Lyrics

[Spoken: Marcinha do Corintho] We were dragged by the waves under a threatening sky Through waters of shipwreck and tears Yet through the waves, we will return, gliding over calm seas To face the hurricanes and our sorrows My people have walked dangerous paths, yet their steps never falter Centuries of longing and pain will guide us to the path of freedom And we will turn these waters of grief into watеrs of love God, keep the plague from my pеople And let us reach the end of this mortal season After which all things will live again and bloom Soon we will arrive at the high plateaus of Ethiopia, where it all began Where there is no place for war, and no one knows the word "race" Where the cleansing rain falls To wash our feet from the ashes of our homes And from the blood of our brothers and sisters There, those who share the same blood Do not betray one another And there is only one law: love We will eat together from broken vessels, we will eat in peace