If I ever write my ode to freedom If I ever write my ode to freedom Se algum dia eu escrever minha ode à liberdade It will be in prose that chimes with me It will be in prose that chimes with me Será em prosa que ressoa comigo It would be a simple ode to freedom It would be a simple ode to freedom Seria uma simples ode à liberdade Not pretentious, but with dignity Not pretentious, but with dignity Não pretensioso, mas com dignidade I would like to think that freedom is I would like to think that freedom is Eu gostaria de pensar que a liberdade é More than just a word More than just a word Mais do que apenas uma palavra In grand and lofty language In grand and lofty language Em linguagem grandiosa e sublime Odes to freedom often go unheard Odes to freedom often go unheard Odes à liberdade muitas vezes não são ouvidas If I ever wrote my ode to freedom If I ever wrote my ode to freedom Se eu escrevesse minha ode à liberdade Being privileged and spoilt for choice Being privileged and spoilt for choice Sendo privilegiada e mimada de escolhas Then I fear that you would be suspicious Then I fear that you would be suspicious Então eu temo que você suspeitaria Of the cause to which I'd lend my voice Of the cause to which I'd lend my voice Da causa para a qual emprestaria minha voz It's elusive and it's hard to hold It's elusive and it's hard to hold É evasivo e difícil de segurar It's a fleeting thing It's a fleeting thing É uma coisa passageira That's why there is no ode to freedom truly worth remembering That's why there is no ode to freedom truly worth remembering É por isso que não existe uma ode à liberdade verdadeiramente digna de ser lembrada I wish someone would write an ode to freedom that we all could sing I wish someone would write an ode to freedom that we all could sing Gostaria que alguém escrevesse uma ode à liberdade que todos pudéssemos cantar