Lamento de Um Rio

Forgive me for all this mess, I just wanted to pass by
I wasn't made to destroy, I just wanted to pass by

This is the lament of a river

I used to be hope for the navigators
I used to be hope for the sailors
Full net for fishermen
Refreshment for swimmers on intensely hot days
Today I am synonymous with fear and pain

But, I just wanted to pass by

Forgive me for your homes
For your furniture and real estate
For your animals
For your crops, I just wanted to pass by

I'm not your enemy
I'm not a villain
I wasn't born for destruction
I just wanted to pass by

It was my natural course
I was just following my destiny
But, they violated me
Suffocated my springs
Deforested my bed when I just wanted to pass by

I found so many strange things along the way
That made me overflow
Walls
Houses
Debris
Bottles
Garbage
Bridges
Rocks
Sticks
I tried to divert because I just wanted to pass by

Forgive me for flooding your history
Forgive me for staining this story
I was just passing by

Following my path
Fulfilling my destiny
Passing by
I just wanted to pass by