Construcción
Chico Buarque
Construction
He loved that time as if it were the last
He kissed his wife as if it were the last
And each of his children as if they were the only one
And he crossed the street with his timid step
He went up to the construction as if he were a machine
He raised on the balcony four solid walls
Brick by brick in a magical design
His eyes clouded with cement and tears
He sat down to rest as if it were Saturday
He ate his bread with cheese as if he were a prince
He drank and sobbed as if he were a shipwrecked
He danced and laughed as if he heard music
And stumbled in the sky with his alcoholic step
And floated through the air as if he were a bird
And ended up on the ground like a flaccid lump
And agonized in the middle of the public walkway
He died against the traffic hindering the transit
He loved that time as if it were the last
He kissed his wife as if she were the only one
And each of his children as if he were the prodigal
And he crossed the street with his alcoholic step
He went up to the construction as if it were solid
He raised on the balcony four magical walls
Brick by brick in a logical design
His eyes clouded with cement and traffic
He sat down to rest as if he were a prince
He ate his bread with cheese as if he were the maximum
He drank and sobbed as if he were a machine
He danced and laughed as if he were the next
And stumbled in the sky as if he heard music
And floated through the air as if it were Saturday
And ended up on the ground like a timid lump
He agonized in the middle of the shipwrecked walkway
He died against the traffic hindering the public
He loved that time as if he were a machine
He kissed his wife as if it were logical
He raised on the balcony four flaccid walls
He sat down to rest as if he were a bird
And floated in the air as if he were a prince
And ended up on the ground like an alcoholic lump
He died against the traffic hindering the Saturday