Coração de Violeiro Lyrics Translation in English

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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Naquela tapera velha que o tempo já destroçou

In that old shack that time has already wrecked

Morou Zé Dunga, um pretinho, valente trabalhador

Lived Zé Dunga, a brave and hardworking black man

Foi o maior violeiro que Deus no mundo botou

He was the greatest troubadour that God placed in the world

Sua viola parecia um passarinho cantador

His guitar seemed like a singing bird


Trabalhava o dia inteiro, feliz sem se lastimar

He worked all day, happily without complaining

Mas quando a Lua formosa no céu pegava a briar

But when the beautiful moon began to shine in the sky

Toda gente arrudiava pra ver o preto cantar

Everyone gathered around to see the black man sing

Sua viola de pinho fazia as pedra chorar

His pine guitar made the stones cry


Acontece que a Carolina, cabocla, esprito de cão

It happened that Carolina, a native, devilish woman

Bonita como a sereia, mas que muié tentação

Beautiful as a mermaid, but a tempting woman

Pra judiar do pretinho, fingiu lhe ter afeição

To torment the little black man, she pretended to have affection

Querendo, que nem criança, brincar com seu coração

Wanting, like a child, to play with his heart


Coração de violeiro não é como outro qualquer

A troubadour's heart is not like any other

É frágil que nem as pétalas de um mimoso mal-me-quer

It's fragile like the petals of a delicate he-loves-me-not

Que cai com o vento das asas do beija-flor do Tié

That falls with the wind from the wings of the Tié hummingbird

Perde a vida quando abelha vem pra lhe roubar o mel

It loses its life when a bee comes to steal its honey


Por isso, o pobre Zé Dunga, magoado pela traição

Therefore, poor Zé Dunga, hurt by betrayal

Não podendo mais guentar no peito a grande paixão

Unable to bear the great passion in his chest

Agarrado na viola e debruçado no chão

Clutching his guitar and leaning on the ground

Foi encontrado com um punhal cravado no coração

He was found with a dagger plunged into his heart

Added by Vanessa Costa
Lisbon, Portugal July 26, 2024
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