Canto da Mulher Latino-Americana
Padre Zezinho
Song of the Latin American Woman
Describe it however you want
Describe your guy
But don’t forget to add
That I can love too
That I can dream too
That my name is woman
Describe my eyes
My body, my stance
Tell me I’m strong, that I’m like a flower
In your prejudices of a thousand clichés
Say I’m perfect and made of love
Describe the beauty of my brown skin
Call me blonde, wild, serene
In your prejudices of a thousand clichés
Say I’m perfect and made of honey
Describe it however you want
Describe your guy
But don’t forget to add
That I can dream too
That I can fight too
That my name is woman
Describe the sadness I have in my eyes
Comment on the mischief in my walk
In your prejudices of a thousand clichés
Say I’m perfect when it’s time to love
Describe the anguish of hunger and fear
Describe the secret I keep to myself
In your prejudices of a thousand clichés
Say I’m perfect, like pure jasmine
Describe it however you want
Describe your guy
But don’t forget to add
That I can love too
That I can fight too
That my name is woman
Also describe the sadness I feel
I confess and don’t lie that I cry from pain
Sadness of seeing my man humiliated
My kids hungry, my home without love
Describe, your guy, the discontented woman
Of being an object of the male and lord
Describe this dream I carry in my mind
Of being a partner in love and in pain
Describe it however you want
Describe your guy
But don’t forget to add
That I can love too
That I can fight too
That my name is woman
