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Paraiso School of Samba
2006 Samba Enredo - Paraiso in Wonderland updated: Sun 20 May 07
     

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A samba enredo is a samba theme song. Paraiso has a new song composed every year on the theme of the year's carnival.

       

Paraíso no pais das Maravilhas

 

Paraíso in Wonderland

 

Autores Serginho do Porto & Gilson Bernini   Translation: Eduardo Martino
Interprete Serginho do Porto

 
       

Viajei

 

I took a ride

 

Nas asas da imaginacão

 

On the wings of the imagination

 

Fui buscar na fantasia

 

I sought through my costume (1)

 

Uma fonte cristalina … doce ilusão

 

A crystal clear spring ... sweet illusion

 

Nesse mundo de magia

 

In this world of magic

 

Reino encantado pra sonhar

 

Enchanted kingdom in which to dream

 

Que me traz tanta alegria

 

Which gives me so much joy

 

Como é lindo recordar

 

How beautiful to remember

 

Trago no olhar a esperança

 

I have hope in my eyes

 

No meu Paraíso sou criança

 

In my own little world, I'm a child (2)

 
       

chorus

     

Me embala que a vida é um doce

 

Move me as life is a sweet

 

Vou me lambuzar até o fim

 

I will mess my face until the end (3)

 

Me embala con gostinho de amor

 

Move me with a taste of love

 

Vou sentir o sabor

 

I'll taste the flavour

   

De chocolate e quindim

 

Of chocolate and quindim (4)

 

 

       
       

Soldadinho de chumbo eu sou

 

I'm a toy soldier

 

Um super heroi a brilhar

 

A shining super-hero

 

Emilia a boneca de pano

 

Emilia the rag-doll (5)

 

Tem Teletubbies no ar

  There are Teletubbies in the air  

Da Disney a Vila Cesamo
...la vou eu

  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

   

Sou criança outra vez

 

I'm a child once again

   
         

chorus

       

Eu vou brincar ... sorrir

 

I will play ... smile

   

Extravazar a emocão

 

Let go of my emotion

   

E desejar felicidade

 

And wish happiness

   

Paz e amor no coracão

 

Peace and love in the heart

   
         
   

Notes:

   
   

(1) play on words: means carnival costume but also fantasy.

   
   

(2) play on words - my own little world / my Paradise / my Paraiso

   
   

(3) no exact word in English - means to mess up my face with food

   
   

(4) Quindim is a coconut & egg desert. Also a rhinoceros character in Monteiro Lobato's children's books Sítio do Picapau Amarelo.

   
   

(5) Emilia the rag-doll is a character in Monteiro Lobato's children's books Sítio do Picapau Amarelo

   
         
           
         
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