Xaxar Lyrics Translation in English

A palavra xaxado vem do xaxar da plantação

The word xaxado comes from treading in the plantation

Depois virou dança popularizada

Later, it became a popular dance

Pelo bando de Lampião

Popularized by Lampião's gang

No começo o xaxado era acompanhado sem percussão

Initially, xaxado was danced without percussion

Sim, pelo som das alpargatas

Yes, to the sound of alpargatas

Arrastadas pelo chão

Dragged along the ground

Vem xaxar a plantação chamava o agricultor

Come tread in the plantation, the farmer would call

Todos no mesmo eito xaxavam a lavoura cheia de flor

All in the same furrow, they danced in the flower-filled field

Era moda o povo usava as alpargatas de rabichos

It was a trend; people wore alpargatas with tails

Cabras na caatinga xaxavam meio aos carrapichos

Goats in the caatinga danced amid the thorns

O rifle substituía a dama na dança e na cama

The rifle replaced the lady in the dance and in bed

Cangaceiros xaxavam abraçados as armas

Cangaceiros danced embracing their weapons

Em círculos e filas indianas

In circles and Indian lines

O xaxado era dançado para celebrar as vitórias

Xaxado was danced to celebrate victories

Contra volantes e coireiros traidores

Against volantes and treacherous coireiros

Contam os livros de história

As told in the history books

Vem xaxar a plantação chamava o agricultor

Come tread in the plantation, the farmer would call

Todos no mesmo eito xaxavam a lavoura cheia de flor

All in the same furrow, they danced in the flower-filled field

Era moda o povo usava as alpargatas de rabichos

It was a trend; people wore alpargatas with tails

Cabras na caatinga xaxavam meio aos carrapichos

Goats in the caatinga danced amid the thorns