Cálice Lyrics Translation in English

Como ir pro trabalho sem levar um tiro

How to go to work without getting shot

Voltar pra casa sem levar um tiro

Come back home without getting shot

Se as três da matina tem alguém que frita

If at three in the morning someone's frying

E é capaz de tudo pra manter sua brisa

And is capable of anything to maintain their high

Os saraus tiveram que invadir os botecos

The literary gatherings had to invade the bars

Pois biblioteca não era lugar de poesia

Because the library wasn't a place for poetry

Biblioteca tinha que ter silêncio

The library had to be silent

E uma gente que se acha assim muito sabida

And a people who think themselves very knowledgeable

Há preconceito com o nordestino

There's prejudice against the Northeasterner

Há preconceito com o homem negro

There's prejudice against the black man

Há preconceito com o analfabeto

There's prejudice against the illiterate

Mas não há preconceito se um dos três for rico, pai

But there's no prejudice if one of the three is rich, dad

A ditadura segue meu amigo Milton

The dictatorship continues, my friend Milton

A repressão segue meu amigo Chico

The repression continues, my friend Chico

Me chamam Criolo e o meu berço é o rap

They call me Criolo and my cradle is rap

Mas não existe fronteira pra minha poesia, pai

But there's no border for my poetry, dad

Afasta de mim a biqueira, pai

Keep away from me, father, the drug dealing

Afasta de mim as biate, pai

Keep away from me, father, the temptations

Afasta de mim a coqueine, pai

Keep away from me, father, the cocaine

Pois na quebrada escorre sangue, pai

Because in the hood, blood is shed, father

Pai

Father

Afasta de mim a biqueira, pai

Keep away from me, father, the drug dealing

Afasta de mim as biate, pai

Keep away from me, father, the temptations

Afasta de mim a coqueine, pai

Keep away from me, father, the cocaine

Pois na quebrada escorre sangue

Because in the hood, blood is shed