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First they took me and you did nothing
They took your neighbor and you did nothing
When they take you too, no one will do anything
Oh, sons of

When they took me, you said it was because of irreverence
That the people abused power and insulted the presidency
That it was beyond your jurisdiction
You took the title of champion of conscience weight
You watched the disaster movie
Paiol in Malhazine in your neighborhood, not even smoke
March, against the Minister, you didn't even leave the house
If it was June 25th, you wouldn't even go to Machava
Afraid of taking power
The kind that supports the revolution but doesn't want to get involved
And the smell of your fear dissolves in your perfume
Cowards when they die are not even good for manure
It's a habit, when defending the causes of the majority
The city stays far away, becomes a periphery
I still remember in February and September
Cowardice was the fact, Vandalism the argument
Cardoso, the case went to trial
But no one has been convicted of Siba-Siba so far
Except for the grieving family
Because the color of the deceased does not attract involvement
From the International Community
Because only when it appears is it National Justice
Mozambique only comes together to hold the funeral
Of another fighter victim of social cowardice

First they took me and you did nothing
They took your neighbor and you did nothing
When they take you too, no one will do anything
Oh, sons of

Stacked in buildings, we pretend not to see from the reeds
But ethnic rivalries contradict that
Machanganas discriminate against Unda, Senas, and Macondes
And vice versa, we hate by names
By accent, by babies, by food
To defend the clan we support Berlusconis
Maquelimanes, Maputenses or Beirenses
They were only called Mozambicans to fight the Portuguese
And we fight among ourselves, it's not with us, it's against us
Is it Mozambican Freemasonry that divides us, to better reign us?
Naww, to reign those who take advantage of how we are
When there are floods in January, who helps us first?
The foreign guardian angel finds national solidarity, saves money
To spend on shopping in the country of that same foreigner
If the nationality is Mozambican
Why can't someone of Indian race be a little gray?
Mandatory military service for brown skin
Soon we will ask
Why does the Portuguese act like the Mozambican?
Think sister, think brother
What feeds Mozambican pride?
Brazilian television or Angolan music?
Chinese constructions or American culture?
Proudly sponsored by Mozambicans
First class, because there are second and third class
Standing at the stop for two or three and a half hours
Silent without courage for two or three decades and a half
Intoxicated with our fear in our own way
Justice is for all first-class thieves
The second and third end up in the fire
Burned by tires or by the ultimate threat
If you don't pay the loan, the bank takes your whole house

First they took me and you did nothing
They took your neighbor and you did nothing
When they take you too, no one will do anything
Oh, sons of