Lalari Olala De: Jorge Ben Jor	Lalari Olala By: Jorge Ben Jor
Português	English
Ôca gente querendo samba,	Vain people wanting to samba
Tanto samba bonito pra dar	So much beautiful samba to give
Ôca gente podendo sorre	Vain people trying to smile
muito riso querendo sabe	So much to laugh about, wanting to know
Quanta gente o que a faz de amar	How much (these) people want to make love
Tanto amor a querer se contar	So much they want to tell
Lalari-olala	Lalari-olala (This is a West African phrase, I don’t know its translation)
Muita gente querendo obrigar	So many people wishing to fight
Ôca briga devendo se dar	Useless fighting, when they should be giving
Se a vida difícil viveu	If life is difficult living
A esperança nao leve morreu	Hope won’t raise you from the dead.
Se saudade demais a cantar	If your longing is too much to sing about
Se a muita tristeza é chorar	Then your sadness is too much to cry about
Lalari-olala	Lalari-olala
English Translation:	Ken Wais