Translation of the song lyrics E Era Copacabana - Joyce, Dori Caymmi

E Era Copacabana (original)

Noites febris
Tempos gentis
Eu j fui to feliz
Mais do que eu quis
Mais que eu pude querer
E era Copacabana
Loucas paixes
Tantas canes
Eu j tive iluses
Momentos bons
Hoje com meus botes
Penso que nada mais me engana
Foi num tempo em que era tudo demais
Tempos atrs
Quimera fugaz
Sonhos de paz e promessas banais
Mera fumaa que a vida desfaz
Igual a um puro havana
Caminhando pelas ruas assim
Dentro de mim
Nem penso ao que vim
Penso que a vida nem sempre ruim
s o enredo de um mau folhetim
A vida simplesmente humana

E Era Copacabana (translation)

feverish nights
kind times
I have been so happy
More than I wanted
More than I could want
It was Copacabana
crazy passions
so many songs
I have had illusions
Good moments
Today with my boats
I think nothing deceives me anymore
It was at a time when everything was too much
times ago
fleeting chimera
Dreams of peace and banal promises
Mere smoke that life undoes
Just like a pure havana
Walking through the streets like this
Inside of me
I don't even think about what I came to
I think life is not always bad
they are the plot of a bad serial
Simply human life