Composer: Alceu Valença
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Lampião em cima de um lajedo
Sente a dor de um velho soberano
Que perdeu seu castelo e o seu trono
E seu olho sadio, chora triste
Ver que o povo permanece na mesmice
Sem direito na vida, só penando
Quem vivia alegre, guerreando
Enfrentando a injustiça, não resiste
Sem saber que está morto, pensa triste
Que esse mundo continua desumano
Translation
Lampião on top of a slab
Feels the pain of an old sovereign
Who lost his castle and his throne
And his healthy eye cries sadly
Seeing that the people remain in the same old way
Without rights in life, only suffering
Those who lived happily, warring
Facing injustice, cannot resist
Without knowing he is dead, thinks sadly
That this world remains inhuman
