A Whiter Shade of Pale

Annie Lennox

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A Whiter Shade of Pale

We skipped the light Fandango	A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor	(Um tom mais claro de palidez)
I was feeling kind of seasick
But the crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder
As the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
The waiter brought a tray

And so it was that later	Skipped a light fandango
As the Miller told his tale	Dançamos um fandango suave
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale

------ organ solo ------	Turned cartwheels across the floor
	Demos cambalhotas pelo chão

She said there is no reason	I was feelin' kind of seasick
And the truth is plain to see	Eu estava me sentindo meio enjoada
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might just as well've been closed

And so it was that later	The crowd called out of more
As the Miller told his tale	A multidão pedia bis
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale

And so it was.... (fade)	And the room was howling harder
	E o salão gritava e gritava

------------------------------------------------------------------	As the ceiling flew away
There is an unpublished second verse	Enquanto o teto rodava
that they included in concerts:

She said "I'm home on shore leave"	And when we called out for another drink
Though in truth we were at sea	E quando pedimos outra bebida
So I took her by the looking glass
And forced her to agree
Saying, "You must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride"
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straight 'way died

	The waiter brought a tray
	O garçom trouxe uma bandeja

	And so it was later
	E então mais tarde

	As the mirror told its tale
	Enquanto o espelho contava sua história

	And then a face at first just ghostly
	Um rosto a princípio apenas fantasmagórico

	Turned to a whiter shade of pale
	Ganhou um tom mais claro de palidez

	You said there is no reason
	Você disse que não há motivo

	And the truth is plain to see
	E a verdade é fácil de se ver

	But I wondered through my playing cards
	Mas eu consultei as cartas do baralho

	And would not let her be
	E não deixei que ela fosse

	One of sixteen vestal virgins
	Uma entre dezesseis virgens vestais

	Who were leaving for the coast
	Que partiam para o litoral

	And although my eyes were open
	E embora meus olhos estivessem abertos

	They might just as well've been closed
	Daria no mesmo se estivessem fechados

	And so it was later
	E então mais tarde

	As the mirror told its tale...
	Enquanto o espelho contava sua história...