Português
Pouco gente querendo samba,
Tanto samba bonito pra dar
Pouco gente podendo sorrir
muito riso querendo sabe
quanta gente incapaz de amar
tanto amor a querer se encontrar
Lalari-olala
Muita gente querendo brigar
Pouca briga devendo se dar
Se a vida difícil viveu
A esperança nao deve morreu
Se saudade demais a cantar
Se ha muita tristeza é chorar
Lalari-olala
English
A few people wanting to samba
So much beautiful samba to give
A few people trying to smile
So much to laugh about, wanting to know
How many people incapable of love
Wishing to meet someone to love
Lalari-olala (This is a West African phrase, I don’t know its translation)
Many people wishing to make others bend down
A few people fighting, when they should be giving
If life is difficult to live
You hope you don't have to die
If your longing is too much to sing about
Then you've got too much sadness to cry about