Translation of the song lyrics We've Got a Job to Do - Harry James, Jimmy Saunders

We've Got a Job to Do (original)

Quem acreditou
No amor, no sorriso, na flor
Então sonhou, sonhou
E perdeu a paz?
O amor, o sorriso e a flor
Se transformam depressa demais
Quem, no coração
Abrigou a tristeza de ver
Tudo isso se perder
E, na solidão
Procurou um caminho e seguiu
Já descrente de um dia feliz?
Quem chorou, chorou
E tanto que seu pranto já secou…
Ai, ai, ai…
Quem depois voltou
Ao amor, ao sorriso e à flor
Então tudo encontrou?
Pois, a própria dor
Revelou o caminho do amor
E a tristeza acabou
Quem, no coração
Abrigou a tristeza de ver
Tudo isso se perder
E, na solidão
Procurou um caminho e seguiu
Já descrente de um dia feliz?
Quem chorou, chorou
E tanto que seu pranto já secou…
Ai, ai, ai…
Quem depois voltou
Ao amor, ao sorriso e à flor
Então tudo encontrou?
Pois, a própria dor
Revelou o caminho do amor
E a tristeza acabou

We've Got a Job to Do (translation)

who believed
In love, in sorris, in flower
So dreamed, dreamed
And lost peace?
The love, the smile and the flower
They transform too quickly
Who in heart
It sheltered the sadness of seeing
All this is lost
And, in solitude
Looked for a way and followed
Already in disbelief of a happy day?
Who cried, cried
So much so that your tears have dried up…
Oh, oh, oh...
who later came back
To love, to smile and to the flower
So everything found?
Well, the pain itself
Revealed the way of love
And the sadness is over
Who in heart
It sheltered the sadness of seeing
All this is lost
And, in solitude
Looked for a way and followed
Already in disbelief of a happy day?
Who cried, cried
So much so that your tears have dried up…
Oh, oh, oh...
who later came back
To love, to smile and to the flower
So everything found?
Well, the pain itself
Revealed the way of love
And the sadness is over