(primeira parte) Alguma coisa acontece no meu coração Que só quando cruza a Ipiranga e a avenida São João É que quando eu cheguei por aqui eu nada entendi Da dura poesia concreta de tuas esquinas Da deselegância discreta de tuas meninas Ainda não havia para mim Rita Lee, a tua mais completa tradução Alguma coisa acontece no meu coração Que só quando cruza a Ipiranga e a avenida São João (segunda parte) Quando eu te encarei frente a frente não vi o meu rosto Chamei de mau gosto o que vi, de mau gosto o mau gosto É que Narciso acha feio o que não é espelho E a mente apavora o que ainda não é mesmo velho Nada do que não era antes quando não somos mutantes E foste um difícil começo, afasto o que não conheço E quem vem de outro sonho feliz de cidade Aprende depressa a chamar-te de realidade Porque és o avesso do avesso do avesso do avesso (terceira parte) Do povo oprimido nas filas, nas vilas, favelas Da força da grana que ergue e destrói coisas belas Da feia fumaça que sobe apagando as estrelas Eu vejo surgir teus poetas de campos e espaços Tuas oficinas de florestas, teus deuses da chuva Pan-américas de Áfricas utópicas, túmulo do samba Mais possível novo quilombo de Zumbi E os novos baianos passeiam na tua garoa E os novos baianos te podem curtir numa boa (ritmo) (1ª verso) (parte 1) E|--------------------------------------------------| B|-----9------9--9-----12----12-12------------------| G|-----9------9--9-----10----10-10------------------| D|-----11-----11-11----11----11-11------------------| A|-12------12---------------------------------------| E|------------------9------9------------------------| (parte 2) E|--------------------------------------------------| B|----10----10-10-----12-----10-10------------------| G|----9-----9--9------12-----12-12------------------| D|----11----11-11-----12-----11-11------------------| A|-9------9---------------12------------------------| E|----------------12--------------------------------| (2º verso) (parte 1) 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