Текст и перевод песни Milton Nascimento - Era Rei e Sou Escravo

Era Rei e Sou Escravo

Era livre e sou mandado!
Onde a minha terra firme, áfrica dos meus amores.
Onde a minha casa branca, minha mulher e meus filhos.
Me trouxeram para longe, amarrado na madeira, me bateram com chicote, me xingaram, me feriram.
Era rei e sou escravo, era livre e sou mandado.
Mas por mais que me naveguem, me levando pelos mares, mas por mais que me maltratem, carne aberta pela faca,
A memória vem e salva, a memória vem e guarda,
Guarda o cheiro da minha terra, a música do meu povo, a certeza de hoje e sempre que ningúem vais nos tirar. a onde estiver o porto,
Por mais que eu sofra e grite,
Sou mandado serei livre, sou escravo serei rei.

King and Slave

I was free and I am commanded!
Where is my firm land, Africa of my loves.
Where is my white house, my wife and my children.
They brought me far away, tied in wood, they beat me with whip, they insulted me, they hurt me.
I was king and I am a slave, I was free and I am commanded.
But no matter how much they sail me, taking me through the seas, no matter how much they mistreat me, flesh opened by the knife,
The memory comes and saves, the memory comes and saves,
Keep the smell of my land, the music of my people, the certainty of today and always that nobody will take us away. wherever the port is,
No matter how much I suffer and cry,
I am commanded I will be free, I am a slave I will be king.