Surungo da Moda Antiga Lyrics Translation in English

Me agrada o surungo no fundão de campo

I enjoy the "surungo" in the deep countryside

Onde os pirilampos clareiam o terreiro

Where fireflies illuminate the yard

Cavalo amarrado costeando o alambrado

Tied horse alongside the fence

E o baile ferrado de gaita e pandeiro

And the dance floor crowded with accordion and tambourine

Cavalo amarrado costeando o alambrado

Tied horse alongside the fence

E o baile ferrado de gaita e pandeiro

And the dance floor crowded with accordion and tambourine

Pau grande de rancho cortado de espora

Big log from a cut-down ranch, marked by spurs

Quem olha de fora fumaça e poeira

Those looking from the outside see smoke and dust

E no rusco fusco rodeando na sala

In the dim twilight, circling in the room

A indiada baguala coiceando a vanera

The folks, tough and wild, kicking up the "vanera"

E no rusco fusco rodeando na sala

In the dim twilight, circling in the room

A indiada baguala coiceando a vanera

The folks, tough and wild, kicking up the "vanera"

A gaita faceira, mas cadenciadita

The cheerful accordion, but with a gentle rhythm

E as prendas bonitas chegam a toda hora

And the beautiful ladies arrive at any time

Quem não é maneado arruma namorada

Those who aren't shy find a sweetheart

Quem não é de balda vai pitar lá fora

Those not into mischief go smoke outside

Quem não é maneado arruma namorada

Those who aren't shy find a sweetheart

Quem não é de balda vai pitar lá fora

Those not into mischief go smoke outside

A lua clareia nas frestas do rancho

The moon shines through the cracks of the ranch

E os pirilampos apagam o roseiro

And the fireflies dim the rosebush

Café de chaleira, guerrudo com banha

Kettle coffee, strong with lard

Torresmo com canha pra alegrar o gaiteiro

Pork cracklings with "canha" to cheer the accordionist

Café de chaleira, guerrudo com banha

Kettle coffee, strong with lard

Torresmo com canha pra alegrar o gaiteiro

Pork cracklings with "canha" to cheer the accordionist

Amarramo o dia espiando o noitão

We tie the day, watching the big night

Que baile bem bom me disse uma prendinha

What a great dance, a little lady told me

Gaiteiro cochila, a gaita retrecha

The accordionist dozes, the accordion tightens

Se abre e se fecha, já quase sozinha

It opens and closes, almost on its own

A última marca do baile paissano

The last dance of the evening, countryman

Vou montar no ruano e adeus moreninha

I'll mount the roan, farewell, dark-haired girl