Mambembe [English translation]

On the stage, in the square, in the circus, on a garden bench

Running in the dark, smeared on the wall

You'll get to know me

Itinerant, gypsy

Under the bridge, singing

Under the earth, singing

In the mouth of the people, singing

Beggar, rogue, brat, mulambo good or bad (singing)

Escaped slave, crazy as a loon

I'm going to make my festival

Itinerant, gypsy

Under the bridge, singing

Under the earth, singing

In the mouth of the people, singing

Poet, clown, pirate, ballad, the wandering jew (singing)

Sleeping on the road, in nothing, in nothing

And this world is all mine

Itinerant, gypsy

Under the bridge, singing

Under the earth, singing

In the mouth of the people, singing

• Artist:Chico Buarque
• Album:Quando o Carnaval Chegar (trilha sonora) (1972)