João e Maria (part. Nara Leão) Lyrics Translation in English

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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Agora eu era o herói

Now I was the hero

E o meu cavalo só falava inglês

And my horse only spoke English

A noiva do cowboy

The cowboy's bride

Era você, além das outras três

Was you, in addition to the other three


Eu enfrentava os batalhões

I faced the battalions

Os alemães e seus canhões

The Germans and their cannons

Guardava o meu bodoque

I kept my slingshot

E ensaiava o rock para as matinês

And rehearsed rock for the matinees


Agora eu era o rei

Now I was the king

Era o bedel e era também juiz

I was the janitor and also the judge

E pela minha lei

And by my law

A gente era obrigado a ser feliz

We were obliged to be happy


E você era a princesa que eu fiz coroar

And you were the princess I crowned

E era tão linda de se admirar

And it was so beautiful to behold

Que andava nua pelo meu país

That walked naked through my country


Não, não fuja, não

No, don't run away, no

Finja que agora eu era o seu brinquedo

Pretend that now I was your toy

Eu era o seu peão

I was your pawn

O seu bicho preferido

Your favorite pet


Vem, me dê a mão

Come, give me your hand

A gente agora já não tinha medo

We no longer had fear

No tempo da maldade

In the time of wickedness

Acho que a gente nem tinha nascido

I think we weren't even born


Agora era fatal

Now it was inevitable

Que o faz de conta terminasse assim

That make-believe would end like this

Pra lá deste quintal

Beyond this backyard

Era uma noite que não tem mais fim

It was a night that has no end


Pois você sumiu no mundo sem me avisar

Because you disappeared into the world without telling me

E agora eu era um louco a perguntar

And now I was a madman asking

O que é que a vida vai fazer de mim?

What is life going to make of me?

Added by Raquel Fernandes
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil December 24, 2024
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