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Do Paraíso

Archie Roach

From Paradise

She was born
In the river land
Born of her mother, into her mother's hands
She was free, as the river was wild
She was so innocent,
Such a beautiful child

Then they took her away
From Paradise
Where everything was beautiful
And very nice

They took her away
Her mother's tongue
Slapped her around a little bit
To teach her another one

In and out of institutions
What could they do with this child
Where was the neat solution
There was nothing they could do
So they gave her to the street
And she joined all the rest of the hungry and the tired feet

And they took her away
From Paradise
Where everything was beautiful
And very nice

They took her away
Her mother's tongue
Slapped her around a little bit
To teach her another one

And the don't swim here anymore
And the swim here anymore

She met a boy
Who kind of knew
Some of the things that she was going through

But he was confused
So he ran away
She found him again
And here she is today

And they took her away
From Paradise
Where everything is beautiful
And very nice

They took her away
Her mother's tongue
Slapped her around a little bit
To teach her another one

Took her away from paradise
Away from paradise
Away... Away... Away from Paradise...

Do Paraíso

Ela nasceu
Na terra dos rios
Nasceu da mãe, nas mãos da mãe
Era livre, como o rio era selvagem
Era tão inocente,
Uma criança tão linda

Então a levaram embora
Do Paraíso
Onde tudo era bonito
E muito legal

Levaram-na embora
A língua da mãe
Deu umas palmadas nela
Pra ensinar outra língua

Dentro e fora de instituições
O que podiam fazer com essa criança?
Onde estava a solução perfeita?
Não havia nada que pudessem fazer
Então a entregaram à rua
E ela se juntou a todos os outros pés famintos e cansados

E a levaram embora
Do Paraíso
Onde tudo era bonito
E muito legal

Levaram-na embora
A língua da mãe
Deu umas palmadas nela
Pra ensinar outra língua

E não nadam mais aqui
E não nadam mais aqui

Ela conheceu um garoto
Que meio que sabia
Algumas das coisas que ela estava passando

Mas ele estava confuso
Então ele fugiu
Ela o encontrou de novo
E aqui está ela hoje

E a levaram embora
Do Paraíso
Onde tudo é bonito
E muito legal

Levaram-na embora
A língua da mãe
Deu umas palmadas nela
Pra ensinar outra língua

Levaram-na embora do paraíso
Longe do paraíso
Longe... Longe... Longe do Paraíso...

Composição: Archie Roach