Vassoura de Guanxuma Lyrics Translation in English
Luiz Marenco
Portuguese Lyrics
English Translation
Esta mania de varrer meio tapeado
This habit of sweeping somewhat blinded
Me vem dos tempo' da vassoura de guanxuma
Comes to me from the times of the guanxuma broom
Esta mania de varrer meio tapeado
This habit of sweeping somewhat blinded
Me vem dos tempo' da vassoura de guanxuma
Comes to me from the times of the guanxuma broom
Quando peonava no rincão do gado alçado
When I worked on the elevated cattle ranch
Marca saudade que maneio uma por uma
Leaves a longing that I handle one by one
Quando peonava no rincão do gado alçado
When I worked on the elevated cattle ranch
Marca saudade que maneio uma por uma
Leaves a longing that I handle one by one
Estância grande da potrada caborteira
Large ranch of the robust colt
Que corcoveava no sentar, prendendo o berro
That bucked when sitting, holding the yell
Estância grande da potrada caborteira
Large ranch of the robust colt
Que corcoveava no sentar, prendendo o berro
That bucked when sitting, holding the yell
De noite e dia, o transfogueiro de pau ferro
Night and day, the ironclad horse trainer
Guardando a chama da vivência galponeira
Guarding the flame of the countryman's experience
De noite e dia, o transfogueiro de pau ferro
Night and day, the ironclad horse trainer
Guardando a chama da vivência galponeira
Guarding the flame of the countryman's experience
Cancha dos taura', mal varrida e mal aguada
Arena of the tough ones, poorly swept and poorly watered
Na sacristia, memorial da raça antiga
In the sacristy, a memorial of the ancient race
Cancha dos taura', mal varrida e mal aguada
Arena of the tough ones, poorly swept and poorly watered
Na sacristia, memorial da raça antiga
In the sacristy, a memorial of the ancient race
Cupim batido das caseira' de formiga
Beaten termite mounds of the ant houses
Com risco fundo de chilena enferrujada
With deep marks of rusty Chilean spurs
Cupim batido das caseira' de formiga
Beaten termite mounds of the ant houses
Com risco fundo de chilena enferrujada
With deep marks of rusty Chilean spurs
Mal repontados de misturas com graveto
Barely sharpened from mixtures with twigs
Cisco de crina, de pêlos e cavacos
Hair, hair, and wood chips
Mal repontados de misturas com graveto
Barely sharpened from mixtures with twigs
Cisco de crina, de pêlos e cavacos
Hair, hair, and wood chips
Graxa queimada na cinza dos buraco'
Burnt grease in the ashes of the holes
Entre as clavada' da marca dos espetos
Among the marks of the skewers
Graxa queimada na cinza dos buraco'
Burnt grease in the ashes of the holes
Entre as clavada' da marca dos espetos
Among the marks of the skewers
Andei caminhos porque andar mal acostuma
I walked paths because walking gets you used to it
Tenteando o rumo pra enfrentar um tempo novo
Feeling the direction to face a new time
Andei caminhos porque andar mal acostuma
I walked paths because walking gets you used to it
Tenteando o rumo pra enfrentar um tempo novo
Feeling the direction to face a new time
E me dei conta que, na alma do meu povo
And I realized that, in the soul of my people
Ficaram riscos da vassoura de guanxuma
There are traces of the guanxuma broom
E me dei conta que, na alma do meu povo
And I realized that, in the soul of my people
Ficaram riscos da vassoura de guanxuma
There are traces of the guanxuma broom