O Que É o Que É
Maria Bethânia
What is it, what is it
To live!
And not be ashamed
Of being happy
To sing and sing and sing
The beauty of being
An eternal apprentice
Oh my God!
I know, I know
That life should be
Much better and it will be
But that doesn't stop
Me from repeating
It's beautiful, it's beautiful
And it's beautiful
And life!
And life, what is it?
Tell me, my brother
It's the beat
Of a heart
It's a sweet illusion
Hey! Ho!
But what about life
Is it wonderful
Or is it suffering?
Is it joy
Or sorrow?
What is it? What is it?
My brother...
Some say
That our life
Is nothing in the world
It's a drop, it's a time
That doesn't even last a second...
Some say
It's a divine
Profound mystery
It's the breath of the creator
In an act full of love...
You say it's struggle and pleasure
He says life is living
She says it's better to die
Because loved is not
And the verb is to suffer...
I only know that I trust the girl
And in the girl I put the strength of faith
We are the ones who make life
As it may be wrong or right
Or as we want...
Always desired
No matter how wrong it may be
No one wants death
Only health and luck...
And the question spins
And the head stirs
I stick with the purity
Of the children's answer
It's life, it's beautiful
And it's beautiful...
To live!
And not be ashamed
Of being happy
To sing and sing and sing
The beauty of being
An eternal apprentice...
Oh my God!
I know, I know
That life should be
Much better and it will be
But that doesn't stop
Me from repeating
It's beautiful, it's beautiful
And it's beautiful...
To live!
And not be ashamed
Of being happy
To sing and sing and sing
The beauty of being
An eternal apprentice...
Oh my God!
I know, I know
That life should be
Much better and it will be
But that doesn't stop
Me from repeating
It's beautiful, it's beautiful
And it's beautiful...
To live!
And not be ashamed
Of being happy
To sing and sing and sing
The beauty of being
An eternal apprentice...
Oh my God!
I know, I know
That life should be
Much better and it will be
But that doesn't stop
Me from repeating
It's beautiful, it's beautiful
And it's beautiful...
