Passou por mim e sorriu [English translation]

He passed me by and smiled,

And the rain stopped.

My ugly neighburhood

became perfect,

And the pile of rubble, a garden.

The dirty pond became a lake

And the dead fish returned.

From the smelly sewer came a river of perfumed

and blooming water lilies.

(Chorus)

I am the butterfly,

beautiful and graceful,

That colours the world pink,

I am an ecstacy of love.

I know the rain is hard,

and it clogs the sewer

That love does not last

and leaves scars,

But I want to take flight, please!

On the jammed subway, crammed bodies,

Sigh as I enter.

Without hurry, there is time,

savour the moment,

And all else can wait.

The kid with the dog and his acordion,

gets everyone dancing.

And the shackled thief dances with the policeman,

Confetti drifts in the air.

(Chorus)

There are opened doors and streets covered

With endless decorations.

And from everywhere,

heard and danced,

the fado is sung with a smile

And those I see, hugging and kissing,

They speak half dreaming.

If the world became this with just a smile,

What will happen if he speaks to me?