Obá Iná
Metá Metá
Obá Iná
Open the way for the king
Smile instead of bowing down
He is justice, he is the law
Who made us rise
To stand us up, to lift us
And cast our gaze to the heavens
There is no justice if there is suffering
There is no justice if there is fear
And if we always bow down
Kawó kabiecilè xangô oba iná
Open the way for the king
Who announces himself in a thunder
Who, angry, writes what I've done wrong
Spitting fire to the ground
Flame to mend myself
Fire to warm me with forgiveness
There is no justice without yielding
There is no justice without love
And if we never surrender