Lyrics of Felicidade - Diana Panton

Felicidade (original)

Tristesse, adieu tristesse un soir de carnaval
Oui, mais le bonheur n’est qu’une larme
Qui tremble sur le bord de chaque fleur
Brilliant dans l’ombre, à la fin elle tombe
Ce sont les premiers pleurs de notre cœur
Le bonheur du pauvre est vraiment dans l’ivresse
Que va lui donner le carnaval
Le pauvre travaille sans cesse, sans cesse
Pour oublier sa misère, au milieu de la lumière
Il est comme un prince à l’allure fière
Mais son bonheur finit après la nuit
Happiness must end, but sadness goes on and on
Happiness is like the dew drops on a flower
That sparkle for a moment in the dawn
Then fall like teardrops from the eyes of a young girl
Who cries to realize her lover’s gone
Poor people work all year to make one dream come true
To share a night of joy at Carnaval
They dress up as clowns and pirates and kings
They dance the night away, they’re still dancing at daybreak
As long as they dance, they can pretend
That happiness and Carnaval won’t end
Tristesse, adieu tristesse
Tristesse, adieu tristesse
Tristesse, adieu tristesse

(translation)

Sadness, goodbye sadness on a carnival night
Yes, but happiness is only a tear
Which quivers on the edge of every flower
Shining in the shadows, in the end it falls
These are the first cries of our heart
The happiness of the poor is really in drunkenness
What will carnival give him
The poor work ceaselessly, ceaselessly
To forget his misery, in the middle of the light
He's like a proud looking prince
But her happiness ends after dark
Happiness must end, but sadness goes on and on
Happiness is like the dew drops on a flower
That sparkle for a moment in the dawn
Then fall like teardrops from the eyes of a young girl
Who cries to realize her lover's gone
Poor people work all year to make one dream come true
To share a night of joy at Carnival
They dress up as clowns and pirates and kings
They dance the night away, they're still dancing at daybreak
As long as they dance, they can pretend
That happiness and Carnival won't end
Sadness, goodbye sadness
Sadness, goodbye sadness
Sadness, goodbye sadness