Lyrics of Eu quero mesmo - Raul Seixas

Eu quero mesmo (original)

Eu estava caminhando pela Rua do Ouvidor, quando de repente
Eu vi um velhinho com uma cuia pedindo esmoa
E a cada uma que dava esmola, ele contava sua histria:
Eu nasci h dez mil anos atrs
E no tem nada neste mundo que eu no sabia demais
Eu vi Cristo ser crucificado
O amor nascer e se assassinado
E as bruxas pegando fogo para pagarem seus pecados
Vi Moiss cruzar o Mar Vermelho
Maom cair na terra de joelhos
E Pedro negar Cristo por trs vezes diante do espelho
Vi as velas de acenderem para o Papa
Babilnia ser riscada do mapa
Conde Drcula sugando sangue novo e se escondendo atrs
Da capa
Vi a arca de No cruzar os mares
Salomo cantar seus Salmos pelos ares
Vi zumbi fugir com os negros pra floresta, pro quilombo dos palmares
Vi o sangue que corria da montanha
Quando Hitler chamou a Alemanha
E o soldado que sonhava com a amada numa cama de campanha
Li os smbolos sagrados de umbanda
Fui criana pra poder danar ciranda
Quando todos praguejavam contra o frio fiz a cama da varanda
Tava junto com os macacos na caverna
Bebi vinho com a s mulheres na taberna
Quando a pedra despencou da ribanceira eu tambm quebrei a
Perna
Fui testemunha do amor de Rapunzel
Vi a estrela de David brilhar no cu
E pra aquele que provar que eu estou mentindo
Pra este eu tiro o meu chapu
Andr Velloso — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

(translation)

I was walking along Rua do Ouvidor, when suddenly
I saw an old man with a gourd asking for alms
And to each one who gave alms, he would tell his story:
I was born ten thousand years ago
And there's nothing in this world that I didn't know too much
I saw Christ being crucified
The love is born and is murdered
And the witches on fire to pay for their sins
I saw Moses cross the Red Sea
Maon fall to the land on his knees
And Peter denies Christ three times before the mirror
The candles to light for the Pope
Babylon to be crossed off the map
Count Drcula sucking new blood and hiding behind
From the cover
I saw the ark of the crossing the seas
Solomon sings his Psalms through the air
I saw zumbi run away with the blacks to the forest, to the quilombo dos palmares
I saw the blood flowing from the mountain
When Hitler called Germany
And the soldier who dreamed of his beloved in a campaign bed
I read the sacred symbols of umbanda
I was a child to be able to dance a ciranda
When everyone cursed against the cold I made the bed on the balcony
I was together with the monkeys in the cave
I drank wine with the women in the tavern
When the stone fell off the cliff I also broke the
Leg
I witnessed Rapunzel's love
I saw David's star shine in the sky
And for the one who proves that I'm lying
For this one I take off my hat
Andr Velloso — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil