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English
Translation
Rap of happiness
All I want is to be happy
Walk leisurely
In the Favela I was born into
Yeah...
And take pride
And have the awareness
That the poor have their place to be
Faith in God
DJ
All I want is to
Be happy, happy, happy, happy, happy
Where I was born
Hmm
And take pride
And have the awareness
That the poor have their place to be
Dear authorities, I don't know what to do anymore
There's so much violence I'm scared to live
Cause I live in the Favela and I'm very disrespected
Sadness and happiness that walk side by side
I pray for protection from a saint
But I'm interrupted by machine gun shootings
While the rich live in a nice big house
The poor are humiliated and trodden on
I can't stand this wave of violence anymore
I just ask of the authorities to be a bit more competent
Let's go
Let's go
All I want is to
Be happy, happy, happy, happy, happy
Where I was born
Hmm
And take pride
And have the awareness
That the poor have their place to be
All I want is to
Be happy, happy, happy, happy, happy
Where I was born
Yeah...
And take pride
And have the awareness
That the poor have their place to be
Nowadays, we can't even think about having fun
Because even in the parties they come to humiliate us
Hanging out in a square, which used to be normal
It's a trend to get violent even there now
Innocent people that have nothing to do with it
Are losing their right to live today
I've never seen postal cards with pictures of a Favela
I've only seen really beautiful landscapes
The ones that leave Favela, miss it
The gringo that visits here, don't know our reality
They go to the Southern parts of Rio to drink coconut water
While the poor in the favela are always living on the edge
There's a new president and a new hope
I suffered in the storm and now I want calm
The People have the power, they just need to discover it
If over there they won't do anything, we'll do it from here
Speak up
All I want is to
Be happy, happy, happy, happy, happy
Where I was born
Yeah...
And take pride
And have the awareness
That the poor have their place to be
All
All I want is to
Be happy, happy, happy, happy, happy
Where I was born
Hmm
And take pride
And have the awareness
That the poor have their place to be
Thaís Rollemberg✕
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About translator
Favelas are the shanty houses found all over Brazil, which are often built in risky areas. They are like small towns, full of hard-working people. There's usually someone, or a group of people in there who manages it all without the government support.