Joseph's face was black as night Joseph's face was black as night A face de José era negra como a noite The pale yellow moon shone in his eyes The pale yellow moon shone in his eyes A lua brilhava amarelada nos olhos His path was marked His path was marked Sua trajetória foi marcada By the stars in the Southern Hemisphere By the stars in the Southern Hemisphere Pelas estrelas do Hemisfério Sul And he walked his days And he walked his days E andou o seu dia Under African skies Under African skies Sob um céu Africano This is the story of how we begin to remember This is the story of how we begin to remember Esta é a história de como nós começamos a lembrar This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein Este é o pulsar forte do amor na veia After the dream of falling and calling your name out After the dream of falling and calling your name out Após o sonho de cair e chamando seu nome afora These are the roots of rhythm These are the roots of rhythm Essas são as raízes do ritmo And the roots of rhythm remain And the roots of rhythm remain E as raízes do ritmo permanecem In early memory In early memory Em nova memória Mission music Mission music Missão da música Was ringing 'round my nursery door Was ringing 'round my nursery door Estava tocando 'round porta do meu berçário I said take this child, Lord I said take this child, Lord Eu disse para essa criança, Senhor From Tucson Arizona From Tucson Arizona De Tucson Arizona Give her the wings to fly through harmony Give her the wings to fly through harmony Dá-lhe asas para voar através da harmonia And she won't bother you no more And she won't bother you no more E ela não vai incomodá-lo mais This is the story of how we begin to remember This is the story of how we begin to remember Esta é a história de como nós começamos a lembrar This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein Este é o pulsar forte do amor na veia After the dream of falling and calling your name out After the dream of falling and calling your name out Após o sonho de cair e chamando seu nome fora These are the roots of rhythm These are the roots of rhythm Essas são as raízes do ritmo And the roots of rhythm remain And the roots of rhythm remain E as raízes do ritmo permanecem Joseph's face was black as night Joseph's face was black as night A face de José era negra como a noite And the pale yellow moon shone in his eyes And the pale yellow moon shone in his eyes E a lua amarelada nos olhos His path was marked His path was marked Sua trajetória foi marcada By the stars in the Southern Hemisphere By the stars in the Southern Hemisphere Pelas estrelas do Hemisfério Sul And he walked the length of his days And he walked the length of his days E andou o comprimento de seus dias Under African skies Under African skies Sob um céu Africano