Chico Buarque "O Velho Francisco" lyrics

Translation to:enfr

O Velho Francisco

Já gozei de boa vidaTinha até meu bangalôCobertor, comidaRoupa lavadaVida veio e me levou

Fui eu mesmo alforriadoPela mão do ImperadorTive terra, aradoCavalo e bridaVida veio e me levou

Hoje é dia de visitaVem aí meu grande amorEla vem toda de brincoVem todo domingoTem cheiro de flor

Quem me vê, vê nem bagaçoDo que viu quem me enfrentouCampeão do mundoEm queda de braçoVida veio e me levou

Li jornal, bula e prefácioQue aprendi sem professorFreqüentei palácioSem fazer feioVida veio e me levou

Hoje é dia de visitaVem aí meu grande amorEla vem toda de brincoVem todo domingoTem cheiro de flor

Eu gerei dezoito filhasMe tornei navegadorVice-rei das ilhasDa CaraíbaVida veio e me levou

Fechei negócio da ChinaDesbravei o interiorPossuí minaDe prata, jazidaVida veio e me levou

Hoje é dia de visitaVem aí meu grande amorHoje não deram almoço, néAcho que o moço atéNem me lavou

Acho que fui deputadoAcho que tudo acabouQuase queJá não me lembro de nadaVida veio e me levou

The old Francisco

I have enjoyed a good lifeI even had my bungalowComforter, foodClean clothesBut life came and took it from me

I was freedBy the hand of the EmperorI had land, plowHorse and bridleBut life came and took it from me

Today is visit dayHere comes my loveShe comes with her earringsShe comes every SundayShe smells like flowers

Whoever sees me, doesn’t even see a part of meAs someone once saw when confronted meThe World Champion arm wrestlerBut life came and took it from me

I read newspaper, leaflet and prefaceWhich I learned without a teacherI used to go to palaces quite oftenAnd I did it wellBut life came and took it from me

Today is visit dayHere comes my loveShe comes with her earringsShe comes every SundayShe smells like flowers

I had eighteen daughtersI became a sailorVice-regent ofCaribbean IslandsBut life came and took it from me

I made a perfect dealI explored the countrysideI owned a silver mine,A mineral depositBut life came and took it from me

Today is visit dayHere comes my loveToday they didn’t serve the lunch, right?And I suppose that the guy didn’t evenbathe me

I think I was a congressmanI think it's all overAlmostI don’t remember anythingLife came and took it from me

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