Briga de Velhas Lyrics Translation in English

Meu senhor escute bem, agora eu vou te contar

My sir, listen well, now I'm going to tell you

De uma briga de véia no sertão do laranjal

About an old women's fight in the orange grove countryside

Vi duas véia brigando por causa de se casar

I saw two old ladies fighting over getting married

Uma insultava a outra, foram indo até brigar

One insulted the other, and they kept going until they fought

As véia batia o queixo ai ai ai ai

The old ladies were gritting their teeth, oh oh oh oh

Parecia dois rapaz

They seemed like two young lads

Já veio um véio correndo pra ver se podia aparta

Then an old man came running to see if he could separate them

O véio pulou pra cima nem num saiu do lugar

The old man jumped up but didn't move from his spot

Véio da perna direita que nem alção de jacá

An old man with a right leg like a jacaré's stride

Parece canga de coice feita de jacarandá

Looks like a saddle made of jacarandá wood

O véio era desgoelado ai ai ai ai

The old man had a loud voice, oh oh oh oh

Que uma banda de arapuá

Like a flock of arapuá birds

Cobicei e achei bonito o jeito desse véio andá

I admired and found it beautiful the way that old man walked

Tinha o pé cheio de espinho da folha do bananá

His foot full of thorns from the banana leaf

E das unhas arrebitada, parecia um mangaritá

With upturned nails, he looked like a big lizard

Um bigode tão comprido parecia um taquará

A mustache so long, it looked like a bamboo

Véio da boca pequena ai ai ai ai

The old man with a small mouth, oh oh oh oh

Do tamanho de um barbacuá

As small as a barbacuá

A briga ficou empatada, fizeram as paz no lugar

The fight was a draw; they made peace in that place

Depois foram numa festa naquele tombo de lá

Later, they went to a party at that spot over there

Já era de tardezinha quando elas foi se apronta

It was late afternoon when they got ready

Em vez de passar pó de arroz na cara, passaram fubá

Instead of putting rice powder on their faces, they used cornmeal

Parece duas girara ai ai ai ai

They looked like two spinning tops, oh oh oh oh

Quando sai do canaviá

When they left the sugarcane field