Cantautores Lyrics Translation in English

Aquele verso matreiro, arisco e veiaco

That sly, elusive, and cunning verse

Atrelado ao peito, atento ao campo

Hitched to the chest, attentive to the field

Vem dar de rédeas pra outro lado

It comes pulling reins to the other side

Com rumo oposto ao que seguiu

Heading in the opposite direction of what it followed

Acompanhado além das conta

Accompanied beyond measure

Despontando o gado pelas nascentes

Unveiling the cattle through the springs

Fazendo parelha com a alma dos bastos

Joining forces with the soul of the rugged ones

Pra chegar empatado no fim do laço

To end up tied at the end of the lasso

Acostumado a remanescer de relancina

Accustomed to lingering from relancina

Depois de uma ausência, depois de estropiado

After an absence, after being injured

Aquele verso esquentado peleia com a rima

That heated verse battles with rhyme

Ainda que exausto sentido dos cascos

Even if exhausted, the sense of hooves

Onde se encontram estrelas vivendo colheita

Where stars live in harvest

Abrindo picada, compondo morada

Opening a path, composing a dwelling

De alma lavada, de sorte clavada

With a cleansed soul, with luck nailed down

Com a cancha golpeada de gaita e violão

With the field struck by harmonica and guitar

Cantautores, guitarreiros

Singer-songwriters, guitarists

Domadores, milongueiros

Tamers, milonga players

Somos da manilha dos regionais

We are from the shuffle of the regionals