A Cidade Lyrics in English by Cícero

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song A Cidade by Cícero from Portuguese to English.

A verdade anda só

Truth walks alone

No meio da rua

In the middle of the street

Não devia ser, mas é

It shouldn't be, but it is

Tudo continua igual

Everything stays the same

Tudo continua

Everything goes on

A cidade e o redor

The city and the surroundings

A menina nua

The naked girl

A cabeça assimilando

The head taking it in

Tudo continua

Everything goes on

Desmoronando

Crumbling

Amanhã o dia amanhecerá

Tomorrow the day will dawn

Foi e é assim desde sempre

It's been like that forever

O mesmo desespero a desesperar

The same despair despairing

A mesma alegria a alegrar

The same joy rejoicing

Repetindo repetidamente

Repeating repeatedly

Amanhã o dia amanhecerá

Tomorrow the day will dawn

E anoitecerá

And night will fall

Um dia breve no cimento

A brief day on the concrete

Um dia breve no cimento

A brief day on the concrete

Em algum lugar

Somewhere

Em meio à confusão

Amid the confusion

Só resta esperar

There's only waiting

De pé na condução

Standing on the bus

Um dia breve no cimento

A brief day on the concrete

Um dia breve no cimento

A brief day on the concrete

Um dia alegre no cimento

A happy day on the concrete

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“A Cidade” drops you right in the middle of a sprawling Brazilian city, where truth wanders alone and everything seems to stay exactly the same despite the constant buzz of life. Cícero paints vivid snapshots: a lone girl, buildings slowly crumbling, commuters standing in a packed bus, and that ever-present cimento (concrete) underfoot. The lyrics circle around the idea that chaos and routine march side by side, and the city just keeps breathing – no matter how much joy or despair fills its streets.

Yet there is a subtle spark of hope. The chorus repeats that tomorrow the day will dawn and, inevitably, night will fall again. By highlighting this daily cycle, the song reminds us that life’s highs and lows are temporary, looping, and strangely reassuring. “A Cidade” ultimately invites you to look past the gray concrete and notice the fleeting flashes of beauty, resilience, and humanity hidden in the everyday rhythm of urban life.

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