Translation: Caetano Veloso. The plot of Orpheus (Carnival Story Carioca).
: Vem Vamos dancar ao Sol Vem Que a banda vai passar Vem Ouvir o toque dos clarins Anunciando o carnaval E vao brilhando os seus metais Por entre cores
Vem Vamos dancar ao Sol Vem Que a banda vai passar Vem Ouvir o toque dos clarins Anunciando o carnaval E vao brilhando os seus metais Por entre cores
I hear you skating on the ice And wonder why you left me twice The eerie sound of blade on lake Cracks my skin and I fill with ache But I don't want
If you want to cry You can always find something to cry about It's so easy to be wise Over someone elses tears But you have a gift That the rest of us
Standing firm on this stony ground The wind blows hard Pulls these clothes around I harbour all the same worries as most The temptations to leave or to
Standing firm on this stony ground The wind blows hard pulls these clothes around I harbour all the same worries as most The temptations to leave or to
Orpheus sat gloomy in his garden shed Wondering what to do With a lump of wood and a piece of wire And a little pot of glue Oh mama, oh mama He sawed
Yeah that summer I did nothing Sleeping and thinking and hanging around I Left the dark streets of September As the air was cooling down Woah yeah it
A day in the life of a fool A sad and a long lonely day I walk the avenue Hoping to run into The very sight of you coming my way. I stop just in front
(Kim Carnes/Bill Cuomo/C. Sandford) He goes to the mountain top everyday She goes there to hear him play He plays good he makes sweet He just makes me
Orpheus, it could have been you could have held me again You said your songs had all gone And that the road back up was too long But it ws there for us
Sei venuto a convincermi O a biasimarmi per cio che non ho ancora imparato Sei venuto a riprendermi Orfeo malato Dai forza e coraggio al tuo canto eccelso
I heard that your Orpheus he done left town Snuck out the back way while you slept face down Bound for the underworld he rolled down his wool sleeves
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Orpheus in red velvet Sing that song again That song of jealousy and pain Orpheus in red velvet Sing that tearful tune The one that's coloured by the
Ich wollte wie Orpheus singen, Dem es einst gelang, Felsen selbst zum Weinen zu bringen Durch seinen Gesang. Wilde Tiere scharten sich Friedlich um ihn
(Liszt / Lyrics: Benson / Daltrey) You are my soul no strength to fight your teary hands Please spare me I am alone kill me and you destroy yourselves
