Obras de Poeta (part. Chitãozinho e Xororó) Lyrics Translation in English

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English Translation

Os passarinhos enfeitam os jardins e as florestas

The little birds decorate the gardens and the forests

São iguais às melodias, vivem n'alma dos poetas

They are like melodies, living in the soul of poets

Qualquer tipo de canção, sertaneja ou popular

Any type of song, country or popular

Serve de inspiração, como tema pra rimar

Serves as inspiration, as a theme to rhyme


O construtor da floresta, faz seu prédio na painera

The builder of the forest builds his building in the tree

E o maestro sabiá, faz seu show na laranjeira

And the maestro sabiá performs his show in the orange tree

Na copada de um pinheiro, canta alegre o bem-te-vi

In the crown of a pine tree, the cheerful great kiskadee sings

À tarde na capoeira, canta triste a juriti

In the late afternoon in the capoeira, the mourning dove sings sadly


Quando ouço um disparo, de espingarda tenho dó

When I hear a gunshot, I feel pity for the shotgun

Por saber que na palhada, está morrendo um xororó

Knowing that in the straw, a mourning willow is dying

Quando o gavião malvado, vem chegando de mansinho

When the wicked hawk comes quietly

Atacando sem piedade, deixa viúvo o canarinho

Attacking without mercy, leaving the canary a widower


No pomar as lindas asas, nas mais variadas cores

In the orchard, beautiful wings in various colors

Num constante vaivém, dos pequenos beija-flores

In a constant coming and going, of the small hummingbirds

No moinho o tico-tico, enche o papo de fubá

In the mill, the house sparrow fills its crop with cornmeal

E a pombinha mensageira, foi pra nunca mais voltar

And the messenger dove went away, never to return

Added by Bruno Silva
Praia, Cape Verde August 17, 2025
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