Paroles et traduction Angela Maria - Terra Seca

Terra Seca

O nêgo tá moiado de suó
Trabaia, trabaia nêgo
Trabaia, trabaia nêgo

As mão do nêgo tá que é calo só
Trabaia, trabaia nêgo
Trabaia, trabaia nêgo

Ai, meu sinhô, nêgo tá véio
Não aguenta essa terra tão dura
Tão seca e puerenta
Trabaia, trabaia nêgo
Trabaia, trabaia nêgo

O nêgo pede licença pra falar
Trabaia, trabaia nêgo
O nêgo não pode mais trabaiá

Quando o nêgo chegou por aqui
Era mais vivo e ligeiro que um saci
Parava estes rios, estas matas
Estes campos sem fim

Nêgo era moço
E a vida um brinquedo pra mim
Mas esse tempo passou
E essa terra secou
A velhice chegou
E o brinquedo quebrou

Senhor
Nêgo véio tem pena de ter se acabado
Senhor
Nêgo véio carrega este corpo cansado

Quando o nêgo chegou por aqui
Era mais vivo e ligeiro que um saci
Parava estes rios, estas matas
Estes campos sem fim
Nêgo era moço
E a vida um brinquedo pra mim

Parched Land

The darky is soaked in sweat
Work, work darky
Work, work darky

The darky's hands are like calluses
Work, work, darky
Work, work, darky

Oh, my lord, the darky is old
He can't withstand this land that is so hard
So dry and dusty
Work, work, darky
Work, work, darky

The darky asks permission to speak
Work, work, darky
The darky can't work anymore

When the darky arrived here
He was more lively and nimble than a grasshopper
He would stop these rivers, these forests
These never-ending fields

The darky was young
And life was like a game to me
But that time has passed
And this land has dried up
Old age has arrived
And the game is over

Sir
The old darky is sad to be finished
Sir
The old darky carries this tired body

When the darky arrived here
He was more lively and nimble than a grasshopper
He would stop these rivers, these forests
These never-ending fields
The darky was young
And life was like a game to me