Visgo de Jaca Lyrics Translation in English

Martinho da Vila
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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Já caçou bem-te-vi

Already hunted the kiskadee

Insitiu no sofrê

Insisted on suffering

É o diabo

It's the devil

Gaiolou curió

Caged the finch

E calou o mainá

And silenced the myna

É o diabo

It's the devil


Segurou com o visgo da jaca

Held on with the jackfruit gum

Cambaxirra, coleiro cantor

Flute bird, serenade sparrow

Tal e qual me prendeu a morena dendê

Just like that, the brunette trapped me

No amor...

In love...

São Francisco, amigo da mata

St. Francis, friend of the forest

Justiceiro, viveiro quebrou

Avenger, broke the cage

Mas não viu que a morena maltrata e me faz sofredor

But didn't see that the brunette mistreats me and makes me suffer


Minha terra tem sapê, arueira

My land has sapê, arueira

Onde canta o sabiá

Where the thrush sings

E a morena quer me ver na poeira

And the brunette wants to see me in the dust

E sem asa prá voar

And without wings to fly

Added by Eduardo Oliveira
São Luís, Brazil April 22, 2025
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