Meu Deus, cadê Preta Bá, meu Deus
Meu Deus, cadê Preta Bá, meu Deus
(coro)
Meu Deus, cadê Preta Bá, meu Deus
Meu Deus, cadê Preta Bá, meu Deus
O filho do coronel
chora no colo de sinhá
toda noite quando acorda
procurando Preta Bá
(coro)
Preta Bá que o criou
Como se fosse filho seu
E o menino só vingou
Porque Preta Bá, de seu leite lhe deu
(coro)
Coronel disse que sim
Ninguém vai dizer que não
Preta Bá criou seu filho
Acabou sua missão
(coro)
Preta Bá, batendo o pilão
ouviu a voz do coronel
Negra chegou a sua hora
Faça uma prece a Deus do céu
(coro)
Preta Bá foi castigada
por algo que não cometeu
Mas quando foi descoberto
Era tarde demais, Preta Bà moreu
(coro)
Coronel anda calado
Triste a se lamentar
Preta Bá não suportou
O castigo que lhe mandou dar
(coro)
Quem sabe esse coronel
Não soubesse o que fazia
Pois não levou muito tempo
E sem Preta Bá o menino morria
(coro)
Sabe Deus pra onde foi
E eu fico a imaginar
Que o filho do coronel
Se encontrou com Preta Bá
(coro)
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My God, where's Preta Bá, my God
My God, where's Preta Bá, my God
(chorus)
My God, where's Black Nanny, my God
My God, where's Black Nanny, my God
The son of Colonel
cries on the mistress's neck
every night when he wakes up
looking for Preta Bá
(chorus)
Preta Bá who raised him
As if he was her own child
And the child avenged only
Because Preta Bá, gave him her milk
(chorus)
Coronel said yes
Nobody would say no
Preta Bá raised his son
Ended her mission
(chorus)
Preta Bá, beating the pestle
heard the voice of Colonel
Black woman your time has come
Make a pray to the God of heaven
(chorus)
Preta Bá was punished
for something she did not do
But when they discovered
It was too late, Preta Bá died
(chorus)
Colonel goes silent
Sad to lament
Preta Bá couldn't stand
The punishment that he sent to her
(chorus)
Who knows, maybe the Colonel
didn't know what he was doing
Well it didn't take long
And without Preta Bá the boy died
(chorus)
God knows to where he went
And I keep thinking
That the son of Colonel
met Preta Bá
(chorus)
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Θεέ μου, που είναι η Preta Bá, Θεέ μου
Θεέ μου, που είναι η Preta Bá, Θεέ μου
(χορωδία)
Θεέ μου, που είναι η Preta Bá, Θεέ μου
Θεέ μου, που είναι η Preta Bá, Θεέ μου
Ο γιος του Συνταγματάρχη
Κλαίει στον λαιμό της ερωμένης του
Κάθε νύxτα όταν ξυπνάει
Ψάχνοντας για την Preta Bá
(χορωδία)
Η Preta Bá που τον μεγάλωσε
Σαν να ήταν δικό της παιδί
Και το παιδί εκδικήθηκε μόνο
Επειδή η Preta Bá του έδωσε το γάλα της
(χορωδία)
Ο Συνταγματάρχης είπε ναι
Κανείς δεν θα έλεγε όχι
Η Preta Bá μεγάλωσε τον γιό του
Τελείωσε την αποστολή της
(χορωδία)
Η Preta Bá, χτυπώντας το γουδοχέρι
Άκουσε τη φωνή του Συνταγματάρχη
Μαύρη γυναίκα ήρθε η ώρα σου
Προσευχήσου στον Θεό του ουρανού
(χορωδία)
Η Preta Bá τιμωρήθηκε
Για κάτι που δεν έκανε
Αλλά όταν ανακάλυψαν
Ήταν πολύ αργά, η Preta Bá πέθανε
(χορωδία)
Ο Συνταγματάρχης μένει σιωπηλός
Λυπημένος να θρηνεί
Η Preta Bá δεν μπορούσε να σηκωθεί
Η τιμωρία που της έστειλε
(χορωδία)
Ποιος ξέρει, ίσως ο Συνταγματάρχης
Δεν ήξερε τι έκανε
Για φαντάσου δεν πήρε πολύ ώρα
Και χωρίς τη Preta Bá το αγόρι πέθανε
(χορωδία)
Ο Θεός ξέρει που πήγε
Και εξακολουθώ να σκέφτομαι
Ότι ο γιος του συνταγματάρχη
Συνάντησε τη Preta Bá
(χορωδία)
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