João E Maria Lyrics in English Chico Buarque , Nara Leão
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song João E Maria by Chico Buarque from Portuguese to English.
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
Was you
Além das outras três
Besides 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 um rock
And rehearsed a rock
Para as matinês
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
And you were the princess
Que eu fiz coroar
That I crowned
E era tão linda de se admirar
And you were so beautiful to admire
Que andava nua pelo meu país
That you walked naked through my country
Não não fuja não
No, don't run away
Finja que agora eu era o seu brinquedo
Pretend that now I was your toy
Eu era o seu pião
I was your pawn
O seu bicho preferido
Your favorite pet
Vem, me dê a mão
Come, hold my hand
A gente agora já não tinha medo
We were no longer afraid
No tempo da maldade
In the time of wickedness
Acho que a gente nem tinha nascido
I think we hadn't even been 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 anymore
Pois você sumiu no mundo
Because you disappeared into the world
Sem me avisar
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
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