Geni e o Zepelim [English translation]

Of all that is not straight

From the mangrove and harbour pier

She was once a girlfriend

Her body belongs to the vagrants

Of the blind, the deadbeats

It is of who has nothing left

It has been so since she was a girl

In the garage, in the canteen

behind the tank, in the bushes

She is the queen of the detainees.

The crazy ones, the social dregs

Of the urchins of the orphanage

And she also goes often

With old people in bad health

And widows without hope

She is a well of goodness

And that’s why the city

Lives always to repeat

Throw stones at Geni

Throw stones at Geni

She is made to be beaten

She is good for spitting (on)

She will give herself to anyone

Damned Geni

One day came, brilliant

Between the clouds, floating

A huge zeppelin

Hovered over the buildings

It opened two thousand holes

With two thousand cannons

The terrified city

Transfixed paralyzed

Ready to turn to jelly

But from the gigantic zeppelin

Stepped down its commander

Saying: "I changed my mind!"

When I saw this city

So much horror and iniquity

I resolved to blow up everything

But I can avoid the drama.

If that beautiful lady

Tonight will serve me

That lady was Geni

But it can not be Geni

She is made to be beaten

She is good to spit on

She gives herself to anyone

Damed Geni

But in fact soon she

So poor and simple

Will captivate the stranger

The showy warrior

So feared and powerful

Was her prisoner

It happens that the maiden

And that was her secret

Also had her whims

And instead of laying with such a noble man

So smelling of lustre and copper

Would rather lay with animals

On hearing such a heresy

The city, as if on pilgrimage

Went to kiss her hand

The mayor on his knees

The red-eyed bishop

And the banker with a million

Go with him, go Geni

Go with him, go Geni

You can save us

You will redeem us

You will give yourself to anyone

Blessed Geni

There were so many requests

So sincere, so heartfelt

That she mastered her disgust

That harrowing night

She submitted herself to such a lover

As one who surrenders to the hangman

He made such a mess

He messed up all night

Until he was sated

And it was not even dawn

He left in a cold cloud

With his silver zeppelin

In a relieved sigh

She turned sideways

And even tried to smile

But the day soon dawned

And the city in chorus

Did not let her sleep

Throw rocks at Geni

Throw shit on Geni

She is made to be beaten

She is good to spit on

She gives herself to anyone

Damned Geni

Throw rocks at Geni

Throw shit on Geni

She is made to be beaten

She is good to spit on

She gives herself to anyone

Damned Geni

• Artist:Chico Buarque
• Album:Ópera do malandro