“Maria Maria
Maria, Maria, it’s a gift, a certain magic
A force that alerts us
A woman who deserves to live and love
Like any other on the planet
Maria, Maria, it’s the sound, it’s the color, it’s the sweat
It’s the strongest and slowest dose
Of a people who laugh when they should cry
And don’t live, just endure
But it takes strength, it takes race
You always have to be strong
Who carries the mark on the body, Maria, Maria
Mix pain and joy
But it takes wit, it takes grace
You always have a dream
Whoever wears this brand on their skin has
The strange mania of having faith in life
But it takes strength, it takes race
You always have to be strong
Who carries the mark on the body, Maria, Maria
Mix pain and joy
But it takes wit, it takes grace
You always have a dream
Whoever wears this brand on their skin has
The strange mania of having faith in life”
Free translation of music by Brazilian singer and songwriter Milton Nascimento