Defesa do Alabê
Altay Veloso
Defense of the Alabê
Since you gave permission for this black man to speak,
Do not doubt the head that wears a crown or headdress.
No halo resists time without fading,
If it is not in service of God or an Orixá.
Old black man comes from afar, my belief has a long road.
Young man, I demand respect, your voice is 'macriada'!
Don't be so careless, respect my Aruanda!
My band has almost five thousand years of existence!
Sometimes, hearts that 'believe' in God
Are harder than atheists.
They throw stones at the cathedrals
Of my Yoruba gods.
They don't know that our Earth is a house in the village.
Religions on Earth are torches that 'illuminate'!
Ah, this Earth of ours is a house in the village.
Religions on Earth are torches that 'illuminate'!
In a corner of the house, those who fervently seek help,
Have a torch of Buddha
To illuminate their faith.
Where the land is scarce in greenery,
To not get lost in the sand,
They must have in the lantern
The flame of Muhammad.
