Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Zé Alexandre
Canonical path: /ze-alexandre/um-negro
Related lyric paths: 6
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Um Negro
Read Um Negro lyrics by Zé Alexandre on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Um Negro
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Um negro Banto tomado de banzo
Um sudanês derrama o pranto
Vendo a África acenando
E a chibata de um "sinhozinho" branco
Tumbeiro que desliza no Atlântico
E balança no Oceano
Holanda, Portugal, Espanha
Me vendendo, me comprando
Senzala me chamando
A cana me esperando
Oh Deuses!
Me acompanhem na viagem
Todas as falanges do rei
Iluminem minha alma
Que os algozes negam
Mas bem a sabem
O mar invade meu olhar
Meu lar, cada dia mais distante
Eu só comigo a esperar
a certeza de outro instante.
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Who performs "Um Negro"?
Zé Alexandre performs "Um Negro", and this lyric page sits inside the Zé Alexandre catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Terra Sã and João, O Ciumento with a short reason for opening each page next.
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