Raçaman

Rootsman

Raçaman

Contrary to those who rooted for the victory of failure,Ao contrário dos que torciam pela vitória do fracasso,
We are backEstamos de volta
Despite the unhappy and hypocritical judgments,Apesar dos julgamentos infelizes e hipócritas,
We are backEstamos de volta
And this conversation that was sold,E essa conversa que se vendeu,
That was exchanged, that was lostQue se trocou, que se perdeu
Doesn't stick in our firmNa nossa firma não cola
And this talk about black Roots,E essa conversa de preto Roots,
It's poor black, it's dirty blackÉ preto pobre, é preto sujo
You learned in schoolTu aprendeu na escola
But my conscience is 'bad'Mas a minha consciência é 'male'
One day you have to learn thatIsso um dia você tem que aprender
Being rooted is having food on the plateSer raiz é ter no prato o que comer
And not misery for foreign tourists to seeE não miséria pra turista gringo ver
Light one up if you think you're in the Rastafari consciousnessAperta um pra acha que ta na consciência Rastafari
That being a reggae singer is imitating Bob MarleyQue ser cantor de reggae é imitar o Bob Marley
It's hard to appear being your true selfDifícil aparecer sendo você de verdade
Without making up stories to build betrayalSem inventar caô pra construir trairagem
But in this world, naivety arisesMas nesse mundo surge a ingenuidade
To expect sincerity from some and others!Esperar de uns e outros, sinceridade!