| Sonhei que o fogo gelou
| I dreamed that the fire froze
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| Sonhei que a neve fervia
| I dreamed that the snow was boiling
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| Sonhei que ela corava
| I dreamed that she blushed
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| Quando me via
| when you saw me
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| Sonhei que ao meio-dia
| I dreamed that at noon
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| Havia intenso luar
| There was intense moonlight
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| E o povo se embevecia
| And the people were enraptured
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| Se empetecava João
| Get in on the act João
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| Se impiriquitava Maria
| If Mary was polluted
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| Doentes do coração
| Heart patients
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| Dançavam na enfermaria
| They danced in the infirmary
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| E a beleza não fenecia
| And beauty did not wither
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| Belo e sereno era o som
| Beautiful and serene was the sound
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| Que lá no morro se ouvia
| That there on the hill you could hear
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| Eu sei que o sonho era bom
| I know the dream was good
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| Porque ela sorria
| because she smile
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| Até quando chovia
| Even when it rained
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| Guris inertes no chão
| Inert kids on the floor
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| Falavam de astronomia
| They talked about astronomy
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| E me jurava o diabo
| And the devil swore to me
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| Que Deus existia
| that God existed
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| De mão em mão o ladrão
| From hand to hand the thief
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| Relógios distribuía
| watches distributed
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| E a polícia já não batia
| And the police no longer beat
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| De noite raiava o sol
| At night the sun was shining
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| Que todo mundo aplaudia
| that everyone applauded
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| Maconha só se comprava
| Marijuana could only be bought
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| Na tabacaria
| at the tobacconist
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| Drogas na drogaria
| Drugs in the drugstore
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| Um passarinho espanhol
| A little Spanish bird
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| Cantava esta melodia
| sang this melody
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| E com sotaque esta letra
| And with this letter accent
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| De sua autoria
| By your own
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| Sonhei que o fogo gelou
| I dreamed that the fire froze
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| Sonhei que a neve fervia
| I dreamed that the snow was boiling
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| E por sonhar o impossível, ai
| And for dreaming the impossible, oh
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| Sonhei que tu me querias
| I dreamed that you wanted me
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| Soñé que el fuego heló
| Soñé que el fuego heló
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| Soñé que la nieve ardia
| I dreamed that the snow was burning
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| Y por soñar lo impossible, ay, ay
| Y for dreaming it impossible, ay, ay
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| Soñe que tu me querias. | Dream that you wanted me. |