Marcha de Quarta-Feira de Cinzas
Vinicius de Moraes
Ash Wednesday Parade
Our carnival is over
No one hears songs being sung
No one passes by anymore
Playing happily
And in the hearts
Longing and ashes
Is what remains
Through the streets what you see
Is people who don't even see each other
Who don't smile at each other
Don't kiss and hug each other
And go walking
Dancing and singing
Love songs
And yet it is necessary to sing
More than ever it is necessary to sing
It is necessary to sing and cheer up the city
The sadness that we have
One day will end
Everyone will smile
Hope has returned
It's the people dancing
Happy in life
Happy singing
Because there are so many blue things
And there are such great promises of light
So much love to love that we don't even know
I wish I could live to see
And play in other carnivals
With the beauty
Of the old carnivals
With such beautiful marches
And the people singing
Their song of peace
Their song of peace
