[POEM] What Kind of Strength -- Sérgio Godinho // Translated from the song "Que Força é Essa"
[Bridge]
I saw you working the whole day
Building cities for others
Loading stones, wasting
A lot of strength for little pay
I saw you working the whole day
A lot of strength for little pay
[Chorus]
What kind of strength
What kind of strength
You bring in your arms
That only serves you to obey
That only compels you to obey
What kind of strength is it
What kind of strength is it
That leaves you well with others
And bad with yourself
What kind of strength is it
What kind of strength is it
What kind of strength is it
[Verse]
Don't tell me you don't understand
When the days turn sour
Don't tell you have never felt
A strength growing in your hand
And a anger breeding in your bowel
Don't tell me you don't understand
[Chorus]
What kind of strength
What kind of strength
You bring in your arms
That only serves you to obey
That only compels you to obey
What kind of strength is it
What kind of strength is it
That leaves you well with others
And bad with yourself
What kind of strength is it
What kind of strength is it
What kind of strength is it
[Bridge]
I saw you working the whole day
Building cities for others
Loading stones, wasting
A lot of strength for little pay
I saw you working the whole day
A lot of strength for little pay
[Chorus]
What kind of strength
What kind of strength
You bring in your arms
That only serves you to obey
That only compels you to obey
What kind of strength is it
What kind of strength is it
That leaves you well with others
And bad with yourself
What kind of strength is it
What kind of strength is it
What kind of strength is it
Posted May 12, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC