A banda English translation

I was aimlessly wandering through life when my love called me.
Estava à toa na vida o meu amor me chamou
To see the band go by singing love songs.
Pra ver a banda passar cantando coisas de amor

My suffering people have said goodbye to pain.
A minha gente sofrida despediu-se da dor
To see the band go by singing love songs.
Pra ver a banda passar cantando coisas de amor

The serious man who was counting money stopped.
O homem sério que contava dinheiro parou
The lighthouse keeper, who was boasting, stopped.
O faroleiro que contava vantagem parou
The girlfriend who counted the stars
A namorada que contava as estrelas
He stopped to see, listen, and make way.
Parou para ver, ouvir e dar passagem

The sad girl who lived in silence smiled.
A moça triste que vivia calada sorriu
The sad rose that had been closed opened.
A rosa triste que vivia fechada se abriu
And all the children got excited.
E a meninada toda se assanhou
To see the band go by singing love songs.
Pra ver a banda passar cantando coisas de amor

I was aimlessly wandering through life when my love called me.
Estava à toa na vida o meu amor me chamou
To see the band go by singing love songs.
Pra ver a banda passar cantando coisas de amor

My suffering people have said goodbye to pain.
A minha gente sofrida despediu-se da dor
To see the band go by singing love songs.
Pra ver a banda passar cantando coisas de amor

The frail old man forgot his weariness and thought.
O velho fraco se esqueceu do cansaço e pensou
He was still too young to go out on the terrace and danced.
Que inda era moço pra sair no terraço e dançou
The ugly girl leaned out the window.
A moça feia debruçou na janela
Thinking that the band was playing for her
Pensando que a banda tocava pra ela

The joyful procession spread down the avenue and insisted.
A marcha alegre se espalhou na avenida e insistiu
The full moon, which had been hidden away, emerged.
A Lua cheia que vivia escondida surgiu
My whole city got decorated.
Minha cidade toda se enfeitou
To see the band go by singing love songs.
Pra ver a banda passar cantando coisas de amor

But to my dismay, what was sweet ended.
Mas para meu desencanto o que era doce acabou
Everything fell into place after the band passed.
Tudo tomou seu lugar depois que a banda passou

And each one in their own corner, in each corner a pain.
E cada qual no seu canto em cada canto uma dor
After the band passed by singing love songs
Depois da banda passar cantando coisas de amor
After the band passed by singing love songs
Depois da banda passar cantando coisas de amor
After the band passed by singing love songs
Depois da banda passar cantando coisas de amor
After the band passed by singing love songs
Depois da banda passar cantando coisas de amor