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Amelinha

Esquinas NacionaisNational Corners

Amelinha · Porta Secreta Secret Door (1980)

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Composer: Amelinha

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Os milhares de guerrilheiros mentais

Que sofreram ou piraram nessas décadas fatais

Transformaram-se em faíscas iluminando a vereda

Nas longas noites do tempo nas esquinas nacionais


Os milhares de guerrilheiros vocais

Que na mansidão do canto nas calçadas e quintais

Bloquearam o avanço trágico das forças da reação

Vocalizaram pra sempre bem dentro em meu coração


Os milhares de guerrilheiros artísticos

Que na criação introspecta contrabalançaram a dor

Não faz muito tempo ainda não sentiam esperança

E buscavam mais beleza em cada canção de amor


Os milhares de guerrilheiros poetas

Censurados e queimados em Fahrenheit 101

Por todas cartas da Flávia, por nada que foi em vão

Pra sempre trarão na mente memórias da escuridão

Translation

The thousands of mental guerrillas

Who suffered or went crazy in those fatal decades

Transformed into sparks illuminating the path

In the long nights of time, on national corners


The thousands of vocal guerrillas

Who in the gentleness of song, on sidewalks and backyards

Blocked the tragic advance of the forces of reaction

Vocalized forever deep within my heart


The thousands of artistic guerrillas

Who in introspective creation counterbalanced the pain

Not long ago they still felt no hope

And sought more beauty in each love song


The thousands of poet guerrillas

Censored and burned in Fahrenheit 101

For all of Flávia's letters, for nothing that was in vain

Will forever carry in their minds memories of darkness

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