A TERCEIRA LÂMINA (1981) (Brazilian Portuguese) © Zé Ramalho (10/03/1949 - ) É aquela que fere que virá mais tranquila Com a fome do povo, com pedaços da vida Como a dura semente que se prende no fogo De toda multidão Acho bem mais do que pedras na mão Dos que vivem calados, pendurados no tempo Esquecendo os momentos na fundura do poço Na garganta do fosso, a voz de um cantador E virá como guerra a terceira mensagem Na cabeça do homem aflição e coragem Afastado da terra, ele pensa na fera Que o começa a devorar Acho que os anos irão se passar Com aquela certeza que teremos no olho Novamente a ideia de sairmos do poço Da garganta do fosso, a voz de um cantador E virá como guerra (virá como guerra) A terceira mensagem (terceira mensagem) Na cabeça do homem (homem) Aflição e coragem (coragem) Afastado da terra, ele pensa na fera Que o começa a devorar Acho que os anos irão se passar Com aquela certeza que teremos no olho Novamente a ideia de sairmos do poço Da garganta do fosso, a voz de um cantador Eiá! Oh-oh! Eiá! Ooh! Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh! Eiá! Oh-oh! Eiá! Oooooooh! Oh! Na voz de um cantador

THE THIRD BLADE Translation and notes by Julia Alvares Is the one which hurts which will come easier With the hunger of the people with pieces of life With the hard seed which is caught by the fire Of the whole crowd I find much more than stones in my hand* Of those who live silent hanging in time Forgetting the moments in the depth of the rock bottom In the throat of the fosse in the voice of a singer** And it will come as a war the third message In the mind of men, afliction and courage Away from the land he thinks in the beast Which starts to devours him I believe the years will pass With that certainty we will have in the eye Again the idea of leaving the rock bottom The throat of the fosse in the voice of a singer And it will come as a war (will come as a war) The third message (message) In the mind of men, (men) Afliction and courage (courage) Away from the land he thinks in the beast Which starts to devours him I believe the years will pass With that certainty we will have in the eye Again the idea of leaving the rock bottom The throat of the fosse in the voice of a singer.

Notes: *The word "lâmina" could mean "blade", but also "record". This is the first song of the artist's third record, hence he makes a game of words.
*It's a game of words, for "stones in the hand" may also mean agressivity.
**When the artist says "cantador" he doesn't mean an ordinary professional singer, but a traditional profession from the Northeast of the country, when men sing lines as they compose it, and usually defy each other, like some kind of rap battle. The cantadores also have social prestige, and have some mystical air around them.

The translation and notes by Julia Alvares have been borrowed from Lyricstranslate.com.

Original clip by Zé Ramalho
Recording by Zé Ramalho
Live rendition by Zé Ramalho and his cousin Elba Ramalho

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