Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Valsa De Uma Cidade by Caetano Veloso from Portuguese to English.
Vento do mar no meu rosto
Sea wind in my face
E o sol a queimar, queimar
And the sun burns, burns
Calçada cheia de gente a passar
Sidewalk full of people passing by
E a me ver passar
And watching me pass
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Gosto de quem gosta
I like whoever likes
Desse céu, desse mar, dessa gente feliz
Of this sky, this sea, these happy people
Bem que eu quis escrever
Well I wanted to write
Um poema de amor e o amor
A poem about love and love
Estava em tudo que eu quis
It was everything I wanted
Em tudo quanto eu amei
In everything I loved
E no poema que eu fiz tinha alguém mais feliz que eu
And in the poem I wrote there was someone happier than me
Que não me quis
Who didn't want me
Vento do mar no meu rosto
Sea wind in my face
E o sol a queimar, queimar
And the sun burns, burns
Calçada cheia de gente a passar
Sidewalk full of people passing by
E a me ver passar
And watching me pass
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Gosto de quem gosta
I like whoever likes
Desse céu, desse mar, dessa gente feliz
Of this sky, this sea, these happy people
Bem que eu quis escrever
Well I wanted to write
Um poema de amor e o amor
A poem about love and love
Estava em tudo que eu quis
It was everything I wanted
Em tudo quanto eu amei
In everything I loved
E no poema que eu fiz tinha alguém mais feliz que eu
And in the poem I wrote there was someone happier than me
Que não me quis
Who didn't want me
Vento do mar no meu rosto
Sea wind in my face
E o sol a queimar, queimar
And the sun burns, burns
Calçada cheia de gente a passar
Sidewalk full of people passing by
E a me ver passar
And watching me pass
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Gosto de quem gosta
I like whoever likes
Desse céu, desse mar, dessa gente feliz
Of this sky, this sea, these happy people
Bem que eu quis escrever
Well I wanted to write
Um poema de amor e o amor
A poem about love and love
Estava em tudo que eu quis
It was everything I wanted
Em tudo quanto eu amei
In everything I loved
E no poema que eu fiz tinha alguém mais feliz que eu
And in the poem I wrote there was someone happier than me
Que não me quis
Who didn't want me
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Caetano Veloso
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