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Artist: Milton Nascimento
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Era Rei Eu Sou Escravo
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Era Rei Eu Sou Escravo
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Era rei e sou escravo
Era livre e sou mandado!
Onde a minha terra firme, áfrica dos meus amores.
Onde a minha casa branca, minha mulher e meus filhos.
Me trouxeram para longe, amarrado na madeira, me bateram com chicote, me xingaram, me feriram.
Era rei e sou escravo, era livre e sou mandado.
Mas por mais que me naveguem, me levando pelos mares, mas por mais que me maltratem, carne aberta pela faca,
A memória vem e salva, a memória vem e guarda,
Guarda o cheiro da minha terra, a música do meu povo, a certeza de hoje e sempre que ningúem vais nos tirar. a onde estiver o porto,
Por mais que eu sofra e grite,
Sou mandado serei livre, sou escravo serei rei.
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