Negro não quer mais correr                                       Black man does not want to run any more

Negro não quer mais sofrer feitor                             Black man does not want to suffer any more supervisor

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negro nasceu na senzala                                          black man was born in the slave quarters

Ficou doente sem amor                                            Was sick without love

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Ele veio do cativeiro                                                  He came from the captivity

Na chibata do feitor                                                  In the cane of the supervisor

O suor que se escorreria                                           O sweat that would drain É blood of the worker

É sangue do trabalhador                                          É blood of the worker

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Ai meu Deus o que eu faço                                           Ai my God what I do

A imagem não se apagou                                           A image was not put out

Até hoje nessa vida                                                       Up to today in this life

A escravidão se acabou                                            A slavery was finished