Galo Missioneiro Lyrics Translation in English

Eu já cantei nas cabritas, sacudi os guabijús

I've sung among the she-goats, shaken the guabijús

Dancei com changa gasguita, escapei de sururu

I've danced with changa gasguita, escaped from trouble

Desatei tope de fita, tirei caroço de angu

Untied ribbon knots, removed cornmeal lumps

Sem nunca perder de vista o velho estilo xirú

Without ever losing sight of the old rustic style

O meu canto, eu justifico nanando China bonita

My singing, I justify it rocking China bonita

Nas bailantas onde fico olhando as flores das chitas

In the gatherings where I stay watching the flowered chintzes

Não boto banca de rico, sou mais arteiro que artista

I don't pretend to be rich, I'm more mischievous than an artist

Porém, onde eu abro o bico, outro galo abaixa a crista

However, wherever I speak up, another rooster lowers its crest

Por isso trago do Jaime

That's why I bring from Jaime

As bandeiras e os cavalos

The flags and the horses

Do Apparício, o Rio Grande

From Apparício, Rio Grande

Neste meu timbre de galo

In this tone of mine as a rooster

Eu tenho faixa no cós d'uma bombacha baguala

I have a sash on the waistband of a baggy trousers, the baguala

E um lenço cheio de nós da mesma color do pala

And a scarf full of knots of the same color as the poncho

Os galitos carijós batendo as asas na fala

The little brown roosters flapping their wings in speech

Porém, onde eu solto a voz, até canário se cala

However, where I release my voice, even the canary falls silent

Não gargareja cristal quem tem a garganta roca

Crystal doesn't gargle for someone with a hoarse throat

Mas meu canto regional tem som de madeira tosca

But my regional singing has the sound of rough wood

Não me encolho pra cardeal, rouxinol é coisa pouca

I don't shrink before a cardinal, nightingales are of little significance

Por que o Rillo e o Braun versejam na minha boca

Because Rillo and Braun versify in my mouth

Por isso trago do Jaime

That's why I bring from Jaime

As bandeiras e os cavalos

The flags and the horses

Do Apparício, o Rio Grande

From Apparício, Rio Grande

Neste meu timbre de galo

In this tone of mine as a rooster

Por isso trago do Jaime

That's why I bring from Jaime

As bandeiras e os cavalos

The flags and the horses

Do Apparício, o Rio Grande

From Apparício, Rio Grande

Neste meu timbre de galo

In this tone of mine as a rooster