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