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ALEGRIA, ALEGRIA by Caetano Veloso, new words by Joel Sattler
by Joel Sattler

Saturday, May 22, 2010
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My version is based on a recording by Caetano Veloso:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmK9GylXRh0



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ALEGRIA, ALEGRIA by Caetano Veloso, new words by Joel Sattler

 

New title: “For Joy”

 

I’m walking into the wind

Without a scarf or ID

December sun over me

For joy

 

The sun shines down on our crimes

Guerrillas, rocket designs, 

The cardinals red in their prime

For joy

 

Upon the President’s face

In kisses all full of grace

In legs and flags and our toes

In bombs and Brigid Bardot

 

The sun shines on the kiosk so hazy

It makes me happy sleepy and lazy

The news can make you crazy

For joy

 

Among the photos and names

My eyes are colored in pain

It’s hard to tell love’s in vain

Let’s go

 

In joy

Why not now? Why not now? 

 

She thinks of marrying me

I’m out of school and can be

Without a scarf or ID

For joy

 

I try to guzzle a Coke

She wants to put on a yoke

To me this song is a joke

For joy

 

Among the photos and names

Without a book or pistil

Without a telephone bill

Into the heart of Brazil

 

She doesn’t know what I can be

I think I’ll sing on M - TV

The sun reveals such beauty 

For joy

 

Without a scarf or ID

Nothing at hand that I need

It’s my life and I’ll be free

I’m free!

 

In joy

Why not now? Why not now? 

Why not now? Why not now? 

Why not now? Why not now? 

 

 

_____________________________     

 

 

Original lyrics in Portuguese by Caetano Veloso

 

 

Caminhando contra o vento

Sem lenço, sem documento

No sol de quase dezembro

Eu vou

 

O sol se reparte em crimes,

Espaçonaves, guerrilhas

Em Cardinales bonitas

Eu vou

 

Em caras de presidentes

Em grandes beijos de amor

Em dentes, pernas, bandeiras

Bomba e Brigite Bardot

 

O sol nas bancas de revista

Me enche de alegria e preguiça

Quem lê tanta notícia

Eu vou

 

Por entre fotos e nomes

Os olhos cheios de cores

O peito cheio de amor-

es vãos

 

Eu vou

Por que não, por que não

 

Ela pensa em casamento

E eu nunca mais fui à escola

Sem lenço, sem documento,

u vou

 

Eu tomo uma coca-cola

Ela pensa em casamento

E uma canção me consola

Eu vou

 

Por entre fotos e nomes

Sem livros e sem fuzil

Sem fome sem telefone

No coração do Brasil

 

Ela nem sabe até pensei

Em cantar na televisão

O sol é tão bonito

Eu vou

 

sem lenço, sem documento

Nada no bolso ou nas mãos

Eu quero seguir vivendo,

Amor

 

Eu vou

Por que não, por que não

Por que não, por que não

 

 

 

 

 

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Reviewed by Georg Mateos 5/23/2010
No coração do Brasil?...Brigite Bardot

Georg

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