Muambeiro Lyrics Translation in English

Compadre,que sufoco,por pouco pirei

Compadre, what a struggle, I almost went crazy

Atravessei fonteiras,plantei bananeira

I crossed borders, planted banana trees, but managed to get by

Mas me virei

But I managed to get by

Caramba,tá tão ruim na terra do samba

Wow, it's so tough in the land of samba

Assim pra sobreviver fui comprar muamba

So, to survive, I went to buy contraband

Peguei minha mixaria guardada no colchão

I took my little money stored in the mattress

Agora ser muambeiro é profissão

Now being a smuggler is a profession

Muchacha,sei que soy

Girl, I know I am

Um bamba que não cai

A skilled person who doesn't fall

Minha vida é comprar muamba no Paraguai

My life is buying contraband in Paraguay

Soy muambeiro,soy muambeiro,soy muambeiro

I'm a smuggler, I'm a smuggler, I'm a smuggler

Muambeiro de pai pra filho no vem e vai

Smuggler from father to son, it comes and goes

´´É o seguinte,eu não sou camelô,sou agente de

"Here's the thing, I'm not a street vendor, I'm an agent of

importação,diretamente da fonte para o consumidor.

importation, directly from the source to the consumer.

Esse papo de Paris,States,Soviet e Oriente,é tudo com

This talk about Paris, the States, the Soviet Union, and the East, it's all

a gente´´

with us"

Soy muambeiro

I'm a smuggler

Muambeiro de pai pra filho no vem e vai

Smuggler from father to son, it comes and goes

´´Camisita pra moça bonita fazer amor pra enganar

"Little shirt for a beautiful girl to make love and deceive

papai´´

daddy"