Todd Snider — Betty Was Black (And Willie Was White) letra e tradução
A página contém a letra e a tradução em português da música "Betty Was Black (And Willie Was White)" de Todd Snider.
Letra
Betty was black and Willie was white
Betty and Willie got it on one night
They climbed in a bottle of Tanqueray
Fell in love that very day
They sat by the fire and listened to jazz
Had pretty little dreams like every couple has
But they had to be careful where they went out at night
'Cause Betty was black and Willie was white
Willie’s old man cut him out of the will
He hired a lawyer and sent Willie the bill
He said: 'Do what you want, boy, anything’s fine'
'Cause from now on you ain’t no son of mine'
And Betty’s momma, she tried to understand
But her Daddy just gave her the back of his hand
He said: 'Get out of this house, girl, don’t you ever come back'
Willie was white and Betty was black
The next few years were difficult ones
They put up with sneers and social shuns
And then one fine year she bore a son
They named him Tad and they dreamed of a year a little less bad
When Tad could stand in a skin of brown
A valedictorian’s cap and gown
And speak of a day when the future’s bright
And you could be proud to be black and proud to be white
And dream of a day when it’s all right
That Betty was black and Willie was white
Betty was black and Willie was white
Tradução da letra
A Betty era negra e o Willie era branco.
A Betty e o Willie arranjaram-No Numa noite.
Eles subiram numa garrafa de Tanqueray
Apaixonou-se naquele mesmo dia.
Sentaram - se junto ao fogo e ouviram jazz.
Teve pequenos sonhos como todos os casais
Mas tinham de ter cuidado onde iam à noite.
Porque a Betty era negra e o Willie era branco.
O pai do Willie tirou-o do testamento.
Ele contratou um advogado e mandou a conta ao Willie.
Ele disse: "Faz o que quiseres, rapaz, tudo está bem."
Porque a partir de Agora não és meu filho.
E a mãe da Betty, ela tentou entender
Mas o pai dela deu-lhe a palma da mão.
Ele disse: "Sai desta casa, rapariga, nunca mais Voltes".
O Willie era branco e a Betty era negra.
Os anos seguintes foram difíceis
Eles aturaram-se a rixas e esquinas sociais.
E depois, num belo ano, ela deu à luz um filho.
Chamaram-lhe Tad e sonharam com um ano menos mau.
Quando o Tad podia ficar numa pele castanha
Um chapéu e um vestido de estudante
E falar de um dia em que o futuro é brilhante
E podias orgulhar-te de ser negro e orgulhoso de ser branco
E sonha com um dia em que tudo esteja bem
Que a Betty era negra e o Willie era branco
A Betty era negra e o Willie era branco.