Os Índios Da Meia Praia Lyrics in English by Dulce Pontes

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Os Índios Da Meia Praia by Dulce Pontes from Portuguese to English.
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Aldeia da Meia Praia
Meia Praia Village
Ali mesmo ao pé de Lagos
Right there near Lagos
Vou fazer-te uma cantiga
I'll make you a song
Da melhor que sei e faço
The best I know and do
De Monte Gordo vieram
From Monte Gordo they came
Alguns por seu próprio pé
Some on their own foot
Um chegou de bicicleta
One arrived on a bicycle
Outro foi de marcha à ré
Another was in reverse
Quando os teus olhos tropeçam
When your eyes stumble
No voo de uma gaivota
In the flight of a seagull
Em vez de peixe vê peças de oiro
Instead of fish you see pieces of gold
Caindo na lota
Falling into the auction
Quem aqui vier morar
Whoever comes to live here
Não traga mesa nem cama
Do not bring a table or bed
Com sete palmos de terra
With seven feet of land
Se constrói uma cabana
Build a hut
Tu trabalhas todo o ano
You work all year round
Na lota deixam-te nudo
At the auction they leave you naked
Chupam-te até ao tutano
They suck you to the marrow
Levam-te o couro cabeludo
They take your scalp
Quem dera que a gente tenha
I wish we had
De Agostinho a valentia
From Augustine to courage
Para alimentar a sanha
To feed the hunger
De esganar a burguesia
To choke the bourgeoisie
Adeus disse a Monte Gordo
Goodbye said to Monte Gordo
Nada o prende ao mal passado
Nothing holds you back from the bad
Mas nada o prende ao presente
But nothing keeps you in the present
Se só ele é o enganado
If only he is the one deceived
Oito mil horas contadas
Eight thousand hours counted
Laboraram a preceito
They worked to perfection
Até que veio o primeiro
Until the first one came
Documento autenticado
Authenticated document
Eram mulheres e crianças
They were women and children
Cada um com o seu tijolo
Each with their own brick
Isto aqui era uma orquestra
This was an orchestra
Quem diz o contrário é tolo
Anyone who says otherwise is a fool
E se a má língua não cessa
And if the bad language doesn't stop
Eu daqui vivo não saia
I live here, don't leave
Pois nada apaga a nobreza
Because nothing erases nobility
Dos índios da Meia Praia
From the Indians of Meia Praia
Foi sempre tua figura
It was always your figure
Tubarão de mil aparas
Shark of a thousand shavings
Deixas tudo à dependura
You leave everything up to you
Quando na presa reparas
When in prey you notice
Das eleições acabadas
The elections are over
Do resultado previsto
The predicted result
Saiu o que tendes visto
What you saw came out
Muitas obras embargadas
Many works embargoed
Mas não por vontade própria
But not willingly
Porque a luta continua
Because the fight continues
Pois é dele a sua história
Because it's his story
E o povo saiu à rua
And the people took to the streets
Mandadores de alta finança
High finance bosses
Fazem tudo andar para trás
They make everything go backwards
Dizem que o mundo só anda
They say the world just moves
Tendo à frente um capataz
Having a foreman at the head
Eram mulheres e crianças
They were women and children
Cada um com o seu tijolo
Each with their own brick
Isto aqui era uma orquestra
This was an orchestra
Quem diz o contrário é tolo
Anyone who says otherwise is a fool
E toca de papelada
And paperwork
No vaivém dos ministérios
In the coming and going of ministries
Mas hão de fugir aos berros
But they will run away screaming
Inda a banda vai na estrada ih ih ih uuh
Still the band goes on the road ih ih ih uuh
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