Samba Enredo 1998 - Chico Buarque da Mangueira

Mangueira emerging on the avenue
Echoing like a songbird sings
Lyre of an angel in verse and prose
Of a cherub that in green and pink
Makes everyone sway
"Today the samba came out"
To speak of you
Great enlightened Chico
And in Sapucaí I celebrate
And my school arrives delivering its message

It's Chico of the arts... The genius
Poet Buarque... Bohemian (repeat)
Life on stage, theater, cinema
Sly samba player, true carioca

Marking like a "tattoo"
Chords of your guitar
Chico embraces the truth
With dignity against oppression
Your name shines in history
The light that remained in memory
And today your song of faith (of faith)
Goes "buarqueando" with much axé (repeat)

Hey there... come to the avenue
To see "my boy" parade (repeat)
Hey there... it's Mangueira
Making the people samba