I was born by the river, oh my I was born by the river, oh my Eu nasci no rio, oh meu In this little old tent, oh In this little old tent, oh Nesta pequena tenda velha, oh Just like this river Just like this river Assim como este rio I've been runnin' ever since I've been runnin' ever since Eu tenho corrido desde então It's been a long, long time comin' It's been a long, long time comin' Tem sido um longo, longo tempo que vem But I know, but I know But I know, but I know Mas eu sei, mas eu sei A change has gotta come now A change has gotta come now Uma mudança tem que vir agora Oh yes it is now, oh my, oh my, oh my Oh yes it is now, oh my, oh my, oh my Oh sim é agora, oh meu, oh meu, oh meu It's been too hard livin', oh my It's been too hard livin', oh my Tem sido muito difícil viver, oh meu And I'm afraid to die And I'm afraid to die E tenho medo de morrer I don't know what's up there I don't know what's up there Eu não sei o que está lá em cima Beyound the clouds Beyound the clouds Além das nuvens It's been a long, long time comin' It's been a long, long time comin' Tem sido um longo, longo tempo que vem I know, I know I know, I know Eu sei, eu sei A change has gotta come A change has gotta come Uma mudança tem que vir Oh yes it is now, oh my, oh my, oh my Oh yes it is now, oh my, oh my, oh my Oh sim é agora, oh meu, oh meu, oh meu There's a time There's a time Há um tempo I will go to my brother, oh my I will go to my brother, oh my Eu irei para o meu irmão, oh meu I've asked my brother I've asked my brother Eu perguntei ao meu irmão Will you help me, please? Will you help me, please? Você vai me ajudar, por favor? Oh now, oh my Oh now, oh my Oh agora, oh meu He turned me down He turned me down Ele me recusou And then I asked my dear mother And then I asked my dear mother E então eu perguntei a minha querida mãe Oh now, oh now Oh now, oh now Oh agora, oh agora I said: Mother I said: Mother Eu disse: Mãe I said: Mother, I'm down on my knees I said: Mother, I'm down on my knees Eu disse: Mãe, estou de joelhos It's been a time that I thought It's been a time that I thought Tem um tempo que eu pensei Lord, this couldn't last very long Lord, this couldn't last very long Senhor, isso não poderia durar muito tempo Oh now, oh Oh now, oh Oh agora oh But somehow I thought I was still able But somehow I thought I was still able Mas de alguma forma eu pensei que ainda era capaz To try to carry on To try to carry on Para tentar seguir em frente It's been a long, long time comin' It's been a long, long time comin' Tem sido um longo, longo tempo que vem But I know a change is gonna come But I know a change is gonna come Mas eu sei que uma mudança virá Oh yes it is Oh yes it is Oh sim, é isso Just like I said Just like I said Assim como eu disse I went to my little bitty brother I went to my little bitty brother Eu fui ao meu irmãozinho Oh my, my little brother now Oh my, my little brother now Oh meu, meu irmãozinho agora I asked my brother I asked my brother Perguntei ao meu irmão Brother, help me please, oh now Brother, help me please, oh now Irmão, me ajude por favor, oh agora He turned me down He turned me down Ele me recusou And then I go to my little mother And then I go to my little mother E então eu vou para a minha mãezinha My dear mother, oh now My dear mother, oh now Minha querida mãe, oh agora I said: Mother I said: Mother Eu disse: Mãe I said: Mother, I'm down on my knees I said: Mother, I'm down on my knees Eu disse: Mãe, estou de joelhos But there was a time that I thought But there was a time that I thought Mas houve um tempo que eu pensei Lord, this couldn't last so very long Lord, this couldn't last so very long Senhor, isso não poderia durar tanto tempo Oh my, oh Oh my, oh Oh meu oh Somehow I thought I was still able Somehow I thought I was still able De alguma forma eu pensei que ainda era capaz To try to carry on To try to carry on Para tentar seguir em frente It's been a long, long time comin' It's been a long, long time comin' Faz muito, muito tempo vindo But I know, but I know But I know, but I know Mas eu sei, mas eu sei A change gotta come A change gotta come Uma mudança tem que vir Ooh it's been so long Ooh it's been so long Ooh tem sido tão longo It's been so long, a little too long It's been so long, a little too long Tem sido assim por muito tempo, um pouco longo demais But a change has gotta come But a change has gotta come Mas uma mudança tem que vir I'm so tired, so tired of suffering I'm so tired, so tired of suffering Estou tão cansado, tão cansado de sofrer And standing by myself And standing by myself E de pé por mim And standing up alone And standing up alone E levantando-se sozinho But a change has gotta come But a change has gotta come Mas uma mudança tem que vir You know and I know You know and I know Você sabe e eu sei You know that I know You know that I know Você sabe que eu sei That I know that you know, honey That I know that you know, honey Que eu sei que você sabe, querido That a change is gonne come, oh my That a change is gonne come, oh my Que uma mudança vai acontecer, oh