O Progresso Lyrics in English Roberto Carlos
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song O Progresso by Roberto Carlos from Portuguese to English.
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Eu queria poder afagar uma fera terrível
I wish I could stroke a terrible beast
Eu queria poder transformar tanta coisa impossível
I wish I could transform so many impossible things
Eu queria dizer tanta coisa que pudesse fazer eu ficar bem comigo
I wanted to say so many things that could make me feel better
Eu queria poder abraçar meu maior inimigo
I wish I could hug my greatest enemy
Eu queria não ver tantas nuvens escuras nos ares
I wish I didn't see so many dark clouds in the air
Navegar sem achar tantas manchas de óleo nos mares
Navigate without finding so many oil slicks in the seas
E as baleias desaparecendo por falta de escrúpulos comerciais
And whales disappearing due to lack of commercial scruples
Eu queria ser civilizado como os animais
I wanted to be civilized like animals
Eu queria não ver todo o verde da Terra morrendo
I wish I didn't see all the green on Earth dying
E das águas dos rios os peixes desaparecendo
And from the waters of the rivers the fish disappear
Eu queria gritar que esse tal de ouro negro não passa de um negro veneno
I wanted to scream that this black gold is nothing but black poison
E sabemos que por tudo isso vivemos bem menos
And we know that because of all this we live much less
Eu não posso aceitar certas coisas que eu não entendo
I can't accept certain things I don't understand
O comércio das armas de guerra, da morte vivendo
The trade in weapons of war, in living death
Eu queira falar de alegria ao invés de tristeza mas não sou capaz
I want to talk about joy instead of sadness but I can't
Eu queria ser civilizado como os animais
I wanted to be civilized like animals
Não sou contra o progresso
I'm not against progress
Mas apelo pro bom-senso
But I appeal to common sense
Um erro não conserta o outro
One mistake doesn't fix another
Isso é o que eu penso
That's what I think
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