A Lição

Lyrics, Translations, Music Video and Song Meaning

Song Lyrics

0:31 - Eu li a respéito

Eng: I read about it

0:34 - Aprendi a liçao

Eng: I learned the lesson

0:37 - As mulheres chorando

Eng: The women crying

0:40 - E os homens no chão

Eng: And the men on the floor

0:43 - As crianças gemendo

Eng: The children moaning

0:46 - E o féitor com a chibata na mão

Eng: And the féitor with the whip in his hand

0:50 - As crianças gemendo

Eng: The children moaning

0:52 - E o féitor com a chibata na mão

Eng: And the féitor with the whip in his hand

0:56 - O filho do negro era escravo

Eng: The black man's son was a slave

0:59 - O do coronel tinhá liberdade

Eng: The colonel's son had freedom

1:02 - Pra estudar na capital

Eng: To study in the capital

1:05 - E do negro

Eng: And the black

1:06 - No arraial

Eng: In the village

1:07 - Onde o lápis do negro era foice

Eng: Where the black's pencil was a sickle

1:10 - E o caderno

Eng: And the notebook

1:13 - Canavial

Eng: Canavial

1:14 - Eee...

Eng: Eee...

1:15 - Vem vamos embora

Eng: Come on, let's go

1:18 - Que esperar não é saber

Eng: That waiting isn't knowing

1:22 - Quem sabe faz a hora

Eng: Who knows what time it is?

1:25 - Não espéra acontecer

Eng: Don't wait for it to happen

1:28 - Vem vamos embora

Eng: Come on, let's go

1:31 - Que esperar não é saber

Eng: That waiting isn't knowing

1:35 - Quem sabe faz a hora

Eng: Who knows what time it is?

1:37 - Não espéra acontecer

Eng: Don't wait for it to happen

1:39 - la laue

Eng: la laue

1:41 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

1:43 - la laue

Eng: la laue

1:44 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

1:46 - laue

Eng: laue

1:47 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

1:49 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

1:50 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

1:52 - la laue

Eng: la laue

1:53 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

1:55 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

1:56 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

1:58 - laue

Eng: laue

2:00 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

2:02 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

2:03 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

2:05 - la laue

Eng: la laue

2:06 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

2:08 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

2:09 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

2:11 - laue

Eng: laue

2:12 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

2:14 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

2:16 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

3:21 - O filho do negro era escravo

Eng: The black man's son was a slave

3:24 - O do coronel tinhá liberdade

Eng: The colonel's son had freedom

3:28 - Pra estudar na capital

Eng: To study in the capital

3:30 - E do negro

Eng: And the black

3:32 - No arraial

Eng: In the village

3:33 - Onde o lápis do negro era foice

Eng: Where the black's pencil was a sickle

3:36 - E o caderno

Eng: And the notebook

3:38 - Canavial

Eng: Canavial

3:40 - Eee...

Eng: Eee...

3:41 - Vem vamos embora

Eng: Come on, let's go

3:43 - Que esperar não é saber

Eng: That waiting isn't knowing

3:47 - Quem sabe faz a hora

Eng: Who knows what time it is?

3:50 - Não espéra acontecer

Eng: Don't wait for it to happen

3:54 - Vem vamos embora

Eng: Come on, let's go

3:56 - Que esperar não é saber

Eng: That waiting isn't knowing

3:59 - Quem sabe faz a hora

Eng: Who knows what time it is?

4:03 - Não espéra acontecer

Eng: Don't wait for it to happen

4:05 - la laue

Eng: la laue

4:06 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

4:08 - la laue

Eng: la laue

4:10 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

4:11 - laue

Eng: laue

4:13 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

4:14 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

4:16 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

4:17 - la laue

Eng: la laue

4:19 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

4:21 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

4:22 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

4:24 - laue

Eng: laue

4:25 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

4:27 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

4:28 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

4:30 - la laue

Eng: la laue

4:31 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

4:33 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

4:35 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

4:36 - laue

Eng: laue

4:38 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

4:39 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

4:41 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

4:43 - la laue

Eng: la laue

4:44 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

4:46 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

4:48 - la la laue

Eng: la la laue

4:49 - laue

Eng: laue

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