À Flor da Pele [O que será] [English translation]

I wonder what happens to me

That stirs me from inside, I wonder what it is

That runs under the skin, I wonder what it is

And reaches my face and makes me blush

And shows on my eyes, and betrays me

And aches my heart, breaks me down

What is hopeless to conceal

And no one has the right to refuse

And turns me into a homeless, makes me a beggar

What can’t be measured, and won’t ever be

What can’t be cured, and won’t ever be

What has no prescription…

I wonder what happens

That happens inside of us and shouldn't

That defies us, that rebels

That is like drinking a liquor that doesn’t quench

That is like the blazing warm from a ball

That not even ten commandments will pacify

Not even all lotions could soothe

Nor witchcraft, nor alchemy

Not even all the saints,

I wonder

What doesn’t rest, and won’t ever do

What doesn’t tire, and won’t ever do

What knows no bonds

I wonder what happens to me

That burns me from within, I wonder what it is

That disturbs my nights, I wonder what it is

That every shiver shakes me

That every fire burns me

That every sweat soaks me

That all my nerves are praying for

That all my bones are crying out for

And an unbearable agony brings me to my knees

What has no shame, and won’t ever have

What has no master, and won’t ever have

What knows no reason...

• Artist:Chico Buarque
• Album:Meus Caros Amigos