O Missioneiro Lyrics Translation in English

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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Sou missioneiro, sou da terra do Bilia

I'm a Missions man, I'm from the land of Bilia

Com permisso que eu sou cria dos que dançam vanerão

With permission, I am a child of those who dance vanerão

Sou missioneiro, raiz da terra vermelha

I'm a Missions man, the root of the red earth

Batizado na vanera com uma gaita de botão

Baptized in vanera with a button accordion


E de-lhe tchê vanera

And here comes the vanera

De-lhe tchê, de-lhe vanera

Here comes, here comes vanera

De-lhe tchê, de-lhe vanera

Here comes, here comes vanera

De-lhe tchê, de-lhe vanera

Here comes, here comes vanera

Vai encolhendo a botonera que essa marca

The button accordion is shrinking because this mark

Tem a taca do Tio Bilia gaiteiro

Has the cup of Uncle Bilia, the accordion player

E de-lhe tchê vanera

And here comes the vanera

De-lhe tchê, de-lhe vanera

Here comes, here comes vanera

De-lhe tchê, de-lhe vanera

Here comes, here comes vanera

De-lhe tchê, de-lhe vanera

Here comes, here comes vanera

Vai encolhendo a botonera que no meio da peoira

The button accordion is shrinking because in the middle of the dust

Vai bailando o missioneiro

The Missions man is dancing


Assim tocava o Tio Bilia, nesse trancão de vanera

This is how Uncle Bilia played, in this big vanera

A gente vinha na poeira, nas bailantas de fronteira

We came in the dust, in the dances of the border

Como manda a tradição

As tradition dictates

Assim tocava o Tio Bilia, maestro da botonera

This is how Uncle Bilia played, the maestro of the button accordion

Uma estatua missioneira deste santo que alegrava

A Missionary statue of this saint who brought joy

Os sete palmos das missões

The seven spans of the Missions


De-lhe vaneira do Tio Bilia

Here comes the vaneira of Uncle Bilia

Que o missioneiro vai até o clarear do dia

Because the Missions man goes until the break of day


De-lhe vaneira do Tio Bilia

Here comes the vaneira of Uncle Bilia

Na pombanera agarrado nas guria

In the dovecoat, holding onto the girls


De-lhe vaneira do Tio Bilia

Here comes the vaneira of Uncle Bilia

Lá na figueira a gaita véia gemia

There by the fig tree, the old accordion moaned


De-lhe vaneira do Tio Bilia

Here comes the vaneira of Uncle Bilia

Serve uma canha que tá boa a cantoria

Pour a shot because the singing is good


De-lhe vaneira do Tio Bilia

Here comes the vaneira of Uncle Bilia

Toca mais uma pra nois com as tia

Play one more for us with the aunties

Added by André Costa
Maputo, Mozambique September 8, 2024
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