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My mother in the tank washing clothes
My mother in the kitchen washing dishes

Washing dishes,
Washing clothes,
Carrying the struggle, singing a fado

Cheering the toil
To toil is necessary, boy
To fight is necessary, boy
To fight is necessary

The ball running on the round stones of São Carlos street
Flows into the asphalt of Estácio square
And the boy behind, look there
My boy behind and goes
Another boy behind

Oh Dina it's necessary
To look at this life,
Beyond this movie at Colombo cinema,
To know about this mud at the mangrove party

To know the fame they sing about the lady,
Because she with grace and affection calls me
Takes me to the fight without tears or grass

Right, mother?
To toil is necessary
Oh mother,
To fight is necessary

The stirrups of the trams crossing the square
Traversing avenues, alleys, and alleys
Leave me in Lapa or in the gallery
Or at Café Talia and that's where I find
A chat at the spot and return home
With him tired, with little change

Guitar silent
Guitar silent
Guitar tired, silent, tired

Hey mother,
To toil is necessary
Right, mother?
To fight is necessary
Oh mother,
To fight is necessary

But mother don't get angry that I don't dirty my hands,
I just wanted to get to know the city,
To know about the joy and happiness
That they sell cheaply at any market stall,
But I return devastated everything is closed,
Maybe there's a shortage, it's not in the market
And today oh Dina it's not a holiday
And today hey Dina it's not a holiday

See mother to toil is necessary
To fight is necessary
Oh mother to fight is necessary
To toil is necessary