Barafunda Lyrics Translation in English
Chico Buarque
Portuguese Lyrics
English Translation
Era Aurora
It was Aurora
Não, era Aurélia
No, it was Aurélia
Ou era Ariela
Or was it Ariela
Não me lembro agora
I don't remember now
É a saia amarela daquele verão
It's the yellow skirt of that summer
Que roda até hoje na recordação
That spins in the memory till today
Foi na Penha
It was in Penha
Não, foi na Glória
No, it was in Glória
Gravei na memória
I recorded in my memory
Mas perdi a senha
But I forgot the password
Misturam-se os fatos
Facts get mixed up
As fotos são velhas
The photos are old
Cabelos pretos
Black hair
Bandeiras vermelhas
Red flags
Foi Garrincha
It was Garrincha
Não, foi de bicicleta
No, it was on a bicycle
Juro que vi aquela bola entrar na gaveta
I swear I saw that goal into the drawer
Tiro de meta
Goal kick
Foi na guerra
It was in the war
É, noite alta
Yes, late at night
Gritou o astronauta
The astronaut shouted
Que era azul a Terra
That the Earth was blue
Quando a verde-e-rosa saiu campeã
When the green-and-pink became champion
Cantando Cartola ao romper da manhã
Singing Cartola at dawn
Salve o dia azul
Hail the blue day
Salve a festa
Hail the celebration
E salve a floresta, salve a poesia
And hail the forest, hail poetry
E salve este samba antes que o esquecimento
And hail this samba before forgetfulness
Baixe seu manto
Lower your mantle
Seu manto cinzento
Your gray mantle
Foi Glorinha
It was Glorinha
Não, era Maristela
No, it was Maristela
Juro que eu ia até casar na Penha com ela
I swear I was even going to marry her in Penha
A vida é bela
Life is beautiful
É, não é
Yes, it is not
Era Zizinho era Pelé
It was Zizinho, it was Pelé
Aliás, Soraia era Anabela
By the way, Soraia was Anabela
Era amarela a saia
The skirt was yellow
Foi quando a verde-e-rosa saiu campeã
It was when the green-and-pink became champion
Cantando Cartola ao romper da manhã
Singing Cartola at dawn
Salve o dia azul
Hail the blue day
Salve a festa
Hail the celebration
E salve a floresta, salve a poesia
And hail the forest, hail poetry
E salve este samba antes que o esquecimento
And hail this samba before forgetfulness
Baixe seu manto
Lower your mantle
Seu manto cinzento
Your gray mantle
Era Aurora
It was Aurora
Não, era Barbarela
No, it was Barbarela
Juro que eu ia até o Cazaquistão atrás dela
I swear I was even going to Kazakhstan after her
A vida é bela
Life is beautiful
É Garrincha, é Cartola e é Mandela
It's Garrincha, it's Cartola, and it's Mandela