Nós Podemos (feat. Kool Klever & Bob Da Rage Sense)

We are children of a greater God
Pain is the companion of victory and glory murdered by history
Recreated by the scum, rewritten with oratory
Manipulative of those who don't want, nor wanted to see
The time to awaken, of the strength
Of this people, God who even with all this doesn't leave
Religious invasion, slavery, colonization
Manipulation, cultural imposition
Castration of identity, equal to self-rejection
Self-denial, but we are survivors
They don't send us to the ground
You can fool some people sometimes
Not all the people all the time, bro
Know your history, those who live with glory don't cry
Proud African, sending ignorance away now
Know your history, those who live with glory don't cry
Proud African, sending ignorance away now

Yes, we can, and for sure yes, we can
If they have brains, we have them too
We can, and we will live with our foundation
We will achieve victory, because we were born capable

Yes, we can, and for sure yes, we can
If they have brains, we have them too
We can, and we will live with our foundation
We will achieve victory, because we were born capable

From ancient Egypt to the empire of Mali
Our history, from Songhai to the kingdom of King Ngola
To the Zulu empire, at the southern limit of Africa (Africa)
Blessed in beloved land
It has always been us, since the beginning of the Earth
And knowledge has always been part of our era
We followed a path, since the world was Pangaea
Gratitude was a gesture that became an idea
But our lord undid the puzzle
The big pieces are continents that achieved freedom
But he didn't do it because some had more qualities
It was supposed to unite us in spirituality
The world is not static, man has evolved
And with development, ambition also grew
We were victims of Western occupation
Which greatly delayed our process of evolution
Africa was divided as if dividing a bread
From the Berlin Conference, under the German gaze
Until later we moved to disobedience
Weakened, we fell back into decadence
Insubordination led us to freedom
And the reborn courage developed authority
And nowadays we use such freedom
But in a way that doesn't truly elevate the race
Because we haven't changed for the world
In many moments we have shown ourselves savage and inhuman
We hate and kill each other
And unfortunately agree when called black
The idea is not to be like the whites
It's simply to show that being black is not being disorganized
It's not being a drunk or thief
It's not being a monster, a frustrated or backward man
Since Black On Both Sides, Most comes to say
Black, shine your light for the world to see
Yes, we can, because Africans, the time has come
To show everyone that we were once a school
And that our money doesn't have just one owner
And our wealth is not only in the soil

Yes, we can, and for sure yes, we can
If they have brains, we have them too
We can, and we will live with our foundation
We will achieve victory because we were born capable

Yes, we can, and for sure yes, we can
If they have brains, we have them too
We can, and we will live with our foundation
We will achieve victory because we were born capable

Scientists say our world has an expiration date
I wonder if it's worth fighting for a legacy
If it's worth looking back and embracing the past
And bringing tears to the present so as not to live obscured
The truth is that history is systematically
Being pointed out by someone who doesn't understand us
The fact that our culture and roots are different
Doesn't characterize us as mentally inferior beings
Europeans know Africa through slavery and conflict
They are not interested in the history of Ghana or Egypt
They are unaware of how powerful the Kingdom of Congo was
They have Stonehenge and we have the stones of Pungo Andongo
I refuse to be seen as just another ignorant black
I also had access to books, self-cultivation, and college
I am black, African, intelligent, and free
There is no racial prejudice, nor social reduction that deprives me
Brothers, let's overcome internal complexes
Let's fill our chests and shout, there is nothing we can't do
We must be proud of our most beautiful favela
Break the cell and conquer the world with Mandela's smile

Yes, we can, and for sure yes, we can
If they have brains, we have them too
We can, and we will live with our foundation
We will achieve victory because we were born capable

Yes, we can, and for sure yes, we can
If they have brains, we have them too
We can, and we will live with our foundation
We will achieve victory because we were born capable

We are not the opposite of good
We are not the opposite of pure and love
We are not those who don't deserve to live
Those who will never win
We are freedom without pain
We are the image of the Creator
We are, and we will always be
Africa will never die

Yes, we can, and for sure yes, we can
If they have brains, we have them too
We can, and we will live with our foundation
We will achieve victory because we were born capable

Yes, we can, and for sure yes, we can
If they have brains, we have them too
We can, and we will live with our foundation
We will achieve victory because we were born capable