ABC do Preconceito [English translation]

A is for

AFRICA, the land of sickness and war

Lot's od heat, sex, poverty and beasts

Science says it's where the first man was found on earth

Men say "it's where the third word is"

B is for

BEING white, the mulungo, boss, God of the Africans

Who is always right, because to err is human

He's got Jesus' hair and the dollar bill's face

He's always on the other side of the begging black hand

C is for the

CURVE of happiness which is owned by the boss

Or the curve of his belly that is bigger than his erect penis

He's the owner of the salary, so he's the owner of the truth

He doesn't accept the contrary, and won't be contradicted

D is for the

DOUGH, for money is the unit men use to measure

The more money they have, the more important their names

It is the only language that we all understand

And for those who don't speak it, the others don't understand

E is for the

EXOTIC, cause foreigner and money seem to be the same thing

That is why our people are very hospitable

He's the last one to arrive, and the first to be served

He's the one that arrives a brick layer and leaves as a foreman

F is for

FAKE witchcraft, the poor men's sickness

Africans and Latinos with envy in their eyes

It is the explanation for losses and deaths

And also the explanation for the wealth of the strong

G is for the

GOVERNMENT, which is always guilty when it is the people that judge

But the people have a short memory and sentence is never carried out

The government is the party with the absolute majority

It is a naturally corrupt institution

H is for

HOMOSEXUAL, an abnormal being

God's stepson and the legitimate son of evil

The shame of his parents, and the family in general

He is fruit of cultural revolution

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I is for

ISONOMY, that only exists in theory

In the human rights that are not practiced and applied

Humans are all equal, according to science

But as soon as there's money involved, the differences come out

J is for

JUVENILE, for youth is that phase of life

that only when abused, it is said that it was well lived

Romance, TV, parties and drinks

are offered to the youth, then they are called lost

L is for

LICENSED, graduated, in other words, Doutor

More than just a degree, it means a higher income

It means looking at tradition as ridiculous

something that does not fit in to the modern ways of life

M from

MULATTO without a flag

If it's a man he is a thief, if it's a woman she is a gold digger

He can even be Dos Santos like Marcelino

And he will still pay for the sins of not being truly black

N is for

NEGRO, or if you prefer nigger

If the victim is the predicate, black is the subject

For as much talent he has for music and sports

He has for show and envy of others

O is for

ORGANIZATIONS with such good intentions like the NGOs

This must be hell, for there to be so many of these organizations

They offer great conditions and pay in dollar

They hand out crumbs to appease our begging

P is for the

POVERTY of millions

the for the last 37 years has been the reason of our battles

Nigger is a politician, liar, and son of a war

For 37 years he gets richer at our expense

Q is for the

QUALITY of marriage, cause a motel room is now a hotel room

A discreet place you pay to be unfaithful

And you don't need to hide the ring

who claims to have seen you there, had a taste from the same honey

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R is for

RELIGION, which is the weed of people

the smoke that makes us believe again

in the old promise of a better life

when we give the priest the fruits of our labour

S is for

SYNDROMES such as the ungrateful AIDS

He was a hungry worm and now it's the worm that eats him within

Treated like dirt until he turns into dirt

And more than the sickness that's what consumes him inside

T is for

TRADITION, that is for suburban people

But when desperate we all run to the hut

Tradition, that is for the uneducated

But if ceremony is needed we are left without a choice

U is for the

USA, or if you prefer, United States of America

If you made it there, you can't get any better

The Super Power that controls the world

Even Bashir got into shit when someone ratted on him

V is for

VALUE that many mistake with price

People with value don't sell themselves for anything

That does not stop me from asking for what I'm worth

Because the bread to feed my daughters has a price

W!

WORLD WIDE WEB, in other words, Internet

A web of pornography and piracy that mirrors

The businesses that will never go bankrupt:

Drugs, Sex and Violence

X is for

XENOPHOBIA, that is popular justice

When the price of bread goes up we all must pay

Usually it's a brother of the same color

that pays for our desperation with sweat and blood

Z is for

ZIMBABWE, yesteryear's Africa's old barn

Today the capital of inflation and tragic governance

that has already killed innocent thousands

Condemned for protesting against their leaders

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• Artist:Azagaia
• Album:Cubaliwa