(Ei! na beira, beira mar!
Ei! na beira, beira mar!
Que a poeira vai pegar.)
Meu maracatu é da coroa imperial
É de Pernambuco
Ele é da casa real
Ele é
É de pernambuco
Ele é
Lá de Portugal
Tupana, Tupana
Tupana, Tupana
Ei! na beira, beira mar!
(Meu maracatu é da coroa imperial)
Ei! na beira, beira mar!
(Meu maracatu é da coroa imperial)
Que a poeira vai pegar.
A lethal bolt pierces the air
Like a falling star
(Young eyes are observing in the darkness)
His stare's reflecting fright
And scared he's struggling hard
To go back
Uneasy warders guard
The jail on quiet nights
(Young eyes contemplating somewhere to hide)
Mankind will soon learn
That the end has come in time
Dividing lands, retracing
All the borders will colide
Revealing ages when the absence
Of forgiveness rules our lives
Home how I go
My badge is wearing out
Written on the sand
Words to reconcile - unholy wars
Forgive us our father
For we have sinned
Blinded by pride
We know not what we do
Thy kingdom will be done
By holy wars
The battle is over
But the war still rages on!