Boa Bola
Lamartine Babo
Lyrics
Translation
Queria te ver no asilo
Wanted to see you in the nursing home
de camisola... de camisola
in a nightgown... in a nightgown
Queria te ver na esquina
Wanted to see you on the corner
pedindo esmola... pedindo esmola
begging for alms... begging for alms
Queria bordar teu nome
Wanted to embroider your name
na própria gola da camisola
on the very collar of the nightgown
Ao som da Traviata numa vitrola
To the sound of Traviata on a phonograph
Que boa bola!
What a good shot!
Queria te ver na frente
Wanted to see you in front
de uma pistola, todo frajola
of a pistol, all dapper
De fraque e de cartola na padiola
In tails and top hat on the stretcher
Que boa bola!
What a good shot!
Queria te ver roendo
Wanted to see you gnawing
um bife-sola de caçarola
on a sole steak from the casserole
Queria te ver no inferno sem ventarola
Wanted to see you in hell without a fan
Que boa bola!
What a good shot!