Pobre do Sanfoneiro Lyrics Translation in English

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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Pobre sanfoneiro

Poor accordion player

Não sei o que tem

I don't know what's going on

Alegra todo mundo

Brings joy to everyone

Num dá sorte com ninguém

Has no luck with anyone

Ora veja bem

Now take a good look

Chega no forró

Arrives at the forró


Dá de mão no fole

Grabs the accordion

E tome gole no gogó

And takes a sip, gulp after gulp

Aí começa a festa

Then the party starts

Tudo bonitinho

Everything is nice

Tem nego forrozando

People start dancing forró

Chega fica miudinho

They get all excited

É quando bêbo chato

That's when annoying drunks

Torna a chatear

Start to bother

Com o fandango cheio de cana

With the dance floor full of sugarcane liquor

Pede um rock pra dançar

Asks for a rock to dance


Aí lascou! Quem é brabo morre

Then it's messed up! The tough ones die

Quem é frouxo, corre

The weak ones run

E acabou o furunfá } bis

And the commotion is over (repeat)


E olhe a foice e a faca

And look at the scythe and the knife

Quebra de cadeira

Chairs breaking

E olhe a foice e a faca

And look at the scythe and the knife

Nego na carreira

People running

E olhe a foice e a faca

And look at the scythe and the knife

Na hora de receber

When it's time to get paid

Pobre sanfoneiro

Poor accordion player

Dinheiro que é bom não ver } bis

Doesn't get to see any money (repeat)

Added by Beatriz Fernandes
Recife, Brazil September 28, 2024
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