Manotaços Lyrics Translation in English

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English Translation

Carrego nas mãos

I carry in my hands

As marcas de ontem

The marks of yesterday

Já perdi o medo

I've lost the fear

Pois aprendi

For I have learned

Aprendi a ser valente

I've learned to be brave

Neste meu caminho

In this path of mine

Muitas vezes sozinho

Many times alone

Mas cheguei aqui

But I've reached here


Levei manotaços

I took beatings

Pois a vida é rude

Because life is rough

Lutei como pude

I fought as I could

E não me entreguei

And I didn't give up

Sem primaveras

Without springs

No meu peito tapera

In my chest, a desolate place

Vivia de sonhos

I lived on dreams

Mas tudo eu amei

But I loved everything


Sonhei com liberdade

I dreamt of freedom

Mas não quis me enganar

But I didn't want to deceive myself

Somos diferentes

We are different

Classes não são iguais

Classes are not the same

Hoje temo a distância

Today I fear the distance

Que negaceia o passado

That clouds the past

Onde laçava meus planos

Where I lassoed my plans

Pra conquistar ideais

To achieve ideals


Levei manotaços

I took beatings

Por pensar igualdade

For thinking of equality

Me negaram espaço

They denied me space

Assim mesmo plantei

Still, I planted

Não me importa o retorno

I don't care about the return

O importante é que eu fiz

The important thing is that I did it

Foi no timbre do braço

It was in the tone of the arm

Que sustentei a raiz.

That I sustained the root

Added by Hugo Almeida
Luanda, Angola December 15, 2024
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