Copo vazio [English translation]

It is always good to remember

That an empty glass

Is full of air.

It is always good to remember

That the solemn air of a face

It is full of empty air,

Empty of what in the air of the glass

It occupies a place.

It is always good to remember,

Keeping color that the empty air

From a dark face is full of pain.

It is always good to remember

That an empty glass

It's full of air.

That the air in the glass occupies the place of wine,

That wine seeks to take over the place of pain.

That pain occupies half the truth,

True inner nature.

A half full, a half empty.

A half sadness, a half joy.

The magic of the whole truth, all powerful love.

The magic of the whole truth, all powerful love.

It is always good to remember

That an empty glass

Is full of air.

• Artist:Chico Buarque
• Album:Sinal Fechado (1974)