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Jurandir - Basta de Violencia (Stop the Violence)

from PeaceTones® Brazil by Ato Periférico

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Basta de Violencia
Jurandir


English Lyrics:

Enough with the violence, this is too much!
Let’s stop it today – let’s make some peace!
Lower your gun,
Recife has had enough of war.

I wish all this violence would stop,
And that our people could show the world that Recife has a conscience.
People get killed every day in the ghettoes,
The criminals are the kids’ only role models.
Some kids grow up and become hard-working citizens,
But many become thieves and end up gettin’ shot,
Their bodies lying on strips of cardboard, out on the sidewalk.
Is that how you want to end up?
“You will see the results if you lower your gun:
Those who were your enemies will become your allies”
But he paid no attention to what his friend was saying,
Then there were the gunshots and everything stopped.
He was never the same person again.
He’s not afraid of death anymore.
He does as he pleases,
He lives the good life,
Though he’s always alert to what goes on around him.
Every night he kneels down to pray,
Asking God to bring him peace of mind.

I’m underage, and this has been my message.
Help Geninha understand that rap is no illusion.
There’s a big bad wolf,
And there are four little mice.
There’s a stick, there’s a duck in your tiny, little shoe.
Here’s Leo, Ximena went that a-way,
Hold on, let me finish:
Hello to my brothers from DI-SMP, ADBD and ADA.
We are few in numbers, but our motivation is real.
People think we’re pickpockets,
But bro’, they need to understand that not all citizens of Santo Amaro are criminals.

Portuguese Lyrics:

(Refrão – 2x: )
Basta de violência, já tá demais
Vamos parar com isso tudo, vamos cultivar a paz
Abaixe o seu calibre e vê se erra
Porque no Recife tá bom de guerra

Eu queria que parassem com toda essa violência
E mostrassem que o Recife tem uma consciência, conseqüência:
Coisa que acontece na periferia, aqueles caras se matando todo dia
Os pivetes de hoje em dia se refletem num irmão
E quando crescem, acabam tomando a sua profissão
Muitos se tornam trabalhador
E outros ladrão, deitado no chão, em cima de um papelão
Será que vai ser essa a sua grande destinação?

(Refrão)

Baixando seu calibre você vê o resultado:
Quem era seu inimigo hoje é seu aliado.
Não presta atenção em que o seu amigo fala,
daí rolou o tiro, e tudo pára.
Depois do acidente, não é a mesma pessoa
Não tem medo da morte,
agora anda numa boa
aquele cara à toa, que come e nunca enjoa
Mas fica sempre atento com as coisas que acontece
Rezando de joelho toda noite faz uma prece
Pedindo a Deus para que nunca se estresse

(Refrão)

Eu sou De Menor e essa foi minha mensagem
Ajudes a Geninha que rap não é viagem
Alô tem um lobo mau
amai quatro ratinho
Tem um espeto, tem um pato malvado no sapatinho
Tem um Isléo, Ximina foi por aqui, peraí, deixa eu resumir
Alô pros caras da DI- SMP, tem ADA e ADBD
Somos poucos mas a nossa disposição é pra valer
Ficam dizendo por aí que a gente é marginal
Nem todos que moram em Santo Amaro têm a vida criminal

(Refrão)
Irmão

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from PeaceTones® Brazil, released October 22, 2010

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