Louvor a Chico Mendes

Chico
Wherever there's a life
Your voice will be heard
Like a prayer's strength
For the love of the land
That doesn't end in one heart
I'm just another in this war
Breaking the devastation's chains

I embrace nature
And ask God for blessings
In praise of Chico Mendes
His struggle, his faith
Simple man, rubber tapper
A brave American
Simple man, rubber tapper
A brave American

Who made his manifesto to the world
A protest against cruelty and tyranny
Of deforestation, of wildfires
The Amazon in agony
And today we mourn
From New York to Xapuri oh oh
From Oiapoque to Chuí, xi!
Do things really change around here?

In the Amazon
The Amazon is becoming a clearance zone
No ceremony, they kill and grab
In the Amazon
The Amazon is becoming a clearance zone
No ceremony, they kill without mercy

A leader, Chico
Wherever there's a life
Your voice will be heard
Like a prayer's strength
For the love of the land
That doesn't end in one heart
I'm just another in this war
Breaking the devastation's chains

Oh, my green
My green is not a firecracker's tail
Gonna set the damn thing on fire
Oh, my green
My green is not a firecracker's tail
Gonna set the damn thing on fire