Translation of the song Ensaboa artist Marisa Monte
Ensaboa
Soap it Up
Sabão pedacinho assim
Soap, just a bit
Olha água um pinguinho assim
Water it just a bit
O tanque um tanquinho assim
The tank, just a small tank
A roupa um tantão assim
The clothes, so many
Ensaboa mulata ensaboa
Soap it up, mulata, soap it up
Ensaboa tô ensaboando
Soap it up, I'm soaping it
Tô lavando a minha roupa
I'm soaping my clothes
Lá em casa estão me chamando,
Back home they are calling me
Ensaboa mulata ensaboa
Soap it up, mulata, soap it up
Ensaboa tô ensaboando
Soap it up, I'm soaping it
Trabalho um tantão assim
I work so much
Cansaço é bastante sim
And I get so tired
Roupa um tantão assim
The clothes to wash are so many
Dinheiro um tiquinho assim
And I get so little money
Ensaboa mulata ensaboa
Soap it up, mulata, soap it up
Ensaboa tô ensaboando
Soap it up, I'm soaping it
Everybody run, run, run
Everybody run, run, run
Everybody run, run, run
Everybody run, run, run
Everybody scatter, scatter
Everybody scatter, scatter
Some people lost some blood
Some people lost some blood
Someone nearly die colonial mentality
Someone nearly die colonial mentality
Eu não sou daqui
I'm not from here
Eu não tenho nada
I have nothing
Tristeza não tem fim a felicidade sim
Sadness is endless, however hapiness isn't
Meu coração é a liberdade
My heart is freedom
They leave sorrow tears and blood
They leave sorrow tears and blood