Merica Merica
Caetano Veloso
America America
From Italy we departed
We departed with our honor
Thirty-six days by car and steam
And in America we arrived
America, America, America
What will this America be?
America, America, America
It's a beautiful bouquet of flowers
To America we arrived
We found neither straw nor hay
We slept on the bare ground
Like beasts we had to rest
America, America, America
What will this America be?
America, America, America
It's a beautiful bouquet of flowers
America is long and wide
It's formed by mountains and plains
And with the industry of our Italians
We founded towns and cities
America, America, America
What will this America be?
America, America, America
It's a beautiful bouquet of flowers
