Flor de Aguapé Lyrics Translation in English

Tapajós dos moleques, brincar de pira e de mergulhar

Tapajós from the boys, playing with fire and diving

Das lavadeiras negras que se juntavam pra conversar

Black washerwomen who gathered to chat

Rio das meninas moças que catam flores de aguapé

River of young girls picking water hyacinth flowers

E reclamam do boto por quê?

And complain about the boto, why?

Vira rapaz bonito e engana mulher

Become a handsome young man and deceive a woman

Tua Lua é mais acesa e de madrugada te enche de luz

Your moon shines brighter and fills you with light at dawn

Temos a mesma sorte nascer no norte que é o nosso lugar

We have the same luck to be born in the north, which is our place

Juro que poesia não vai faltar

I swear that poetry will not be lacking

Quem sabe até quisesse, ao invés do norte correr pro sul

Who knows, maybe you would like, instead of the north, to run to the south

Banhar mulheres loiras, de pele branca e olhos azuis

Bathing blond women, with white skin and blue eyes

Ficar sem a mãe d’água sem ter a santa pra namorar

Being without the mother of water, without having the saint to date

Sem o isoca pra te reger, ficar sem a cantiga do uirapuru

Without the isoca to guide you, being without the song of the uirapuru

Ficar sem teus poetas, Maria José e Alter do Chão

Being without your poets, Maria José and Alter do Chão

Mas, longe da pequena índia morena da cor do açaí

But, far from the little brown Indian the color of açaí

Tu ias secar de saudades do povo daqui

You would dry up with longing for the people from here