Ô Vida [English translation]

O life, o life, oh, there's so much life

From Rio to Minas, wherever I go, it goes1

(O life, o life, flying high up to the sky

From Rio to Minas, follow me to paradise)

O life, o life, oh, there's so much life

From Rio to Brasília, wherever I go, it goes

(O life, o life, flying high up to the sky

From Rio to Brasília, follow me to paradise)

Eh, eh, eh... eh, eh, ah (what a beauty)

Eh, eh, eh... eh, eh, ah

(O life, o life), oh, there's so much life

From Rio to Bahia, wherever I go, it goes

(O life, o life, flying high up to the sky

From Rio to Bahia, follow me to paradise)

Through the Father's cassock and through his holy flock

Through the regular's pants, which he broke

What a beauty

Eh, eh, eh -- what a beauty! -- eh, eh, ah (what a beauty)

Eh, eh, eh... (what a beauty) eh, eh, ah

O life, o life, oh, there's so much life

(From Rio to Manaus, we are here in paradise)

1. "Vida" is a feminine word in Portuguese, and is translated according to the context.