Geni e o Zepelim [English translation]
Geni e o Zepelim [English translation]
Of all the bent negroes
From the mangrove and the docks
She was once girlfriend
Her body belongs to the wanderers
To the blind, to the retreatants
She belongs to those who have nothing else
She gives herself like this since she was a girl
At the garage, at the canteen
Behind the tank, in the woods
She's the queen of the prisoners
Of the mad women, the lepers
Of the boys from the board school
And she also goes, frequently
With the sick old men
And the widows without hope
She's a pit of kindness
That's why the townspeople
Always repeats:
Throw a stone at Geni!
Throw a stone at Geni!
She was made to be beaten!
She is good to spit on!
She will fuck anyone!
Damned Geni!
One day appeared, shinning
Between the clouds, floating
An enormous zeppelin
Hovered above the buildings
Opened two thousand holes
With two thousand cannons
The townspeople, scared
Stood there paralised
Ready to turn into jelly
But from the gigantic zeppelin
Stepped down its commander
Saying: "I changed my mind!"
When I saw in this town
Such horror and iniquity
I decided to explode everything
But I can avoid the drama
If that beautiful lady
Lays with me tonight
That lady was Geni!
But it can't be Geni!
She was made to be beaten!
She is good to spit on!
She will fuck anyone!
Damned Geni!
But, indeed, it was her
So plain and simple
Who captivated the foreigner
The flashy warriow
So feared and powerfull
Was now her prisoner
It just so happens that the damsel
(and that was her secret)
Also had her whims
And instead of laying with such a noble man
Smelling like luster and copper
She would rather lay with the animals
Upon hearing such heresy
The townspeople, on pilgrimage
Went to kiss her hand
The mayor on his knees
The bishop with red eyes
And the banker with a million
Go with him, go, Geni!
Go with him, go, Geni!
You can save us!
You will redeem us!
You will fuck anyone!
Blessed Geni!
There where so many requests
So sincere, so touching
That she overpassed her disgust
On that troubled night
She gave herself to such lover
Like she was surrendering herself to her executioner
He made such a mess
All through the night
Until he was satisfied
And even before the sun was up
He left through a cloud
With his silver zeppelin
In a relieved sigh
She turned to her side
And even tried to smile
But as soon as the sun was up
The townspeople, in unison
Didn't let her sleep
Throw a stone at Geni!
Throw shit at Geni!
She was made to be beaten!
She is good to spit on!
She will fuck anyone!
Damned Geni!
Throw a stone at Geni!
Throw shit at Geni!
She was made to be beaten!
She is good to spit on!
She will fuck anyone!
Damned Geni!
- Artist:Chico Buarque
- Album:Ópera do malandro