The Ballroom Page #4

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I just need...

Just stay there, no girlfriends,

here you just work.

There'll be no dating,

just work.

I'd like to thank our singers

Vanderley and Ana

with their band Silver Moonlight.

Don't miss, 18th December,

Wednesday, the Red Ball.

At Rua Guaicurus 1, gua Branca.

I don't even care about that!

You liar, just look at the state

you're in because your wife came.

Your mistake, she didn't come.

Your information network

made a mistake.

But you're married,

you're not a widower.

Yes, I'm not a widower.

My marriage ended 20 years ago,

there's no love.

I live in peace and let my wife

live her life in peace.

That's better than having

a grumpy old husband

moping about the house getting on

her nerves from morning to night.

My philosophy of life is...

if I'm given a lemon, I squeeze

it, add sugar and make lemonade.

The sugar in my lemonade are my

grandchildren, want to see?

Yes of course.

Wow, look, very lovely.

They look like you.

It's funny, when I was a son,

I loved my family.

Now I can't stand any of that.

When you're the head of the family

you live fenced in, tied up.

That's not for me, you know,

I grew up jumping over the fence...

sewing seeds all over.

Listen to that song!

Oh my God.

My first carnival was at Cambuci,

I remember it so well.

I felt so great!

Let's dance?

Man, I can't wait to hang up

my boots and come to dance here.

Be the ladies' favorite...

you know I'm successful

in that department.

I'm paying a retirement fund,

you know what that is, right?

- Yeah.

- Well, you have to watch out.

The modern world, my friend.

No, let me pay this time.

This bill's mine.

You're cute.

When you love...

you should say so.

You don't need to be scared.

Look him straight in the eye

because if you don't say it...

you regret it for

the rest of your life.

Hi lvaro, checking out

your loved one?

With all due respect,

she's already up there,

long gone, right?

Now look at Alice.

There look...

so pretty, are you just

going to let her sit there?

- Let me help you.

- No, thanks.

Keep your head up, go on.

Let me help you.

I'm leaving on my own,

thank you Glson.

I'm going by myself.

Difficult guy, that.

Very difficult.

- Need any help?

- No, thanks.

Bye, then.

Very good lvaro!

That's a nice way

of taking your leave!

Abandoning a lady

in the ballroom.

After so many years of prestige,

that's the image you're leaving?

That it?

The image you're leaving?

Inelegant and cowardly.

If you can go down

the stairs so well...

why don't you come back

and dance with me?

Why?

Come back and dance with me.

Oh my God! I love you.

I love you.

So very much.

The whole time.

I haven't felt like this

for a long time.

It's been wonderful

dancing with you.

Very special.

It's made me feel very good.

Very powerful memories.

Moving ones, even.

Sorry.

Sorry.

My phone number?

Cell phone?

I don't have one.

- No?

- Not yet.

- Have you seen Erivelton?

- He left, I think.

- Didn't he leave me a note?

- Let me see.

No, he didn't.

- Where were you?

- Here.

No you weren't, I've been

looking all over for you.

Oh I don't know, Marquinhos.

Go and get your things,

we're going soon.

- You already packed up?

- Yeah.

You go ahead,

I'll be right there.

- Take it easy!

- Where's that note she left?

I know nothing about a note,

you're crazy!

Marquinhos!

- You're crazy, man!

- What's this, huh?!

- Let go of him!

- Get out!

Hey Eudes!

Eudes, you all right?

I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine.

Don't worry about me, I'm fine.

Give to your face a wash, go on.

My God!

This improbable man,

with boyish eyes...

made my body float so lightly.

I felt a joy with

no past nor future

I'd have kissed

that man whose eyes

invite me to fly

I'd have kissed if

I knew how to make choices.

But not even when

the world chooses for me...

and turns out the lights,

to light up the moon...

not even then do

I dare choose that...

which beats in my heart.

A bunch of ugly men,

they say we're hideous...

but they're the hideous ones,

the whole lot of them!

Let's go.

Bye, kisses.

At the next dance, ok?

Marici?

- Hi.

- Let's go?

Let's.

Slowly, no rush.

- I'm so angry, furious!

- Why?

damn it, I know what

I'm supposed to do, right?

I know how to serve people...

to prepare my tray,

I know everything.

And everyone tells me what to do,

give me a break!

Put one wire against

the other, Bel!

Go on!

What's wrong?

Nothing, Marquinhos.

Are you all right?

What's wrong?

I drank too much.

The old bastard got you drunk.

It'll be all right.

We'll go to the beach

and it'll be all right.

I don't want to go to the beach.

Oh, I want to go home, Marquinhos.

I want to go home.

What?

I want to go home alone!

Bel! Bel!

I want to go, Marquinhos!

What's all this about?

Bel!

Bel!

I bought the peanuts you like.

Hey, what's up, Marici?

Don't tell me you were

jealous of that girl?

For God's sake!

You know me.

You know I like people,

that I like dancing.

All right, I'd be lying if I said

I wasn't charmed by her.

But it was of the moment,

just a passing thing.

Look...

there's poem I learned when

I was young I've never forgotten it

and it explains exactly

what happened here.

If you'd listen you'd understand.

But then you'll have to stop.

Because I can't remember the

poem and drive at the same time.

Stop, Marici.

"If she walked in the garden...

What smell of jasmine...

As white as moonlight...

I hold her so close...

Defeated, now she's mine...

After such dreams. "

Er, "after such dreams..."

Oh yeah "Why make me so sad?

It wasn't her but what

I wanted to embrace was...

The hour of the jasmine...

The aroma of the jasmine...

The wave of moonlight."

That was it...

and I was charmed by the moment.

She was a girl...

sweet pure,

starting out in life...

but you're the woman, Marici.

You know I've never met

a soft talker like you.

Damn you!

- Bye Moraes, good night.

- Bye.

A lovely night.

A few little problems but that's

all right, happens all the time.

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