Hino de Duran Lyrics Translation in English

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English Translation

Se tu falas muito, palavras sutis

If you speak a lot, subtle words

E gostas de senhas, sussuros ardis

And you like passwords, cunning whispers

A lei tem ouvidos pra te delatar

The law has ears to report you

Nas pedras do teu próprio lar

In the stones of your own home

Se trazes no bolso a contravenção

If you carry in your pocket the contravention

Muambas, baganas, e nem um tostão

Contraband, illicit goods, and not a penny

A lei te vigia, bandido infeliz

The law watches you, miserable bandit

Com seus olhos de raio-x

With its X-ray eyes

Se vives nas sombras, freqüentas porões

If you live in the shadows, frequent basements

Se tramas assaltos ou revoluções

If you plot robberies or revolutions

A lei te procura amanhã de manhã

The law will look for you tomorrow morning

Com seu faro de dobermann

With its Doberman-like scent

E se definitivamente a sociedade

And if society definitively

Só te tem desprezo e horror

Only has contempt and horror for you

E mesmo nas galeras, és nocivo,

And even in the jails, you're harmful,

És um estorvo, és um tumor

You're a hindrance, you're a tumor

A lei fecha o livro

The law closes the book

Te pregam na cruz

Nails you to the cross

Depois chamam os urubus

Then calls the vultures

Se pensas que burlas, as normas penais

If you think you cheat the penal norms

Insuflas, agitas, e gritas demais

You incite, you agitate, and shout too much

A lei logo vai te abraçar, infrator

The law will soon embrace you, offender

Com seus braços de estivador

With its longshoreman arms

Se pensas que pensas........

If you think you think...

Added by Pedro Santos
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil June 18, 2025
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