Translation of the song Panis et Circenses artist Marisa Monte

Laiê! Laiê! Laiê! Laiê!

Laiê! Laiê! Laiê! Laiê!

Laiê! Laiê! Laiê! Laiê

Laiê! Laiê! Laiê! Laiê

Bom! Bom! Bom

Good! Good! Good!

Uhuhuuuuu! Uhuhuuuuu!

Uhuhuuuuu! Uhuhuuuuu!

Bom! Bom! Bom

Good! Good! Good!

Uhuhuuuuu! Uhuhuuuuu!...

Uhuhuuuuu! Uhuhuuuuu!...

Eu quis cantar

I wanted to sing

Minha canção iluminada de sol

My sun-illuminated song

Soltei os panos

I let go of the fabrics

Sobre os mastros no ar

On the flagpoles on the air

Soltei os tigres

I released the tigers

E leões nos quintais

And the lions at the yards

Mas as pessoas da sala de jantar

But those people at the dining room

São ocupadas em nascer e morrer...

Are occupied with borning and dying

Mandei fazer

I had it made

De puro aço luminoso punhal

A dagger of pure light steel

Para matar o meu amor e matei

To kill my loved one and I did kill

Às 5 horas na Avenida Central

Five o'clock at Central Avenue

Mas as pessoas da sala de jantar

But those people at the dining room

São ocupadas em nascer e morrer..

Are occupied with borning and dying

Mandei plantar

I had it planted

Folhas de sonho no jardim do solar

Leaves of dreams on the gardens of the manor

As folhas sabem procurar pelo sol

The leaves also know how to seek for the Sun

E as raízes, procurar, procurar...

And the roots, seek, seek, seek

Mas as pessoas da sala de jantar

But those people from the dining room

Essas pessoas da sala de jantar

These people from the dining room

São as pessoas da sala de jantar

Are the people from the dining room

Mas as pessoas da sala de jantar

But those people from the dining room

São ocupadas em nascer e morrer...

Are occupied with borning and dying

Mas as pessoas da sala de jantar

But those people from the dining room

Mas as pessoas da sala de jantar

But those people from the dining room

Mas as pessoas da sala de jantar

But those people from the dining room

Mas as pessoas da sala de jantar

But those people from the dining room

Mas as pessoas da sala de jantar

But those people from the dining room

Essas pessoas da sala de jantar

These people from the dining room

São as pessoas da sala de jantar

Are the people from the dining room

Mas as pessoas da sala de jantar

But those people from the dining room

São ocupadas em nascer e morrer...

Are occupied with borning and dying