O Povo Cantava Lyrics in English Tiago Bettencourt
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song O Povo Cantava by Tiago Bettencourt from Portuguese to English.
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O povo cantava mas ninguém ouviu
The people sang but no one heard
Os olhos pediam mas ninguém se viu
The eyes asked but no one saw each other
Ergueram-se braços e alguém gritou
They stood up and someone shouted
Lento vazio
Empty slow
Que nos secou
That dried us up
Negro este sim
Black this yes
Que nos ganhou
That won us
Sei que procurámos mas não há razão
I know we've looked, but there's no reason
Capaz desta fuga pelo coração
Capable of this escape through the heart
Capaz deste risco de não ser ninguém
Capable of this risk of being nobody
Leve ilusão
Slight illusion
Quer desviar
You want to swerve
A direcção
The direction
O mundo é pedir
The world is asking
O mundo é mudar
The world is changing
Ninguém vai ouvir
No one's going to listen
Ninguém vai olhar
No one's going to look
Mas terei a luz
But I'll have the light
Na escuridão
In the darkness
Dentro da pele
Inside the skin
Deste perdão
Of this forgiveness
Sitio melhor
Better place
P'ra consquistar
P'ra Consquistar
Sabemos ser
We know to be
Sem nunca chegar
Without ever reaching
Lançaram palavras sobre a solidão
They have said words about loneliness
Falou-se de culpas pediu-se perdão
There was talk of guilt was asked forgiveness
A esta maneira de se desviar a direcção
In this way of deviating the direction
Secreto mar
Secret sea
De escuridão
Of darkness
O mundo é pedir
The world is asking
O mundo é mudar
The world is changing
Ninguém vai ouvir
No one's going to listen
Ninguém vai olhar
No one's going to look
Mas terei a luz
But I'll have the light
Na escuridão
In the darkness
Dentro da pele
Inside the skin
Deste perdão
Of this forgiveness
Sítio melhor
Better site
P'ra conquistar
P'ra conquer
Sabemos ser
We know to be
Sem nunca chegar
Without ever reaching
O povo avançava mas já sem lugar
The people were advancing but no longer place
Pede-se justiça mas já sem julgar
Justice is asked but no longer judging
Meu corpo cedeu quanto o teu chorou
My body gave way when yours cried
Negra ambição
Black ambition
Que nos cegou
Who blinded us
Por entre o vazio
Through the emptiness
De querer voltar
Of wanting to come back
Ao que passou
What you've been through
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