Paroles et traduction Paulinho da Viola - Passado de Gloria

Passado de Gloria

Portela, eu às vezes meditando, quase acabo até chorando
Que nem posso me lembrar
Teus livros têm tantas páginas belas
Se for falar da Portela, hoje não vou terminar
A Mangueira de Cartola, velhos tempos do apogeu
O Estácio de Ismael, dizendo que o samba era seu
Em Oswaldo Cruz, bem perto de Madureira
Todos só falavam Paulo Benjamin de Oliveira
Paulo e Claudionor quando chegavam
Na roda de samba abafavam
Todos corriam para ver
Pra ver, se não me falha a memória
No livro da nossa história tem conquistas a valer
Juro que não posso me lembrar
Se for falar da Portela, hoje eu não vou terminar

Glory Days

Portela, when I sometimes meditate, I almost start to cry, my dear
Because I can't even remember all the glories
Your books have so many beautiful pages
If we were to talk about Portela, we wouldn't finish today
Mangueira de Cartola, the old days of their heyday
Estácio de Ismael, saying that samba was his
In Oswaldo Cruz, very close to Madureira
Everybody was only talking about Paulo Benjamin de Oliveira
Paulo and Claudionor when they would arrive
At the samba circle, they would blow everyone away
Everybody would race over to see
Let me see, if my memory serves me right
In the book of our history, we have triumphs to spare
I swear I can't remember all of our glories
If we were to talk about Portela, today, my dear, we wouldn't finish