At The Ballet

No Balé

At The Ballet

Papai sempre achou que ele se casou com uma inferior
Daddy always thought that he married beneath him
Isso é o que ele disse, é o que ele disse
That's what he said, that's what he said
Quando ele pediu em casamento, ele informou à minha mãe que
When he proposed he informed my mother
Esta era provavelmente a sua última chance
It was probably her very last chance
E embora ela tivesse vinte e dois anos
And though she was twenty-two
Embora ela tivesse vinte e dois anos
Though she was twenty-two
Embora ela tivesse vinte e dois
Though she was twenty-two
Ela se casou com ele
She married him

A vida com meu pai nunca foi um piquenique
Life with my dad wasn't ever a picnic
Era mais como um "come as you are"
More like a "Come as you are,"
Quando eu tinha cinco anos, eu lembro da minha mãe
When I was five I remember my mother
Achar brincos no carro
Dug earrings out of the car
Eu sabia que eles não eram dela
I knew that they weren't hers
Mas isso não era algo que você desejaria discutir
But it wasn't something you'd wanna discuss
Ele não era carinhoso
He wasn't warm
Bem, não com ela
Well, not to her
Bem, não conosco
Well, not to us

Mas tudo era lindo no balé
But everything was beautiful at the ballet
Homens graciosos levantam garotas adoráveis usando branco
Graceful men lift lovely girls in white
Sim, tudo era lindo no balé
Yes, everything was beautiful at the ballet
Eu era feliz... No balé
I was happy... at the ballet

Isso foi quando eu comecei as aulas de balé
That's when I started ballet class

Até uma escada íngreme e muito estreita
Up a steep and very narrow stairway
A voz como metrônomo
To the voice like a metronome

Até uma escada íngreme e muito estreita
Up a steep and very narrow stairway
Não era o paraiso
It wasn't paradise
Não era o paraiso
It wasn't paradise
Não era o paraiso
It wasn't paradise

Mas era o lar
But it was home

Minha mãe sempre disse que eu ia ser muito atraente
Mother always said I'd be very attractive
Quando eu crescesse, quando eu crescesse
When I grew up, when I grew up
"Diferente", ela disse, "com algo especial"
"Diff'rent," she said, "With a special something
E um gosto muito, muito pessoal."
And a very, very personal flair."
E, embora eu tivesse oito ou nove anos
And though I was eight or nine
Embora eu tivesse oito ou nove anos
Though I was eight or nine
Embora eu tivesse oito ou nove anos
Though I was eight or nine
Eu a odiava
I hated her

Agora, "diferente" é bom, mas com certeza não é bonito
Now, "Diff'rent" is nice, but it sure isn't pretty
"Bonito" é bonito
"Pretty" is what it's about
Eu nunca conheci ninguém que fosse "diferente"
I never met anyone who was "diff'rent"
Quem não conseguisse perceber isso
Who couldn't figure that out
Tão lindo que eu nunca tinha vivido para ver
So beautiful I'd never lived to see
Mas ficou claro
But it was clear
Se não para ela
If not to her
Bem, então para mim
Well, then to me

Que todo mundo é bonito no balé
That (everyone is beautiful at the ballet.)
Todo príncipe tem que ter o seu cisne
Every prince has got to have his swan
Sim, todo mundo é bonito ao ballet
Yes, everyone is beautiful at the ballet. ( Hey...)
Eu era bonita
I was pretty
No balé
At the ballet

Eu nasci para salvar o casamento deles
I was born to save their marriage
Mas quando meu pai veio buscar minha mãe
but when my father came to pick my mother up
No hospital
at the hospital
Ele disse, "bem, eu achei que isso iria ajudar"
he said, "Well, I thought this was going to help
"Mas eu acho que não vai..."
but I guess not..."
Alguns meses depois ele partiu e nunca mais voltou
A few months later he left and he never came back
De qualquer forma, eu tinha essa fantástica fantasia de vida
Anyway, I had this fantastic fantasy life
Eu costumava dançar na sala de estar
I used to dance around the living room
Com meus braços abertos tipo assim
with my arms up like this
E na minha fantasia, tinha um chefe indiano
And in my fantasy, there was an Indian Chief
E ele dizia para mim
And he would say to me
"Izzy, você quer dançar?"
"Izzy, do you wanna dance?"
E eu dizia, "papai, eu adoraria dançar"
And I would say, "Daddy, I would love to dance!"

(Doo-doo-doo-doo)
(Doo-doo-doo-doo)
Mas era claro
But it was clear

(Doo-doo-doo-doo)
(Doo-doo-doo)
Quando ele a pediu em casamento
When he proposed

(Doo-doo-doo-doo)
(Doo-doo-doo)
Que eu nasci para salvar o casamento deles e quando
That I was born to help their marriage and when
(Doo-doo-doo-doo)
(Doo-doo-doo-doo)

Isso era o que ela dizia
That's what she said
(Doo-doo-doo-doo)
(Doo-doo-doo)

Isso era o que ele dizia
That's what he said
(Doo-doo-doo-doo)
(Doo-doo-doo)

Eu costumava dançar na sala de estar
I used to dance around the living roo
(Doo-doo-doo-doo)
(Doo-doo-doo-doo)

Ele não era carinhoso
He wasn't warm
(Doo-doo-doo-doo)
(Doo-doo-doo)
Não com ela...
Not to her

Tinha um chefe indiano e ele dizia
It was an Indian chief and he'd say
"Izzy, você quer dançar?"
"Izzy, do you wanna dance?"
E eu dizia, "papai, eu adoraria..."
And I'd say, "Daddy, I would love to..."

Tudo era lindo no balé
Everything was beautiful at the ballet
Levante seus braços e alguém sempre está lá
Raise your arms and someone's always there

Sim, tudo era lindo no balé
Yes, everything was beautiful at the ballet
O balé
The ballet
O balé
The ballet

Sim tudo era lindo no balé
Yes everything was beautiful at the ballet. ( Hey...)
Eu era linda,
I was pretty
Eu era feliz,
I was happy
"Eu adoraria..."
"I would love to..."

No...balé
At...the...ballet