Era Rei Eu Sou Escravo

I Was King, I Am a Slave

Era Rei Eu Sou Escravo

I was king and I am a slaveEra rei e sou escravo
I was free and I am commanded!Era livre e sou mandado!
Where my firm land, Africa of my loves.Onde a minha terra firme, áfrica dos meus amores.
Where my white house, my wife and my children.Onde a minha casa branca, minha mulher e meus filhos.
They brought me far away, tied to the wood, beat me with a whip, cursed me, hurt me.Me trouxeram para longe, amarrado na madeira, me bateram com chicote, me xingaram, me feriram.
I was king and I am a slave, I was free and I am commanded.Era rei e sou escravo, era livre e sou mandado.
But no matter how much they sail me, taking me across the seas, but no matter how much they mistreat me, flesh open by the knife,Mas por mais que me naveguem, me levando pelos mares, mas por mais que me maltratem, carne aberta pela faca,
The memory comes and saves, the memory comes and keeps,A memória vem e salva, a memória vem e guarda,
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,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,
No matter how much I suffer and scream,Por mais que eu sofra e grite,
I will be commanded I will be free, I will be a slave I will be king.Sou mandado serei livre, sou escravo serei rei.