Eu Aprendi Ganhar Perdendo

I Learned to Win by Losing

Eu Aprendi Ganhar Perdendo

I learned to win by losing, going up and downEu aprendi ganhar perdendo, subindo e descendo
And I never gave up, and from all my sufferingE nunca desisti, e de todo o meu sofrimento
There was no regret, it never diminished meNão teve lamento, nunca me diminui

Since I was a little boy, I worked in the cityEu desde de menininho trabalhava na cidade
My friends went to studyMeus amigos iam estudar
My poor mother couldn't afford to pay for schoolMinha mãe tão pobrezinha não pôde pagar escola
In the street where I grew upNa rua onde eu fui me formar

And when night fell, the kids went to the squareE quando anoitecia a criançada ia pra praça
Everyone had everything to play withTodos tinham tudo pra brincar
And I felt envious because I didn't have a toy carE eu sentia inveja pois não tinha um carrinho
I only had one sandal to wearUma sandália tinha pra calçar

I learned to win by losing, going up and downEu aprendi ganhar perdendo, subindo e descendo
And I never gave up, all my suffering had no regretE nunca desisti, tudo do meu sofrimento não teve lamento
It never diminished meNunca me diminui

Today I am happy to see my friends as doctorsHoje eu fico feliz em ver meus amigos doutor
Seeing that makes me feel good, I never gave upVendo isso eu me sinto bem, eu nunca desisti
And I am also someone in lifeE também sou alguém na vida
In my story, I have gone furtherNa minha história cheguei mais além
What saddens me is to see one of my classmatesO que me entristece é ver um dos meus colegas
Who is still in my hometown todayQue ainda hoje está no meu sertão
He works hard in the hot sun all dayEle trabalha duro no Sol quente o dia inteiro
And in the end, he still lacks breadE no final ainda lhe falta o pão

I learned to win by losing, going up and downEu aprendi ganhar perdendo, subindo e descendo
And I never gave up, and from all my sufferingE nunca desisti, e de todo o meu sofrimento
There was no regret, it never diminished meNão teve lamento, nunca me diminui

I learned to win by losing, going up and downEu aprendi ganhar perdendo subindo e descendo
And I never gave up, and from all my sufferingE nunca desisti, e de todo o meu sofrimento
There was no regret, it never diminished meNão teve lamento, nunca me diminui