Herbert Vianna - A Nova Cruz - Übersetzung des Liedtextes ins Englische

A Nova Cruz - Herbert ViannaÜbersetzung ins Englische




A Nova Cruz
The New Cross
A nova cruz brasileira
The new Brazilian cross
A cruz em forma de x
The cross in the form of an x
Diferente das cruz das Igrejas
Different from the cross of the Churches
Da cruz que ocupou Paris
From the cross that occupied Paris
Mas tal como as outras cruzes
But just like the other crosses
Aponta, julga e condena
It points, judges, and condemns
Amarra os pés e as mãos
It ties the feet and hands
Dos que nascem com ela
Of those already born with it
Cruz escrita na testa
Cross written on the forehead
(Doente, febril, amarela)
(Sick, feverish, yellow)
Cruz desenhada nos vãos
Cross drawn in the gaps
(Entre os dentes da boca banguela)
(Between the teeth of the buck-toothed mouth)
Cruz sobre os viadutos
Cross over the viaducts
(Início da nova favela)
(Beginning of the new favela)
Cruz em cada cruzamento
Cross at each intersection
(Vendendo limão e miséria)
(Selling lemon and misery)
Cruz imensa em suor
Immense cross in sweat
(Que pinga e não fura as pedras)
(That drips and does not pierce the stones)
Cruz marcada a fogo
Cross marked with fire
(Nos malhos, caldeiras, panelas)
(On the mallets, boilers, pans)
Nas mãos, na testa, nas pedras
In the hands, on the forehead, on the stones
A cruz selando o destino
The cross sealing the destiny
Do morto, que vivo se enterra
Of the dead man, who alive buries himself
O futuro como um precipício
The future as a precipice
A cruz embaixo, à espera
The cross down there, waiting





Autoren: Herbert Lemos De Souza Vianna


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