O que é, o que é? [English translation]

I stand by

The truth

Of the answers of a child

This is life, life is beautiful

and beautiful.

To live

Not being affraid

To show your happiness,

To sing and nothing less than sing

The beauty of being

eternally a learner.

Oh Lord

I know, I know

Life should be

Way better and surely it will

But this doesn't stop me

From repeating this:

Life is beautiful, it's beautiful

and beautiful.

So life,...

Life - what is it?

Tell me, my brother

Life is the beating

of a heart

It is a sweet illusion

He! Ho!..

And life,...

Is it wonder

or suffering?

Is it joy

Or sorrow?

What is life, what is it,

My brother?

Some say

That our lives

are worth nothing in the world

It is water drop, a crumb of time

That does last not even a second

Others say that

Life is a divine

Deep mistery

It is the blow from God,

Plentiful deed of His love

You say it is opulence and luxury

A man says life means "to live"

A girl says she would rather die

For she has no love

And the correct verb is not "to live" but "to die"

I only know that I trust

And have faith in her

We are the doers of life

Doing it as we can, are allowed or want

Life is always what we want

However wrong it might seem

No one wants death

Everyone wants only health and good luck

And the question keeps spinning in our minds

And our heads go dizzy

I stand by truth

Of the answers of a child

This is life, life is beautiful

and beautiful.

• Artist:Gonzaguinha
• Album:Caminhos do Coração (1982)