Adriana Calcanhotto "Negros" lyrics

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Negros

O sol desbota as coresO sol dá cor aos negrosO sol bate nos cheirosO sol faz se deslocarem as sombras

A chuva cai sobre os telhadosSobre as telhasE dá sentido as goteirasA chuva faz viverem as poças

E os negros recolhem as roupasA música dos brancos é negraA pele dos negros é negraOs dentes dos negros são brancos

Os brancos são só brancosOs negros são retintosOs brancos têm culpa e castigoE os negros têm os santos

Os negros na cozinhaOs brancos na salaA valsa na camarinhaA salsa na senzala

A música dos brancos é negraA pele dos negros é negraOs dentes dos negros são brancosOs brancos são só brancos

Os negros são azuisOs brancos ficam vermelhos 1E os negros nãoOs negros ficam brancos de medo

Os negros são só negrosOs brancos são troianosOs negros não são gregosOs negros não são brancos

Os olhos dos negros são negrosOs olhos dos brancos podem ser negrosOs olhos, os zíperes, os pêlosOs brancos, os negros e o desejo

A música dos brancos é negraA pele dos negros é negraOs dentes dos negros são brancosA música dos brancosA música dos pretosA música da fala

A dança das ancas 2O andar das mulatas"O essa dona caminhando"A música dos brancos é negraA pele dos negros é negraOs dentes dos negros são brancosLanço o meu olhar sobre o Brasil e não entendo nada

Black People

The Sun makes the colors fadeThe Sun gives the blacks colorThe Sun hits the scentsThe Sun makes the shadows move

The rain falls over the roofsOver the roofing tilesAnd gives a meaning to the leaksThe rain makes the puddle live

And the blacks gather the clothesThe white people's music is blackThe skin of the black people is blackThe black people's teeth are white

The white people are just whiteThe black people have a deep colorFor the whites, there are blame and punishmentFor the blacks, there are the saints

The black people in the kitchenThe white people in the living roomThe waltz in the alcoveThe salsa in the slave house

The white people's music is blackThe skin of the black people is blackThe black people's teeth are whiteThe white people are just white

The blacks' skin is blueThe whites' gets red with tanningAnd the black people don'tThe blacks get "white" with scare

The black people are just blackThe white people are TrojanThe black people aren't GreekThe black people aren't white

The black people's eyes are blackThe white people's eyes might be blackThe eyes, the zippers, the hairThe white people, the black people and the desire

The white people's music is blackThe black people's skin is blackThe black people's teeth are whiteThe white people's musicThe black people's musicThe music of the speech

The dance of the hipsThe way the Mulatto women walk"Look to this woman walking"The white people's music is blackThe black people's skin is blackThe black people's teeth are whiteI take a closer look into Brazil and I don't understand anything

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