Paraíso no pais das Maravilhas |
Paraiso in Wonderland |
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Autores
Serginho do Porto & Gilson Bernini Translation:
Eduardo Martino |
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Viajei |
I took a ride |
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Nas asas da imaginacão |
On the wings of the imagination |
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Fui buscar na fantasia |
I sought through my costume (1) |
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Uma fonte cristalina … doce ilusão |
A crystal clear spring ... sweet illusion |
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Nesse mundo de magia |
In this world of magic |
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Reino encantado pra sonhar |
Enchanted kingdom in which to dream |
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Que me traz tanta alegria |
Which gives me so much joy |
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Como é lindo recordar |
How beautiful to remember |
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Trago no olhar a esperança |
I have hope in my eyes |
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No meu Paraíso sou criança |
In my own little world, I'm a child (2) |
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chorus |
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Me embala que a vida é um doce |
Move me as life is a sweet |
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Vou me lambuzar até o fim |
I will mess my face until the end (3) |
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Me embala con gostinho de amor |
Move me with a taste of love |
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Vou sentir o sabor |
I'll taste the flavour |
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De chocolate e quindim |
Of chocolate and quindim (4) |
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Soldadinho de chumbo eu sou |
I'm a toy soldier |
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Um super heroi a brilhar |
A shining super-hero |
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Emilia a boneca de pano |
Emilia the rag-doll (5) |
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Tem Teletubbies no ar |
There are Teletubbies in the air | |
Da Disney a Vila Cesamo |
From Disney to Sesame Street ... here I go | |
De carona no Trem Tommy |
Hitching a ride on Tommy the Tank Engine | |
Os amigos do Blue Peter encontrei |
I found the friends of Blue Peter | |
Carnaval ... no Pais das Maravilhas |
Carnival ... in Wonderland |
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Sou criança outra vez |
I'm a child once again |
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chorus |
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Eu vou brincar ... sorrir |
I will play ... smile |
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Extravazar a emocão |
Let go of my emotion |
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E desejar felicidade |
And wish happiness |
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Paz e amor no coracão |
Peace and love in the heart |
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Notes: |
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(1) play on words: means carnival costume but also fantasy. |
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(2) play on words - my own little world / my Paradise / my Paraiso |
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(3) no exact word in English - means to mess up my face with food |
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(4) Quindim is a coconut & egg desert. Also a rhinoceros character in Monteiro Lobato's children's books Sítio do Picapau Amarelo. |
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(5) Emilia the rag-doll is a character in Monteiro Lobato's children's books Sítio do Picapau Amarelo |
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other Paraiso samba enredos
what's a samba enredo
A samba enredo is a samba theme song. Paraiso has a new song composed every year on the theme of the year's carnival.
