Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Quarteto de corda by Jorge Palma from Portuguese to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Justina e baltazar encontraram-se à beira do rio
Justina and baltazar met by the river
Um estava sem calor e o outro mesmo cheio de frio
One was out of heat and the other was even full of cold
Passou um cardume de lume que o engalfinhou
A school of fire passed that engalve
Justina e baltazar encontraram-se à beira do rio
Justina and baltazar met by the river
A cleia e o montolivo andavam por avinhão
The cleia and the mountain rode by avignon
Estavam ambos à espera do próximo avião
They were both waiting for the next plane
Um ia para alexandria, o outro não sabia
One was going to alexandria, the other didn't know
Cleia e montolivo andavam por avinhão
Cleia and montolivo walked by avignon
No hemisfério do sul, um mosquito deu à asa
In the southern hemisphere, a mosquito gave the
E uma criança nasceu sem saber que não tem casa
And a child was born without knowing he has no home
Um objecto voador bem identificado
A well-identified flying object
Leva cento e tal pessoas de volta ao lar
Takes a hundred and such people back home
Há-de lá chegar, hum, há-de lá chegar
You'll get there, um, you'll get there
Com toda a certeza, há-de lá chegar!
I'm sure he'll get there!
Justina e baltazar, a cleia e o montolivo
Justina and baltazar, the cleia and the montolivo
Juntaram-se nas docas, beberam alguns digestivos
They gathered at the docks, drank some digestives
Alguém tinha à disposição um belo apartemã
Someone had at their disposal a beautiful apartemã
Ninguém sabia com quem estava quando chegou a manhã
No one knew who you were with when the morning came
Ninguém sabia quem era quando chegou a manhã
No one knew who he was when the morning came
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