Tenente Bezerra Lyrics Translation in English

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English Translation

Quando o Tenente Bezerra

When Lieutenant Bezerra

Chegou em Angico e matou Lampião

Arrived in Angico and killed Lampião

Eu tava no bando seu moço

I was in the gang, sir

Eu era criança e prestei atenção

I was a child and paid attention


Eu nasci muito pobre

I was born very poor

Não sei quem é meu pai

I don't know who my father is

Não conheço o irmão

I don't know my brother

Mas fui criado com ele seu moço

But I was raised with him, sir

Até que acabara a função

Until the job was done


Hoje eu nem sei atirar

Today, I don't even know how to shoot

Nem me interessa isso não

I'm not interested in that

Mas aprendi a xaxar

But I learned to dance the xaxado

E me formei num baião

And I graduated in a baião


Baião, ô ôôô Baião

Baião, oh oh oh Baião

Baião, ô ôôô Baião

Baião, oh oh oh Baião


Toque a sanfona que eu quero xaxar

Play the accordion, I want to dance the xaxado

Bate, bate zabumba que eu vou me espalhar, viu?

Hit, hit the drum, I'm going to spread out, you see?

Toque a sanfona que eu quero xaxar

Play the accordion, I want to dance the xaxado

Bate, bate zabumba que eu vou me espalhar

Hit, hit the drum, I'm going to spread out

Added by Ricardo Sousa
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau December 5, 2024
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