Só As Mães São Felizes [English translation]

You never walked

On Duvivier1 at five o' clock

Neither did you get frightened eaving Val Improviso2

It was almost noon

In the dark side of life

You've never seen Lou Reed

"Walking on the Wild Side"

Neither did you see a crazy Melodia

Praying for Estácio

You've never seen Allen Ginsberg

Being down-and-out at Alaska

Neither did you see Rimbaud there

Negotiating white slaves

You've never heard a word about maledictions

You've never experienced a miracle

You've never cried alone in a dirty bathroom

You've never wanted to see the face of God

I've been to great parties

At the greatest houses

I've drunk champagne and cicuta

Making intelligent remarks

Sadder than those of that whore

At Barbarella at a quarter to seven

Have you ever noticed how the elder people

Are losing all their hopes

With their pets and their plants

They've lived everything

And they know that life is beautiful

Have you ever noticed the

Crude naivety of the little children

With their baffling remarks?

They guess everything

And they know that life is beautiful

Have you ever dreamed

About being raped by animals

Have you ever had sex with dead bodies?

Have you ever betrayed your best friend?

Have you ever wanted to fuck your mother?

Have you ever wanted to fuck your mother?

You've never heard a word about maledictions

You've never experienced a miracle

You've never cried alone in a dirty bathroom

You've never wanted to see the face of God

God!

God!

1. A street2. A night club