Composer: Alceu Valença
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Um certo dia eu perguntei a Maria
Se hoje é noite de São João
Meu quarto tem bandeiras
Eu perguntei a Maria dos Santos
Seu nome era Benedito da Lagoa
E tinha vinte e quatro anos de folia
E vinte anos de agonia
No coração
Um certo dia eu perguntei a Maria
Se hoje é noite de São João
Meu quarto tem bandeiras
Eu perguntei a Maria dos Santos
Seu nome era Benedito da Lagoa
E tinha vinte e quatro anos de folia
E vinte anos de agonia
No coração
Eu perguntei a respeito das doenças da mente
Da decadência do nosso grande Hospital
E perguntei a respeito do Planeta
Girando numa roleta
Bola do bem e do mal
Eu perguntei a Maria dos Santos
Quanto custa pra se viver?
Eu perguntei a Maria dos Santos
Seu nome era Benedito da Lagoa
E tinha vinte e quatro anos de folia
E vinte anos de agonia
No coração
E eu perguntei a respeito das doenças da mente
Da decadência do nosso grande Hospital
E perguntei a respeito do Planeta
Girando numa roleta
Bola do bem e do mal
Eu perguntei a Maria dos Santos
Seu nome era Benedito da Lagoa
E tinha vinte e quatro anos de folia
E vinte anos de agonia
E tinha trinta e sete anos de folia
E vinte anos de agonia
E tinha trinta e sete anos de folia
E vinte anos de agonia
E tinha oitenta e cinco anos de folia
E vinte anos de agonia
E vinte anos de agonia
E vinte anos de agonia
Translation
One day I asked Maria
If tonight is Saint John's night
My room has flags
I asked Maria dos Santos
His name was Benedito da Lagoa
And he had twenty-four years of revelry
And twenty years of agony
In his heart
One day I asked Maria
If tonight is Saint John's night
My room has flags
I asked Maria dos Santos
His name was Benedito da Lagoa
And he had twenty-four years of revelry
And twenty years of agony
In his heart
I asked about the diseases of the mind
About the decay of our great Hospital
And I asked about the Planet
Spinning in a roulette
Ball of good and evil
I asked Maria dos Santos
How much does it cost to live?
I asked Maria dos Santos
His name was Benedito da Lagoa
And he had twenty-four years of revelry
And twenty years of agony
In his heart
And I asked about the diseases of the mind
About the decay of our great Hospital
And I asked about the Planet
Spinning in a roulette
Ball of good and evil
I asked Maria dos Santos
His name was Benedito da Lagoa
And he had twenty-four years of revelry
And twenty years of agony
And he had thirty-seven years of revelry
And twenty years of agony
And he had thirty-seven years of revelry
And twenty years of agony
And he had eighty-five years of revelry
And twenty years of agony
And twenty years of agony
And twenty years of agony
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