mom, what can I be?
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if my path's carved
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but for Maria, I was born a woman
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so many voices that shout at us
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what a woman must be
honorable, married, loved
I even want to be ressolha
I even want to be honorable
don't take my life away yet
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I wish I had tringalha
I was born Maria, born a woman
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because there's a lot to do
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and many knots to untie
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mom, what can I be?
I was born Maria, born a woman
I was born Maria, born a woman
I was born Maria, born a woman
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mom, what can I be?
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if my path's carved
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but for Maria, I was born a woman!