“Lama das ruas” (Zeca Pagodinho & Almir Guineto)
Source: 25º Prêmio da Música Brasileira, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
In honor of Zeca Pagodinho’s 65th birthday today, a translation of the now classic samba he wrote with Almir Guineto.
Let storms drain down
Flooding the city
Because a sun is burning inside us
You complain
Knowing well what we don’t have
And we’ll be peaceful
We’ll feel pleasure in the tone of our voice
Look in the gaze of the one you love
Not drama reflected, no
But the most sincere expression, yes
I came to prove that when love
Is pure it awakens and warns mortals
That’s when good conquers evil
Let the rain fall because good weather will come
When love decides to change its look
Bringing the peace of the sun
What does it matter if the weather outside is bad
What does it matter
If there is so much mud in the streets
And the sky is deserted with no shining moonlight
If the glow of the light in your eyes comes to guide me
Directs my steps wherever I go