Manaus Lyrics Translation in English

Manaus da pele morena

Manaus of the brown skin

De olhos negros despida pro rio

With black eyes undressed for the river

Manaus dos nossos sonhos

Manaus of our dreams

Da realidade que arde na tez do caboclo

Of the reality that burns in the caboclo's complexion

Manaus sente a leseira

Manaus feels the languor

Sente o calor que emana do humano, barés, camelôs etc e tais

Feels the heat emanating from humans, barés, street vendors, etc.

Manaus dos imigrantes

Manaus of immigrants

Dos que pariste e viste crescer

Of those you gave birth to and saw growing up

Manaus de todos nós, dos nossos filhos e os filhos dos filhos seus

Manaus of all of us, of our children and your children's children

Manaus tu que casaste

Manaus, you who married

O índio com o branco, o preto, o pardo e sei lá mais o quê

The indigenous with the white, the black, the brown, and who knows what else

Manaus de todo o progresso

Manaus of all progress

Do retrocesso, progresso a suas origens

Of regression, progress to its origins

Manaus do jaraqui

Manaus of the jaraqui

Das palafitas que o negro abocanha em seu apogeu

Of the stilt houses that the black person grabs in its heyday

Manaus do carnaval

Manaus of carnival

Dois pra lá, dois pra cá, do pirão, da belle epoque

Two steps forward, two steps back, of pirão, of belle epoque

Manaus de quem não viu

Manaus of those who did not see

A deusa centrada no ventre da mata ainda agachada

The goddess centered in the womb of the forest still crouched

Prestes a um salto para o brasil

Ready to leap into Brazil

Beiju, farinha, tucumã

Beiju, flour, tucumã

Manaus morena, maninhazinha

Manaus, brown one, little sister