I was there quietly,
Walking through,
And I felt suddenly,
Something amongst the people -
I burnt myself.
I went for a stroll and I saw your eyes,
And I felt the burning
That became* red hot,
Putting a candle in my heart.
And without rhyme nor reason,
It made me shout,
To call for attention:
The firefighters are coming,
It's looking at me.
The firefighters are coming,
This is a fire.
The firefighters are coming,
It's burning me.
The firefighters are coming,
I'm dying.
(Repeat)
~~~
And the firefighters arrived,
With the uproar that armed them,
And one said: friend,
where's the fire, who started it?
And I pointed him to your eyes,
And after, my heart,
And winding up the hose,
Without even thinking about it,
I got a soaking.
Later, I looked at you.
And in a flash,
He shouted too:
The firefighters are coming,
It's looking at me.
The firefighters are coming,
This is a fire.
The firefighters are coming,
It's burning me.
The firefighters are coming,
I'm dying.
(Repeat)
Fire, hey, take care, flame,
Mulatto**, don't look at me anymore,
Look, I've consumed myself,
Hey, fire, fire, take care, flame.
Your eyes are a candle,
Hot coal, charcoal and smoke.
~~~
The firefighters are coming!
The firefighters are coming!
The firefighters are coming!
The firefighters are coming!
The firefighters are coming,
It's looking at me.
The firefighters are coming,
This is a fire.
The firefighters are coming,
It's burning me.
The firefighters are coming,
I'm dying.
(Repeat)