Até o Fim [English translation]

When I was born a naughty angel came

An annoying cherub

And enacted that I was fated

To be wrong like so

Right away my road got twisted

But I'll go until the end

Still a boy, I left school

My report card got repealed

I'm not a thief, I'm not good at soccer

I can't notice a trumpet

A good future never expected me

But I'll go until the end

I sure have some progress rehearsed

I became a feast-day singer

My mom told me I'm a big hit

In Quixeramobim1

I have no idea how this party began

But I'll go until the end

On account of some parallel matters

Someone broke my mandolin

They don't want to hear my pains anymore

And my dull voice

I've built a tummy, my mule got balked

But I'll go until the end

I got no cigarettes, I ran out of income

My grass caught the plague

My wife ran away with grocery store owner

What will become of me?

I don't even remember where I'm going anymore

But I'll go until the end

As I told, he was a naughty angel

An annoying cherub

That enacted that I was fated

To be completely bad

Right away my road got twisted

But I'll go until the end.

1. Quixeramobim is small town in northeast Brazil.

• Artist:Chico Buarque
• Album:Chico Buarque (1978)