A Madrugada Que Eu Esperava

I hear on the street Revolution
Soldiers with rifles and carnations in hand
I hear on the street Freedom
Death to the dictatorship in the bloom of youth
But the streets of our city don’t bleed
And no cannon is heard
Rising from the ashes they are
One foot after the other pounding the ground
April 25, '74
Death to censorship, long live freedom
The night was dark and we’re tired of this watch

When the charity is big, the poor gets suspicious
Spring doesn’t end just because one swallow dies
Doesn’t want to be a wolf, don’t dress it in fur
A bird in flight is worth more
Doesn’t want to be a wolf, don’t dress it in fur
A bird in flight is worth more

This is the dawn I was waiting for
Yes, this is the dawn I was waiting for
This is the dawn I was waiting for
Yes, this is the dawn I was waiting for

They take to the streets in protest
The people are the voice of the nation
Long live democracy, free elections
Long live the end of war, to happy endings
Long live the love that kisses the scars
It’s the end of servitude
Long live women and equality
Long live the future, for the people know best
The blue pencil no longer paints the truth
The revolution begins

The night is a good advisor
But born crooked, late or never straightens out
What burns heals, what tightens holds
But there’s no hunger that doesn’t bring abundance
Even frogs would bite if they had teeth
A scalded cat isn’t afraid forever
Even frogs would bite if they had teeth
A scalded cat isn’t afraid forever

This is the dawn I was waiting for
Yes, this is the dawn I was waiting for
This is the dawn I was waiting for
Yes, this is the dawn I was waiting for

A disaster never comes alone
But he who laughs last laughs best
Forty-eight trips around the Sun
The fish caught on the hook dies by its mouth
And better alone than in bad company
An empty mind is the devil's workshop
There’s no evil that lasts forever nor good that doesn’t end
But those who sow winds always reap storms

And fascism never again
(Fascism never again)
Fascism never again
(Fascism never again)
Fascism never again
(Fascism never again)
Fascism never again
(This is the dawn I was waiting for)