Tijolo Lyrics Translation in English
Ana Cañas
Portuguese Lyrics
English Translation
Tijolo tu já lê
Brick, you already read
Já entende
Already understand
Até semente pende
Even the seed hangs
Até sem dente morde
Even toothless, bites
Até no amor a gente se agride
Even in love, we hurt each other
Parece arte/revolução
It seems like art/revolution
Mas é tudo conchavo do Zé da imprensa
But it's all a deal with the press guy
Com a empresa do João
With João's company
Briga de peixe grande
Big fish fight
Quadrilha de piaba
Small fish gang
Se rico soubesse groovar
If the rich knew how to groove
O pobre nem batucava
The poor wouldn't even drum
E uns vão simulando tristeza
Some pretending sadness
Outros fazendo piada
Others making jokes
Confundindo a pesca do povo
Confusing the people's fishing
Poluindo as águas
Polluting the waters
Com muita lábia
With a lot of talk
Com muitos ismos
With many -isms
Falta pão
Lack of bread
Falta livro
Lack of books
Falta corpo
Lack of body
Falta espírito
Lack of spirit
Mas tijolo tu já lê
But brick, you already read
Já entende
Already understand
Até semente pende
Even the seed hangs
Até sem dente morde
Even toothless, bites
Até no amor a gente se agride
Even in love, we hurt each other