Quilombo, o El Dorado Negro [English translation]

There once was

A black El Dorado in Brazil

It existed

Like a glow illuminated by freedom’s sun

Reflecting

A utopia of one for all and all for one

Quilombo

Everyone acting under the watchful eyes of the saints

Quilombo

Everyone washed with all the rivers of tears

Quilombo

Everyone had to fall, loving and struggling

Quilombo

Everyone of us longs for it still today

There was once

A black El Dorado in Brazil

That existed

Lived, struggled, fell, died, then lived again

Reappeared

A peacock so colourful, a carnival of my dreams

Reborn

Quilombo, now, yes, you and I

• Artist:Gilberto Gil
• Album:Quilombo