Paroles et traduction Clara Nunes - Coisa Da Antiga

Coisa Da Antiga

Na tina vovó lavou, vovó lavou
A roupa que mamãe vestiu quando foi batizada
E mamãe quando era menina teve que passar, teve que passar
Muita fumaça e calor no ferro de engomar
E mamãe quando era menina teve que passar, teve que passar
Muita fumaça e calor no ferro de engomar

Hoje mamãe me falou de vovó, só de vovó
Disse que no tempo dela era bem melhor
Mesmo agachada na tina e soprando no ferro de carvão
Tinha-se mais amizade e mais consideração

Disse que naquele tempo a palavra de um mero cidadão
Valia mais que, hoje em dia, uma nota de milhão
Disse afinal que o que é liberdade
Ninguém mais hoje liga
Isso é coisa da antiga, ô na tina

Na tina vovó lavou, vovó lavou
A roupa que mamãe vestiu quando foi batizada
E mamãe quando era menina teve que passar, teve que passar
Muita fumaça e calor no ferro de engomar
E mamãe quando era menina teve que passar, teve que passar
Muita fumaça e calor no ferro de engomar

Hoje o olhar de mamãe marejou, só marejou
Quando se lembrou do velho, o meu bisavô
Disse que ele foi escravo mas não se entregou à escravidão
Sempre vivia fugindo e arrumando confusão

Disse pra mim que essa história do meu bisavô, negro fujão
Devia servir de exemplo a esses nêgo pai João
Disse afinal que o que é liberdade
Ninguém mais hoje liga
Isso é coisa da antiga, ô na tina

Na tina vovó lavou, vovó lavou
A roupa que mamãe vestiu quando foi batizada
E mamãe quando era menina teve que passar, teve que passar
Muita fumaça e calor no ferro de engomar
E mamãe quando era menina teve que passar, teve que passar
Muita fumaça e calor no ferro de engomar...

Things of the Past

In the washtub, Grandma washed, Grandma washed
The clothes that Mama wore when she was baptized
And Mama, when she was a girl, had to iron, had to iron
Lots of smoke and heat from the iron
And Mama, when she was a girl, had to iron, had to iron
Lots of smoke and heat from the iron

Today Mama told me about Grandma, only about Grandma
She said that in her time, things were much better
Even crouched by the washtub and blowing on the coal iron
There was more friendship and more consideration

She said that back then, the word of a mere citizen
Was worth more than, nowadays, a million-dollar bill
She said, after all, what is freedom
No one cares anymore
That's a thing of the past, oh in the washtub

In the washtub, Grandma washed, Grandma washed
The clothes that Mama wore when she was baptized
And Mama, when she was a girl, had to iron, had to iron
Lots of smoke and heat from the iron
And Mama, when she was a girl, had to iron, had to iron
Lots of smoke and heat from the iron

Today, Mama's eyes welled up, they just welled up
When she remembered the old man, my great-grandfather
She said he was a slave but didn't surrender to slavery
He was always running away and causing trouble

She told me that this story of my great-grandfather, the runaway black man
Should serve as an example to these "nêgo pai João"
She said, after all, what is freedom
No one cares anymore
That's a thing of the past, oh in the washtub

In the washtub, Grandma washed, Grandma washed
The clothes that Mama wore when she was baptized
And Mama, when she was a girl, had to iron, had to iron
Lots of smoke and heat from the iron
And Mama, when she was a girl, had to iron, had to iron
Lots of smoke and heat from the iron...