Caldeirada
Amália Rodrigues
Fish Stew
On the eve of fish stew, the other day
Since all the fish were gathered
The sea bream had the idea to speak at the assembly
And was very applauded
Comrades: Let's begin, the order of the day
Is everything that is pollution
Because the man, who is a stubborn type
Decided to destroy everything, well then!
And with such skill and intensity
In the flashes of genius
That turns pure water into a kind of mixture
That doesn't even have oxygen
And he says he's the king of creation!
The things we hear from him, it must be!
But my opinion, says the captain red porgy
I would like to tell him!
Because even we drown!
The bogue shouts, because man has ruined the environment!
Destroys creation, that dandy
That's not decent!
Says from his place: It's bad, the horse mackerel
Because, by these paths
We are all getting smaller
Just like little horse mackerels
Then the shrimp says, at a certain point
But what do we gain by speaking?
Oh great shrimp, then asks the dogfish
Don't you even want to complain?
If you want to die, says the angry squid
With the beer and coffee mania
Die at your own will, so be it!
To please the customers!
At that time the sardine says to the mullet
Do you know the latest news? The crazy whiting
Put its tail in its mouth
What a mess!
I ask for the floor! Shouted the crab
I, who have a habit of observing
I have studied the issue and see pollution
Increasing day and night
Pure water falls from the sky
And the creature thinks what is his is a monopoly
We go to drink from it and the throat
Gets filled with oil!
The land and the sea are for the citizen
Just like his palace
If one day I take a bite
He pays everything at once or I'm not a crustacean!
He's an irresponsible guy, shouts the shad
The man like that one!
Goes to the proposal on the table: Either respect Nature
Or we all go after him!