| Lyrics for "Construção" |
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He loved that time as if it were the last
He kissed his wife as if it were the last
And each child of his as if the only one
And crossed the street with his timid step
He climbed the construction like a machine
Erected on the platform four solid walls
Brick on brick in a magical design
His eyes dull with cement and tears
Sat down to rest as if it were Saturday
Ate beans and rice like a prince
Drank and sobbed like a vagrant
Danced and laughed as if listening to music
And stumbled into the sky like a drunkard
And floated in the air like a bird
And ended up on the ground like a limp bundle
Agonized in the middle of the sidewalk
Died on a one-way street disrupting traffic
He loved that time as if it were the last
He kissed his wife as if she were the only one
And each child of his as if the prodigal
And crossed the street with his drunken step
He climbed the construction as if it were solid
Erected on the platform four magical walls
Brick on brick in a logical design
His eyes dull with cement and traffic
Sat down to rest like a prince
Ate beans and rice as if it were the best
Drank and sobbed like a machine
Danced and laughed as if it were his fellow man
And stumbled into the sky as if listening to music
And floated in the air as if it were Saturday
And ended up on the ground like a timid bundle
Agonized in the middle of the derelict sidewalk
Died on a one-way street disrupting the public
He loved that time as if it were a machine
He kissed his wife as if it were logical
Erected on the platform four limp walls
Sat down to rest like a bird
And floated in the air like a prince
And ended up on the ground like a drunken bundle
Died on a one-way street disrupting the Saturday
| CONSTRUÇÃO por Chico Buarque CONSTRUCTION by Chico Buarque |
SOURCE FOR LYRICS IN PORTUGUESE: http://letras.mus.br/chico-buarque/45124/
TRANSLATION BY ROSALIENE BACCHUS
TRANSLATION BY ROSALIENE BACCHUS
| CHICO BUARQUE (Born 1944) Popular Brazilian singer from Rio de Janeiro. OFFICIAL WEBSITE |
| CONSTRUÇÃO CONSTRUCTION CHICO BUARQUE |
