Roda
Elis Regina
Wheel
My people, pay attention to the wheel I made for you
I want to show those who come what the people say
I can speak, because I know, I take others for myself
When I have lunch, I don't have dinner and when I sing, it's like this
Now I'm going to have fun, now I'm going to start
I want to see who will leave, I want to see who will stay
You're not obligated to listen to me if you don't want to hear
Those who have money in the world, the more they have, the more they want to earn
And we who have nothing end up worse off than we are
Sir, have some shame, stop the shamelessness
Leave the poor man's money and steal from another thief
Now I'm going to have fun, now I'm going to continue
I want to see who will stay, I want to see who will leave
You're not obligated to listen to me if you don't want to hear
If the rich and the poor die, bury the rich and me
I want to see who can separate the rich man's dust from mine
If there's equality down below, there must be up here
Those who want to be more than they are will suffer one day
Now I'm going to have fun, now I'm going to continue
I want to see who will stay, I want to see who will leave
You're not obligated to listen to me if you don't want to hear
Sir, be careful with your exploitation
If not, I'll give you your grave as a gift
I want to see who will speak, I want to see who will lie
I want to see who will deny what I said here
Now I'm going to finish, now I'm going to elaborate
Who knows everything and speaks right away ends up with nothing to say
I want to see who will come back, I want to see who will run away
I want to see who will stay, I want to see who will betray
That's why I close this wheel, the wheel I made for you
The wheel that belongs to the people where they say what they say