Lyrics of Soweto - Djavan

Soweto (original)

Kinshasa, Beirute
Maranhão
O negro que lute
Pra poder sonhar
Em mudar isso aqui
O poder tem tantas mãos
E só sabe mentir
Quanto mais se diz
E mais o povo quer
Eleição
Ninguém esperava ver
A terra estremecer
Com o apartheid
Deus salve Soweto
Carência e calor
Nos guetos
De cada canto do mundo
Meu amor
Com tantos assuntos
E eu a te adorar
Absurdo seria
Não pensar que é normal
Se armar todo dia
Para combater o mal
O povo votaria
E assim eu amarei
A serra, a mar é
O litoral
Deus salve Soweto
Subtrai de governo
Os que trairão
Esses não
Já tem gente demais
A querer mandar
O povo quer florescer
E ganhar a vida
Os que trairão
Esses não
Já tem gente demais
A querer mandar
O povo quer florescer
E ganhar a vida
Kinshasa, Beirute
Maranhão
O negro que lute
Pra poder sonhar
Em mudar isso aqui
O poder tem tantas mãos
E só sabe mentir
Quanto mais se diz
E mais o povo quer
Eleição
Ninguém esperava ver
A terra estremecer
Com o apartheid
Deus salve Soweto
Subtrai de governo
Os que trairão
Esses não
Já tem gente demais
A querer mandar
O povo quer florescer
E ganhar a vida
Os que trairão
Esses não
Já tem gente demais
A querer mandar
O povo quer florescer
E ganhar a vida
O povo quer florescer
E ganhar a vida
O povo quer florescer
E ganhar a vida

(translation)

Kinshasa, Beirut
maranhão
The black who fights
to be able to dream
In change this here
Power has so many hands
and only know how to lie
The more you say
And more the people want
Election
no one expected to see
the earth shake
With apartheid
God save Soweto
Deficiency and heat
in the ghettos
From every corner of the world
My love
with so many subjects
And I will adore you
would be absurd
don't think it's normal
Arm yourself every day
To fight the evil
The people would vote
And so I will love
The mountains, the sea is
the coast
God save Soweto
Subtract from government
those who will betray
These don't
there are already too many people
Wanting to send
The people want to flourish
And earn a living
those who will betray
These don't
there are already too many people
Wanting to send
The people want to flourish
And earn a living
Kinshasa, Beirut
maranhão
The black who fights
to be able to dream
In change this here
Power has so many hands
and only know how to lie
The more you say
And more the people want
Election
no one expected to see
the earth shake
With apartheid
God save Soweto
Subtract from government
those who will betray
These don't
there are already too many people
Wanting to send
The people want to flourish
And earn a living
those who will betray
These don't
there are already too many people
Wanting to send
The people want to flourish
And earn a living
The people want to flourish
And earn a living
The people want to flourish
And earn a living