Pescaria Lyrics Translation in English

Quase todo pescador tem sempre a mesma mania

Almost every fisherman always has the same habit

Vive contando mentira seja noite ou seja dia

Lives telling lies whether it's night or day

Só querem levar vantagem quando fazem pescaria

They only want to take advantage when they go fishing

Mas o final da história é o balcão da peixaria

But the end of the story is the fish market counter

Pra pescar com os amigos certa vez fui convidado

To fish with friends, I was once invited

Antes não tivesse ido naquele barco furado

Shouldn't have gone on that leaky boat

Tinha uns 15 cachaceiros, caboclos do pé inchado

There were about 15 drunkards, locals with swollen feet

30 caixas de cerveja, sem contar o destilado

30 crates of beer, not to mention the spirits

No Mato Grosso do Sul prepararam a jornada

In Mato Grosso do Sul, they prepared for the journey

Por eu não ser pescador levei a viola afinada

Since I'm not a fisherman, I brought my tuned guitar

Só se falava em churrasco, cantoria e trucada

All they talked about was barbecue, singing, and playing cards

Quando o ônibus saiu já era de madrugada

When the bus left, it was already dawn

A viagem foi difícil, demorou um dia e meio

The journey was tough, it took a day and a half

Foi lá na beira do rio que o negócio ficou feio

It was by the riverbank that things got ugly

Motorista e cozinheiro, todo ali de caco cheio

Driver and cook, all worn out

Borrachudo e muriçoca, outra coisa que eu odeio

Mosquitoes and sandflies, another thing I hate

Me senti noutro planeta vendo aquela pantomima

I felt like I was on another planet seeing that farce

O bando de manguaceiros não pescava e nem dormia

The bunch of boozers neither fished nor slept

Juro não acreditava naquilo tudo que eu via

I swear I couldn't believe all that I saw

Tinha até peixe alugado pra tirar fotografia

They even rented fish to take photographs

E depois de sete dias vou contar o resultado

And after seven days, I'll tell you the result

Com a cabeça doendo e o fígado arruinado

With a headache and a ruined liver

Fomos chegando em São Paulo, todo mundo preocupado

We were arriving in São Paulo, everyone worried

Pra levar peixe pra casa fomos parar no mercado

To bring fish home, we ended up at the market