Mamãe Coragem

Mom, mom, don't cry
That's just how life goes
I left
Mom, mom, don't cry
I'll never come back around here
Mom, mom, don't cry
That's just how life goes
What I really want is right here

Mom, mom, don't cry
Grab some cloths to wash
Read a novel
Check the grocery bills

Pay the installments
Being a mother
Is unfolding fiber by fiber
The hearts of children
Be happy
Be happy

Mom, mom, don't cry
I want, I can, I wanted, I did
Mom, be happy
Mom, mom, don't cry
Don't cry anymore, it's no use
I have a kiss stuck in my throat

I have the demeanor of someone unfazed
(A golden arm is worth 10 million)
I have hearts outside my chest
Mom, don't cry
There's no way around it
Grab some cloths to wash
Read a novel
Read 'Alzira Dead Virgin'
'The Great Industrialist'

I'm doing just fine around here
I play Carnival every now and then
And I keep living like this: happiness
In the city I planted for myself
And that has no end
Has no end
Has no end