Xiquexique Lyrics Translation in English

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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Eu vi o cego lendo a corda da viola

I saw the blind man reading the strings of the guitar

Cego com cego no duelo do sertão

Blind against blind in the duel of the backlands

Eu vi o cego dando nó cego na cobra

I saw the blind tying a blind knot in the snake

Vi cego preso na gaiola da visão

I saw the blind trapped in the cage of vision

Pássaro preto voando pra muito longe

Black bird flying very far away

E a cabra cega enxergando a escuridão

And the blind goat seeing the darkness


Eu vi a lua na cacunda do cometa

I saw the moon on the hump of the comet

Vi a zabumba e o fole a zabumbá

I saw the drum and the accordion playing

Eu vi o raio quando o céu todo corisca

I saw the lightning when the whole sky sparkles

E o triângulo engulindo faiscá

And the triangle swallowing sparks

Vi a galáctea branca na galáctea preta

I saw the white galaxy in the black galaxy

Eu vi o dia e a noite se encontrá

I saw the day and night meeting


Eu vi o pai eu vi a mãe eu vi a filha

I saw the father, I saw the mother, I saw the daughter

Vi a novilha que é filha da novilhá

I saw the heifer that is the daughter of the heifer

Eu vi a réplica da réplica da bíblia

I saw the replica of the replica of the Bible

Na invenção dum cantador de ciençá

In the invention of a singer of science

Vi o cordeiro de deus num ovo vazio

I saw the lamb of God in an empty egg

Fiquei com frio te pedi pra me esquentá

I got cold, I asked you to warm me up


Eu vi a luz da luz do preto dos seus olhos

I saw the light from the black of your eyes

Quando o sertão num mar de flor esloreceu

When the backlands bloomed in a sea of flowers

Sol parabelo parabelo sobre a terra

Sun umbrella, umbrella over the earth

Gente só morre para provar que viveu

People only die to prove they lived

Eu vi o não eu vi a bala matadeira

I saw the no, I saw the deadly bullet

Eu vi o cão, fui nos óio e era eu

I saw the dog, looked in the eyes and it was me

Added by Carla Silva
Faro, Portugal July 31, 2024
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