Musica [English translation]

[Verse 1: Ninho]

When you’re younger, you fool about, but what becomes of you later?

I didn’t know much, I wanted lots of money and to just shine in the dark

Mama didn’t want me out at night, she said there were too many demons

A heart toughened by the street but softened by words

Music will take us far away from all that

I dreamed of becoming Zidane, scoring goals and being the poster boy

But we don’t get to choose, it was the good Lord who made the decision

Up until Masilia, it was the same routine everyday

Yeah, yeah, yeah

[Pre-refrain: Ninho]

Sorry, sorry, I know you wanted the best for me

But the life of hustle, the concert hall, made me feel hurt deep within

And since I was hurt, I wrote only the truth

The truth will set me free from being sidelined in my city

Oh yeah

[Refrain: Ninho & Soprano]

I wanted to conquer the world and to make a living doing music

And I made it, now, she’s happy

But the end of the movie could have been tragic

The life of an artiste, the life of a criminal

I wanted to conquer the world and to make a living doing music

And I made it, now, she’s happy

But the end of the movie could have been tragic

The life of an artiste, the life of a criminal

[Verse 2: Soprano]

I didn’t become rich to look like the rich folks, no

Once we got out of the doghouse, our lives cried out “Hare Krishna”

We’ve known hardship, man, the street and its traps, man

We came out of it with more scars than the make-up on Jean-Luc Reichmann’s face

To behave better, we gave up our street cred a long time ago

Thank God, music was at the exit of this roundabout

How many dead ends in music have I been spared?

Take a look at the destiny of two determined phoenixes, yeah, yeah

[Pre-refrain: Soprano]

Sorry, sorry, I know you wanted the best for me

But the life of hustle, the concert hall, made me feel hurt deep within

And since I was hurt, I wrote only the truth

The truth will set me free from being sidelined in my city

Oh yeah

[Refrain: Ninho & Soprano]

I wanted to conquer the world and to make a living doing music

And I made it, now, she’s happy

But the end of the movie could have been tragic

The life of an artiste, the life of a criminal

I wanted to conquer the world and to make a living doing music

And I made it, now, she’s happy

But the end of the movie could have been tragic

The life of an artiste, the life of a criminal

[Bridge: Ninho]

Sorry, sorry, I know you wanted the best for me

But the life of hustle, the concert hall made me feel hurt deep within

[Verse 3: Soprano & Ninho]

Yeah, music, music, my way out, my true medical reason

It’s radical to warm the benches of school and of the street

I will never be able to thank her enough for bringing back that spark in my mama’s eyes, back then she saw me doing cocaine

Found guilty in court when I wanted to swim with the big fish

At night, I slept very late, I knew they could arrive in the morning

Thank God, all that is behind me

If you knew how music could save an entire family living in poverty

Oh yeah

[Refrain: Ninho & Soprano]

I wanted to conquer the world and to make a living doing music

And I made it, now, she’s happy

But the end of the movie could have been tragic

The life of an artiste, the life of a criminal

I wanted to conquer the world and to make a living doing music

And I made it, now, she’s happy

But the end of the movie could have been tragic

The life of an artiste, the life of a criminal

[Outro: Ninho]

The life of an artiste, the life of a criminal

And the end of the movie could have been tragic

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