Meaning title: Atomic Maracatu (Maracatu=North-Eastern Brazilian music genre and dance)
Music & lyrics: Jorge Mautner & Nélson Jacobina
Performance: Gilberto Gil
Português
Atrás do arranha-céu tem o céu, tem o céu
E depois tem outro céu sem estrelas
Em cima do guarda-chuva tem a chuva, tem a chuva
Que tem gotas tão lindas que até dá vontade de comê-las
No meio da couve-flor tem a flor, tem a flor
Que além de ser uma flor tem sabor
Dentro do porta-luva tem a luva, tem a luva
Que alguém de unhas negras
e tão afiadas se esqueceu de por
No fundo do para-raio tem o raio, tem o raio
Que caiu da nuvem negra do temporal
Todo quadro negro é todo negro, é todo negro
E eu escrevo o seu nome nele
só pra demonstra o meu apego
O bico do beija-flor beija a flor, beija a flor
E toda a fauna a flora grita de amor
Quem segura o porta-estandarte tem arte, tem arte
E aqui passa com raça eletrônico maracatu atômico
English
Above the skyscraper is the sky, is the sky
and above that is another heaven without stars
Above the umbrella is the rain, is the rain
Which has drops so beautiful that you feel like eating them
In the middle of the cauliflower is a flower, is a flower
That besides to be a flower also has taste
In the glove box is the glove, is the glove
that somebody with nails so black
and sharp has forgot to put on
At the bottom of the lightning rod is the lightning
that fell from a black cloud in a thunderstorm
Every blackboard is all black, is all black
I write your name on it
just to show how I'm crazy for you
The beak of the humming bird kisses the flower
en all the fauna and flora cries for love
Who bears the standard has art, has art
And here passes with the electronic race the atomic maracatu
Nederlands
Boven de wolkenkrabber is de hemel, is de hemel
En daarboven is er nog een hemel zonder sterren
Boven de paraplu is de regen, is de regen
Die druppels heeft zo mooi dat je zin krijgt om ze te eten
In het midden van de bloemkool is een bloem
Die behalve een bloem te zijn ook smaak heeft
In het handschoenenkastje ligt de handschoen
die iemand met nagels zo zwart
en zo scherp heeft vergeten aan te doen
Onderaan de bliksemafleider is de bliksem
die viel uit een zwarte wolk met het onweer
Ieder schoolbord is helemaal zwart
en ik schrijf jouw naam erop
alleen om je te laten zien hoe gek ik op je ben
De snavel van de kolibrie kust de bloem
en de gehele fauna en flora schreeuwt om liefde
Wie de vaandel draagt bedrijft kunst, bedrijft kunst
en hier passeert met het elektronische ras de atomaire maracatu