Aprendiz de Feiticeiro [English translation]

Wizard apprentice

Wizard apprentice

When I was a child I learned that, besides everything

I also learned that this doggone world of ours also shakes

I learned that those who don't dance have danced when they were children

Otherwise, rock songs would be baião1

I learned how important it is not to give importance

And to keep my feet on the ground

I learned that living makes people get tired, even if they live in France

Even going to their homes by plane

I learned that quarrels happen because someone always thinks

That nobody is right any more

Wizard apprentice

Wizard apprentice

I learned that everything passes by, drinking either tea or cachaça2

I learned by drinking champagne or not

I learned that disbelief, distrust and disease

Are parts of the curse

I learned that ignorance, dirtiness and greed

Are the lavas that burn in this volcano

I learned that this smoke fogs up my window

Outside, not inside

I quickly learned that we won the soccer championship four times and that the World Cup belongs to us

And that São Paulo is my sertão3

I learned that everything passes by, drinking either tea or cachaça2

I learned by drinking champagne or not

I learned that disbelief, distrust and disease

Are parts of the curse

I learned that ignorance, dirtiness and greed

Are the lavas that burn in this volcano

I learned that this smoke fogs up my window

Outside, not inside

I quickly learned that we won the soccer championship four times and that the World Cup belongs to us

And that São Paulo is my sertão3

1. A Northeast Brazilian rhythmic formula that became the basis of a wide range of music2. a. b. A distilled spirit made from sugarcane juice3. a. b. One of the four sub-regions of the northeast of Brazil