I look my front, I see my people, they cry I look my front, I see my people, they cry Eu olho a minha frente, vejo o meu povo, eles choram I look my back, I see them they cry I look my back, I see them they cry Eu olho a minha volta, eu vejo que eles choram On my left, on my right, I see them they cry On my left, on my right, I see them they cry À minha esquerda, à minha direita, vejo que eles choram All around me, I see them they cry All around me, I see them they cry Tudo ao meu redor, vejo que eles choram So I ask them why then they cry? So I ask them why then they cry? Então eu lhes pergunto por que então eles choram? When I ask them why then they cry When I ask them why then they cry Quando eu lhes pergunto por que então eles choram Then tell me, then tell me, then tell me Then tell me, then tell me, then tell me Então me diga, então me diga, então me diga I hear them tell me why I ask them I hear them tell me why I ask them Eu ouvi-los me diga por que eu lhes pergunto If council elections can bring corruption If council elections can bring corruption Se as eleições municipais podem trazer corrupção If kill the Dneiper can spoil Nigeria If kill the Dneiper can spoil Nigeria Se matar o Dneiper pode estragar Nigéria I hear them tell me why I ask them I hear them tell me why I ask them Eu ouvi-los me diga por que eu lhes pergunto 'Cause they cry, oh, aha, aho, huh, huh 'Cause they cry, oh, aha, aho, huh, huh Porque eles chorar, oh, aha, aho, huh, huh Men like this can spread them Men like this can spread them Homens como este pode espalhar-los All over Africa All over Africa Em toda a África To rid this filthy water for all To rid this filthy water for all Para livrar desta água suja para todos Their colonial masters Their colonial masters Seus mestres coloniais These sufferers of worry and woe These sufferers of worry and woe Essas pessoas que sofrem de preocupação e aflição No repo then to see thee No repo then to see thee No repositório, então ver-te The damage them then do their lives now The damage them then do their lives now O dano-los em seguida, fazer a sua vida agora Of their brothers and sisters Of their brothers and sisters De seus irmãos e irmãs Now, the small mud the house over season Now, the small mud the house over season Agora, a lama pequena casa sobre temporada Then kill their fathers and brothers Then kill their fathers and brothers Então mate seus pais e irmãos Then don't sell their lives away Then don't sell their lives away Então não vender suas vidas longe To their colonial masters To their colonial masters Para os seus mestres coloniais These lovers are boiling low These lovers are boiling low Estes amantes estão fervendo baixo Don't spoil Africa Don't spoil Africa Não estrague África They're must be no rightful nation They're must be no rightful nation Eles devem ser nenhuma nação justa Ask the traitors of Africa Ask the traitors of Africa Pergunte aos traidores da África Traitors of Africa, traitors of Africa Traitors of Africa, traitors of Africa Traidores da África, traidores da África Traitors of Africa, traitors of Africa Traitors of Africa, traitors of Africa Traidores da África, traidores da África Traitors of Africa, traitors of Africa Traitors of Africa, traitors of Africa Traidores da África, traidores da África