| O negro pisou no topo do morro
| The negro stepped on the top of the hill
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| Pegou sua viola e tocou pro povo
| He took his guitar and played for the people
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| Pro povo do crime
| For the people of crime
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| Que foi chegando e colocando
| That was arriving and putting
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| As suas armas devagar no cho
| Your weapons slowly on the ground
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| O mesmo cho que guarda o sangue
| The same cho that holds the blood
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| O mesmo cho de correrias
| The same cho of running around
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| O mesmo cho de tantas famlias
| The same floor as so many families
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| Que hoje batucam o mesmo som
| That today drum the same sound
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| Na palma da mo pra aliviar
| In the palm of the hand to relieve
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| O negro brilhou e ajudou
| The black shone and helped
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| Aquelas almas distorcidas pela guerra
| Those war-twisted souls
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| S com a viola, s com a voz
| Only with the viola, only with the voice
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| S com a viola suas idias
| Only with her violates her ideas
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| Onegro falou e falou alto
| Onegro spoke and spoke loudly
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| Inspirou uma calma
| inspired a calm
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| E misteriosamente alegre
| And mysteriously happy
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| Sufocando o pior dos bandidos
| Suffocating the worst of the bad guys
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| E em troca deixou lgrimas
| And in exchange, he left tears
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| Nos olhos do artista
| In the eyes of the artist
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| Lgrimas, lgrimas
| tears, tears
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| Na palma da mo pra aliviar
| In the palm of the hand to relieve
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| Hoje mesmo, hoje
| today, today
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| Quando o barulho dos tiros sinalizam
| When the noise of gunshots signal
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| O que acontece por l
| What happens for l
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| Uma comunicao silenciosa
| a silent communication
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| Se faz com a memria das armas no cho
| It is done with the weapons memory on the ground
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| Por algum momento
| for some time
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| Ganhando outra misso | winning another mission |