A Lição Lyrics Translation in English

Eu li a respéito

I read about it

Aprendi a liçao

I learned the lesson

As mulheres chorando

Women crying

E os homens no chão

And men on the ground

As crianças gemendo

Children moaning

E o féitor com a chibata na mão

And the overseer with the whip in hand

As crianças gemendo

Children moaning

E o féitor com a chibata na mão

And the overseer with the whip in hand

O filho do negro era escravo

The son of the black man was a slave

O do coronel tinhá liberdade

The colonel's son had freedom

Pra estudar na capital

To study in the capital

E do negro

And for the black man

No arraial

In the rural area

Onde o lápis do negro era foice

Where the black man's pencil was a scythe

E o caderno

And the notebook

Canavial

Sugar cane field

Vem vamos embora

Come, let's go away

Que esperar não é saber

Because waiting is not knowing

Quem sabe faz a hora

Those who know make the time

Não espéra acontecer

Don't wait for it to happen

Vem vamos embora

Come, let's go away

Que esperar não é saber

Because waiting is not knowing

Quem sabe faz a hora

Those who know make the time

Não espéra acontecer

Don't wait for it to happen