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Artist: José Afonso
Canonical path: /jose-afonso/por-aquele-caminho
Related lyric paths: 6
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Por Aquele Caminho
Read Por Aquele Caminho lyrics by José Afonso on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Por Aquele Caminho
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Por aquele caminho
De alegria escrava
Vai um caminheiro
Com sol nas espáduas
Ganha o seu sustento
De plantar o milho
Aquece-o a chama
De um poder antigo
Leva o solitário
Sob os pés marcado
Um rasto de sangue
De sangue lavado
Levanta-se o vento
Levanta-se a mágoa
Soltam-se as esporas
De uma antiga chaga
Mas tudo no rosto
De negro nascido
Indica que o negro
É um espectro vivo
Quem lhe dá guarida
Mostra-lhe a pintura
Duma cor que valha
Para a sepultura
Não de mão beijada
Para que não viva
Nele toda a raiva
Dessa dor antiga
Falta ao caminheiro
Dentro da algibeira
Um grão de semente
De outra sementeira
O sol vem primeiro
Grande como um sino
Pensa o caminheiro
Que já foi menino
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José Afonso performs "Por Aquele Caminho", and this lyric page sits inside the José Afonso catalog on LyroVerse.
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