Tô feliz [Matei o presidente] [English translation]

[Intro]

It is time to stop the maharajas! I'm Collor1!

- Listen, you all, our president was executed. Here and now, let's hear Gabriel, o Pensador, prime suspect of the crime

- Not suspect, guilty, man. You can say it, I take it on

- How did the tragedy happen?

- I met him and his wife on the street and I didn't hold out, I got a stick of wood that was on the ground and then...

[Verse 1: Gabriel, o Pensador]

I threw a stick at the rat, but the rat didn't die

Mrs. Rosane2, was astonished at the barrel of a .383 that appeared4

Everyone clapped when the body fell

I had just killed the Brazilian's president

Easy, only one shot, right on the sly dog's eye

Who died right there, all covered in blood

Wha? I flew away with the police at my heels

And while I fled I was think this way:

"I should've taken a picture at the moment the blood spilled

To show to my kids, how beautiful, damn"

I was very touched, but I ran for real

And I got away, ah whatcha thinkin'?

And when I get home, what do I see on the TV?

First lady crying, asking "why"?

Ah! Mrs. Rosane, gimme a break, don't piss me off, don't fuck with me

It's not from today that you crying don't talk into

But if you wanna know why I killed Fernandinho5

Pay attention you bitch, listen very carefully

He won the elections and forgot about the masses

And something I don't accept is betrayal

Promised, promised, promised and didn't keep it

So I shot him, fuck off motherfucker

It is only dirty news on this bullshit

It is Magri, it is Zélia

It is Alceni6 with bicycle and umbrella

LBA7, social welfare, enough of this naughtiness

I pulled the trigger and now you are widow

And I don't regret even a little for what I did

I took a measure that made me very happy

[Chorus]

Today I'm happy (folks)

Today I'm happy, I killed the president

[Verse 2: Gabriel o Pensador]

I'm so much happy that I went celebrating

The crowd saw me and they started partying

(It is Pensador, It is Pensador, It is Gabriel o Pensador)

(It is Pensador, It is Pensador, It is Gabriel o Pensador)

They carried me on their back, the shouting didn't stop

I said "I'm fugitive folks, don't shout my name, please!"

Nobody listened to me and the police caught me

They tried to arrest me, but the crowd didn't allow

(The people united will never be defeated)

A party like that had never happened before

It was all very beautiful, happiness and all in peace

And no one will block our money never again8

Corinthiano and Palmeirense, Flamenguista and Vascaíno9

All together with flag on hands, singing the anthem

("The placid shores of the Ipiranga heard

the resounding shout of a heroic folk")10

And the funeral started and all the folks calling the shots

Rushed into the graveyard making an exciting party

We entered into the graveyard singing and dancing

And the president was there, already lying down waiting for us

Everybody saw on his eye the bullet of my .38

And in choir, we praised our athlete on the coffin

Pretty shirt, Fernandinho11

Pretty shirt, Fernandinho

Pretty shirt, Fernandinho

(You, using these wooden clothes, are cute)

And, as always, also there was a more violent group of people

So, in no time the coffin was violated

The deceased was beheaded and the body was burnt

But right after I couldn't see anything because I was surrounded by women

And I was engaged by that

(Ah let me see your gun Pensador!)

So I saw the guys in a different pick-up soccer game

They were playing soccer with the head of the president

And the party carried on with this awesome spirit

It was really a Carnaval all over Brazil

There was a tourist that was surprised by such a happiness and excitement

Arriving to Brazil he asked me for information:

Was Brazil champion? Everybody is happy!12

No my friend, that is for I killed the president

[Chorus]

And the funeral will be fancy

For sure I'll be there

Yeah, I heard that it's PC13 who will pay for it

[Chorus]

1. Collor is Fernando Collor de Mello, a former Brazilian president.2. Rosane Collor, she is Fenando Collor's wife.3. .38 (três-oitão, a slang in portuguese) is the pistol, which is very commonly used in Brazil.4. That is a reference to the Brazilian kid's song "Atirei o pau no gato" (I threw a stick at the cat). The verses of the kid's song are: "I threw a stick at the cat, but the cat didn't die, Mrs. Chica was atonished at the cat's big scream, meow!"5. Fernandinho is an affectionate way of calling someone named Fernando. Here, the author is clearly being sarcastic.6. Antônio Rogério Magri, Zélia Cardoso de Mello and Alceni Guerra. All were ministers during Collor's mandate.7. Brazilian Legion of Assistance (Legião Brasileira de Assistência, in portuguese). It is a public agency, managed by Rosane Collor (at that time), involved with corruption scandals.8. The author is making a reference to the episode, when Collor blocked money withdraws from savings accounts, in Brazil.9. This is how are called the supporters of Corinthians, Palmeiras, Flamengo and Vasco (soccer teams), respectively. Corinthians x Palmeiras and Flamengo x Vasco, in special, are some of the biggest Derbies on Brazilian football. He wants to transmit the message that, even rivals (in soccer) got together to fight for the country.10. That are the initial phrases of Brazilian national anthem.11. This phrase is a reference to a USTOP (shirts brand) TV advertisement, where they used it. This became a famous phrase in Brazil.12. The person interpreting the "tourist" speaks this phrase imitating a foreign accent13. PC is how Paulo César Farias was called. He was involved in some corruption scandals, with Collor.

• Artist:Gabriel o Pensador
• Album:Gabriel O Pensado (1993)