Burro Preto Lyrics Translation in English

Silveira e Barrinha
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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Eu comprei um burro preto

I bought a black donkey

Dos quatro casco ferrado

With all four hooves shod

Mandei amansá de sela

I sent it to be tamed with a saddle

Pra minha lida de gado

For my cattle work


Quando o peão me entregou

When the cowboy handed it over to me

Veja só o resultado

Just look at the result

Pus a sela no burrão

I put the saddle on the big donkey

E fui ver o povoado

And went to see the village


O burro foi um sucesso

The donkey was a success

Quando eu entrei na praça

When I entered the square

O baque da ferradura

The sound of the horseshoe

Chagava a tremê vidraça

Shook the window panes


O povo todo gritava

The whole town shouted

De ver a minha arruaça

Seeing my uproar

Eu puxei o meu revórve

I pulled out my revolver

E fiz levantar fumaça

And made smoke rise


Mandaram chamar o povo

They sent for the people

Pra vê se me dava jeito

To see if they could fix me

Juntei o burro na espora

I spurred the donkey

Levei os home no peito

Took on the men directly


Pra mostrá que eu sou valente

To show that I am brave

E mereço argum respeito

And deserve some respect

Desarmei quatro caboclo

I disarmed four guys

Fiz um serviço bem feito

Did a job well done


Pulei no lombo do burro

I jumped on the donkey's back

E saí que nem curisco

And left like a flash

Cerca de arame farpado

Through barbed wire fences

Sartava sem dar um trisco

Jumping without missing a step


Caboclo que me encontrava

Anyone who met me

No zóio levava cisco

Had dust in their eyes

Com a estreia desse burrão

With the debut of this big donkey

Hoje eu sou um cabra arisco

Today I am a tricky man

Added by António Silva
Lisbon, Portugal November 9, 2024
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