When I was in America it seemed to me to be in Brazil
I heard that the movement, Fwd.us is collecting, personal
experiences about migration. I *(1)could not I nor can resist to the temptation of
congratulating the idea, and taking part…
I am very grateful to the
Brazilian people. They opened their arms and embrace us like one more member of
the family. In memory of all the good I received of that blessed land and if it
can help to the cause…
I have felt and written the
text directly in “my English”. I got in touch with the English language when I
was nine years old, thanks to Wilson ’s family,
there, in Parada Inglesa, Sao Paulo.
* Suspicious Mind
Elvis Presley
This/ is/ not/ a/ trick/
I/ was/ born/ out/
I´m/ going/ to/ tell /you/
A/ piece/ of/ my/ life/
A/ piece/ of/ my/ life/
Why /I / want/ to/ say/
What/ does/ mean/ to/ me/
When/ I/ finished/ you/ sure/
Will/ understand/ it/
Will/ understand/ it/
I/ was/ emigrant /
In/ the/ great/ Brazil
And/ I/ built/ there/ all/ my/ dreams/
In/ a/ wonderful/ land/
So/ if /somebody/ you/ know/
Show/ what/ it/ supposes/
Would/ say/ that/ the/ things/
I/ say/ is/ just/ the/ truth/
I/ say/ is/ just/ the/ truth/
Here/ we/ are/ here/
In/ Spain
Half/ heart/ feels/ Brazilian/
I’m/ crying/
What/ I/ have/ learned/ there/
Is/ impossible/ to/ forget/
A/ beautiful/ mixture/
Of/ thoughts/ and/ ways/
Oh/ their/ solidarity/
Altruism/ and/ real/ love/
Their/ wishes/ of/ knowledge/
For/ ever/ (Bis)
For/ ever/ (Bis)
When/ far/ you/ know/
I’ll/ never/ betray/ you/
I’m/ crying/
There/ I /saw/ a/ plural/ sun/
Shining/ to/ all/
Without/ exception/ of/ colour/
And/ races/
And/ races/
An/ emigrant/
Learn/ that/ working/ hard/
She/ would/ reach/ the/ dream/
she/ wants/ to /
she/ wants/ to /
These / experiences/
Are/ the/ best/ for/ me/
I/ was/ in/ contact/
With/ collective/ consciousness/
Schools/ teachers/ and/ friends/
Gave/ me/ a/ bit/ of/ their/ science/
Culture/ thoughts/ of/ their/ far/ away/ lands/
Do/ not/ forget/ that/
We/ were/ emigrants/
Looking/ for/ a/ better/ life/
And/ chance/…
And/ chance/…
(Second time)
First/ people/ and/ language/
Landscape/ perfumes/
Sounds/ history/ religion/
Flag/ and/ hymns/
Flag/ and/ hymns/
It/ was/ so/ grateful/
All/ together/ there/
After/ a/ long/ time/
Being/ separated/
Being/ separated/
We/ lived/ in/ Sao Paulo
And/ there/ I / met/
Irish/ English/ American/
Italian/ and/ German/ families/
They/ help/ and/ guide/ me/
In/ this/ new/ life/
They/ show/ me/ another/ way/ of/ been/
Portuguese/ English/
German / Italian/
Their/ believes/
Aparecida/ Maggy/ Phiro/ John/…
My/ childhood/ blow / free/ and/ bright/
With/ this/ kind/ of/ surround/
These/ people/ made/ it/ possible/
I’m/ proud/ of/ being/ a/ Brazilian/ emigrant
(Bis)
Thanks/ to/ that/ country/
Mixture/ of/ races/
I’m/ able/ to/ catch/ a/ view/
Of/ the/ whole/ world/
Of/ the/ whole/ world/
Love/ conflicts/
Wishes/ feelings/ fears/
The/ soul/ of/ their/ principal/ worries/
And/ desires.../
And/ desires.../
I…want…you…know…that…
Languages/ are/ open/ doors/
Business/ money/ and/ love/
The/ more/ you/ know/
The/ better/ you/ do/ baby/
I…want…you…know…that…
A/ young/ bilingual/ brain/
Is/ better/ prepared/
To/ be/ empathic/
And/ maintain/
And/ maintain/
I…want…you…know…that…
Useful / relationship/
In/ a/ world/
Globalize/
Globalize/
Creativity/ grows/ baby/
I…want…you…know…that…
New/ actions/ new/ conceptions/
Exterior/ solutions/
Laces/ between/
Foreign/ nations/
Foreign/ nations/
I…want…you…know…that…
Spoiling/ money/ time/ and/ brains/
They/ are/ becoming/ old/ fashioned/
I…want…you…know…that…
As/ fashioned/ as/ their/ acts/
Populations/ is/ getting/ old/
If/ there/ is/ no/ new/ life/ no/ future/
I…want…you…know…that…
New/ life/ means/ new/ ideas/
New/ ideas/ makes/ money/…
* “Money makes the world go around…”... ... ...
* Cabaret
Liza Minnelli
*(1) All right! fwd.us
María Evangelina Cobo Zaballa
Castro-Urdiales (Cantabria)