A Banda [English translation]

I was there just chilling

When babe called me

To see the band passing by

Singing some love words

My suffering people

Said bye to the pain

To see the band passing by

Singing some love words

The serious man that counted money stopped

The lighthouse keeper that bounced stopped

The girlfriend that counted stars stopped

To see, hear and let them pass by

The sad girl that never speaked smiled

The sad rose that was closed opened

And all the kids cheered

To see the band passing by

Singing some love words

I was there just chilling

When babe called me

To see the band passing by

Singing some love words

My suffering people

Said bye to the pain

To see the band passing by

Singing some love words

The old man forgot he was sick and tought

He was a young boy to leave the bed so he danced

The ugly girl looked over in the window

Thinking the band was there because of her

The march of joy spread in the avenue and insisted

The full moon that was hidden appeared

My whole city was adorned

To see the band passing by

Singing some love words

But for my sadness

What was sweet ended

Everything took its own place

After the band was gone

Everybody in their corner

Every corner with its pain

After the band was gone

Singing some love words

After the band was gone

Singing some love words

• Artist:Chico Buarque
• Album:Chico Buarque de Hollanda (1966)