O Reggae Lyrics in English Legião Urbana
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song O Reggae by Legião Urbana from Portuguese to English.
Ainda me lembro aos três anos de idade
I still remember at three years old
O meu primeiro contato com as grades
My first contact with the bars
O meu primeiro dia na escola
My first day at school
Como eu senti vontade de ir embora
How I felt like leaving
Fazia tudo que eles quisessem
I did everything they wanted
Acreditava em tudo que eles me dissessem
I believed everything they told me
Me pediram para ter paciência
They asked me to have patience
Falhei
I failed
Gritaram cresça e apareça!
They shouted "grow up and show yourself!"
Cresci e apareci e não vi nada
I grew up and showed up and saw nothing
Aprendi o que era certo com a pessoa errada
I learned what was right from the wrong person
Assistia o jornal da TV
I watched the TV news
E aprendi a roubar pra vencer
And I learned to steal to win
Nada era como eu imaginava
Nothing was as I imagined
Nem as pessoas quem eu tanto amava
Not even the people I loved so much
Mas e daí, se é mesmo assim
But so what, if that's how it is
Vou ver se tiro o melhor pra mim
I'll see if I get the best for myself
Me ajuda se eu quiser
Help me if I want
Me faz o que eu pedir
Do what I ask
Não faz o que eu fizer
Don't do what I do
Mas não me deixe aqui
But don't leave me here
Ninguém me perguntou se eu 'tava pronto
Nobody asked me if I was ready
E eu fiquei completamente tonto
And I became completely dizzy
Procurando descobrir a verdade
Trying to discover the truth
No meio das mentiras da cidade
Amidst the city's lies
Tentava ver o que existia de errado
I tried to see what was wrong
Quantas crianças Deus já tinha matado
How many children God had already killed
Beberam meu sangue e não me deixam viver
They drank my blood and don't let me live
Tem o meu destino pronto e não me deixam escolher
They have my destiny ready and don't let me choose
Vem falar de liberdade pra depois me prender
They come to talk about freedom to then arrest me
Pedem identidade pra depois me bater
They ask for ID to then beat me
Tiram todas minhas armas
They take all my weapons
Como posso me defender?
How can I defend myself?
Vocês venceram esta batalha
You won this battle
Quanto a guerra vamos ver
As for the war, we'll see
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Marcelo Augusto Bonfa, Renato Russo
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