Mangueira - Samba-Enredo 1987

Mangueira - Samba-Enredo 1987

Mangueira - Samba-Enredo 1987

The kingdom of wordsO reino das palavras

MangueiraMangueira
Hand in hand with poetryDe mãos dadas com a poesia
Brings to the people's armsTraz para os braços do povo
This brilliant poetEste poeta genial
Carlos Drummond de AndradeCarlos Drummond de Andrade
His works are wordsSuas obras são palavras
From a kingdom of truthDe um reino de verdade

ItabiraItabira
In his verses he praised so muchEm seus versos ele tanto exaltou
With loveCom amor
Here is the green and pinkEis aí a verde e rosa
Singing in verse and proseCantando em verso e prosa
What inspired the poetO que ao poeta inspirou

It's Don Quixote, ohÉ Don Quixote, ô
It's Zé PereiraÉ Zé Pereira
It's Charlie ChaplinÉ Charlie Chaplin
In the rhythm of MangueiraNo embalo da Mangueira

Look at the frownsOlha as carrancas
Of the São Francisco RiverDo Rio São Francisco
Row, row, rowerRema, rema, remador
Spring is comingPrimavera vem chegando
Inspiring loveInspirando o amor
The river takes the form of a samba dancerO rio toma forma de sambista
As the artist imaginedComo o artista imaginou

In the illusion of a dreamNa ilusão de um sonho
I foundAchei
The elephant that IO elefante que eu
ImaginedImaginei