A Mancha Lyrics Translation in English

A mancha vem comendo pela beira

The stain is creeping along the edge

O óleo já tomou a cabeceira do rio

The oil has already taken over the riverhead

E avança

And advances

A mancha que vazou do casco do navio

The stain that leaked from the ship's hull

Colando as asas da ave praieira

Gluing the wings of the shorebird

A mancha vem vindo

The stain is coming

Vem mais rápido que lancha

It comes faster than a speedboat

Afogando peixe, encalhando prancha

Drowning fish, grounding boards

A mancha que mancha,

The stain that stains,

Que mancha de óleo e vergonha

Stained with oil and shame

Que mancha a jangada, que mancha a areia

Staining the raft, staining the sand

Negra praia brasileira

Black Brazilian beach

Onde a morena gestante

Where the pregnant brunette

Filha do pescador

Daughter of the fisherman

Derrama lágrimas negras

Sheds black tears

Vigiando o horizonte

Watching the horizon

Esperando o seu amor

Waiting for her love