Menina Presa Lyrics Translation in English

Menina presa que de casa ela não sai

Imprisoned girl who doesn't leave home

De dia apanha da mãe de noite apanha do pai

During the day, she gets beaten by her mother; at night, she gets beaten by her father

Eu sei que entro lá dentro da casa dela

I know I'll enter her house

Vou quebrar porta e janela nesse dia a casa cai

I'll break the door and window; on that day, the house will fall

Eu defendo as meninas no braço desta viola

I defend girls with the arm of this guitar

Ela não são passarinho pra viver numa gaiola

They are not birds to live in a cage

Todos pais que prendem as filhas vão ficar de cara feia

All parents who imprison their daughters will frown

Cantando eu sei que tiro as meninas da cadeia

Singing, I know I'll get the girls out of jail

Até na hora da morte sustento o que falo aqui

Even at the hour of death, I stand by what I say here

Menina que vive presa vive pensando em fugir

A girl who lives imprisoned is always thinking about escaping

Pai e mãe que namorou pra depois poder casar

Fathers and mothers who dated before getting married

Ponha a mão na consciência deixa as filhas namorar

Put your hand on your conscience; let your daughters date

Menina presa que de casa ela não sai

Imprisoned girl who doesn't leave home

De dia apanha da mãe de noite apanha do pai

During the day, she gets beaten by her mother; at night, she gets beaten by her father