Na Palma da Mão Lyrics Translation in English

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English Translation

O negro pisou no topo do morro

The black man stepped on top of the hill

Pegou sua viola e tocou pro povo

He took his guitar and played for the people

Pro povo do crime

For the people of crime

Que foi chegando e colocando

Who were arriving and placing

As suas armas devagar no chão

Their weapons slowly on the ground

O mesmo chão que guarda o sangue

The same ground that holds the blood

O mesmo chão de correrias

The same ground of rushings

O mesmo chão de tantas famílias

The same ground of so many families

Que hoje batucam o mesmo som

Who now drum to the same beat


Na palma da mão pra aliviar

In the palm of the hand to ease


O negro brilhou e ajudou

The black man shone and helped

Aquelas almas distorcidas pela guerra

Those souls distorted by war

Só com a viola, só com a voz

Only with the guitar, only with the voice

Só com a viola suas idéias

Only with the guitar, his ideas

Onegro falou e falou alto

The black man spoke and spoke loudly

Inspirou uma calma

Inspired a calmness

E misteriosamente alegre é

And mysteriously joyful it is

Sufocando o pior dos bandidos

Suffocating the worst of the bandits


E em troca deixou lágrimas

And in return left tears

Nos olhos do artista

In the eyes of the artist

Lágrimas, lágrimas

Tears, tears

Na palma da mão pra aliviar

In the palm of the hand to ease


Hoje mesmo, hoje

Even today, today

Quando o barulho dos tiros sinalizam

When the noise of shots signals

O que acontece por lá

What happens over there


Uma comunicação silenciosa

A silent communication

Se faz com a memória das armas no chão

Is made with the memory of weapons on the ground

Por algum momento

For a moment

Ganhando outra missão

Embracing another mission

Added by Rafael Oliveira
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau November 16, 2024
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