram-se nas docas, beberam alguns digestivos
Alguém tinha à disposição um belo apartemã
Ninguém sabia com quem estava quando chegou a manhã
Ninguém sabia quem era quando chegou a manhã...

String Quartet

Justine and Baltazar met at the riverside
One was cold and the other felt so much cold
A shoal of fire came by that devoured him
Justine and Baltazar met at the riverside

Cleia and Montolivo were wandering around Avignon
They were both waiting for the next airplane
One was going to Alexandria, the other didn't know
Cleia and Montolivo were wandering around Avignon

In the Southern Hemisphere, a mosquito flapped its wings
And a child was born without knowing it has no home
A well-identified flying object
Takes a hundred and so people back home,
It's bound to arrive, hum, it's bound to arrive
With all certainty, it's bound to arrive!

Justine and Baltazar, Cleia and Montolivo
They met at the docks, drank some digestives
Someone had a beautiful apartment at their disposal
No one knew who they were with when morning came
No one knew who they were when morning came...