Era Rei Eu Sou Escravo Lyrics Translation in English

Era rei e sou escravo

I was a king and I am a slave

Era livre e sou mandado!

I was free and I am commanded

Onde a minha terra firme, áfrica dos meus amores.

Where my solid land lies, Africa of my loves

Onde a minha casa branca, minha mulher e meus filhos.

Where my white house, my wife, and my children

Me trouxeram para longe, amarrado na madeira, me bateram com chicote, me xingaram, me feriram.

They brought me far away, tied to the wood, they beat me with a whip, cursed me, wounded me

Era rei e sou escravo, era livre e sou mandado.

I was a king and I am a slave, I was free and I am commanded

Mas por mais que me naveguem, me levando pelos mares, mas por mais que me maltratem, carne aberta pela faca,

But no matter how much they sail me, taking me across the seas, no matter how much they mistreat me, flesh open by the knife

A memória vem e salva, a memória vem e guarda,

Memory comes and saves, memory comes and keeps

Guarda o cheiro da minha terra, a música do meu povo, a certeza de hoje e sempre que ningúem vais nos tirar. a onde estiver o porto,

Keeps the smell of my land, the music of my people, the certainty today and always that no one will take us away. Wherever the port may be

Por mais que eu sofra e grite,

No matter how much I suffer and scream

Sou mandado serei livre, sou escravo serei rei.

Commanded I will be free, slave I will be king