Boi Cigano Lyrics Translation in English

Na cidade de Andradina com a boiada eu fui chegando

In the city of Andradina, with the cattle, I was arriving

Eu tava só com seis peão oitocentos bois nós vinha tocando

I had only six cowboys, we were driving eight hundred cattle

Com esse gadão de raça naquela praça fui travessando

With this robust herd, in that square, I was crossing

O ponteiro ia adiante com o berrante arrepicando

The pointer was ahead, with the horn resounding

No meio dessa boiada eu levava um boi por nome "Cigano"

In the midst of this cattle, I was leading a bull named "Cigano"

O mestiço era valente, por onde andava fazia dano

The mixed-breed was brave, wherever he went, he caused trouble

Ganhei o boi de presente na negociada dos cuiabano

I received the bull as a gift in the deal with the people from Cuiabá

Já vinham recomendado pra ter cuidado com esse tirano

They had already warned me to be careful with this tyrant

O comprador desse gado na estação já estava esperando

The buyer of this cattle at the station was already waiting

Pra fazer o pagamento depois do embarque dos cuiabano

To make the payment after the embarkation of the people from Cuiabá

Joguei os boi na mangueira e gritei pros peão "Já pode embarcando"

I put the cattle in the corral and shouted to the cowboys, "You can start loading"

Embarquemo os pantaneiro e no mangueiro ficou o "Cigano"

We loaded the Pantanal cowboys, and in the corral remained "Cigano"

Chegou naquela cidade o grande circo sul-africano

The great South African circus arrived in that city

Os homens com o proprietário a respeito do boi tava comentando

The men with the owner were discussing about the bull

Insultou-me numa briga do leão feroz e o cuiabano

He insulted me in a fight between the fierce lion and the person from Cuiabá

Bati vinte mil na hora e jogos por fora tava sobrando

I bet twenty thousand right away, and extra bets were coming in

O circo tava lotado e o dado momento estava chegando

The circus was packed, and the crucial moment was approaching

Quando as feras se encontraram eu vi que o mundo ia se acabando

When the beasts faced each other, I saw that the world was coming to an end

Uns gritavam de emoção e outros de medo tava chorando

Some shouted with excitement, and others were crying out of fear

Em vinte minutos o leão assentou no chão e ficou urrando

In twenty minutes, the lion sat on the ground and kept roaring

O leão é o rei das fera na selva ele é o soberano aiai

The lion is the king of beasts; in the jungle, he is the sovereign, oh

Por sentimento seu dono entregou o trono pro meu "Cigano" aiai

Out of affection, its owner handed over the throne to my "Cigano," oh