Lyrics of Panis Et Circenses - Marisa Monte

Panis Et Circenses (original)

Eu quis cantar
Minha canção iluminada de sol
Soltei os panos sobre os mastros no ar
Soltei os tigres e os leões nos quintais
Mas as pessoas da sala de jantar
São ocupadas em nascer e morrer
Mandei fazer
De puro aço luminoso um punhal
Para matar o meu amor e matei
As cinco horas na Avenida Central
Mas as pessoas da sala de jantar
São ocupadas em nascer e morrer
Mandei plantar
Folhas de sonhos no jardim do solar
As folhas sabem procurar pelo sol
E as raízes procurar, procurar
Mas as pessoas da sala de jantar
Essas pessoas da sala de jantar
São as pessoas da sala de jantar
Essas pessoas da sala de jantar
São ocupadas em nascer e morrer

(translation)

I wanted to sing
My sunlit song
I dropped the cloths over the masts in the air
I released the tigers and lions in the backyards
But the people in the dining room
They are busy being born and dying
I had it done
Of pure luminous steel a dagger
To kill my love and I killed
At five o'clock on Central Avenue
But the people in the dining room
They are busy being born and dying
I ordered to plant
Leaves of dreams in the solar garden
The leaves know how to look for the sun
And the roots to look for, look for
But the people in the dining room
These people in the dining room
They are the people from the dining room
These people in the dining room
They are busy being born and dying