Travessia do Araguaia Lyrics Translation in English

Tião Carreiro e Pardinho
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English Translation

Naquele estradão deserto, uma boiada descia

In that deserted dirt road, a cattle drive was coming down

Pras bandas do Araguaia pra fazer a travessia

Heading towards Araguaia to make the crossing

O capataz era um velho de muita sabedoria

The foreman was an old man with a lot of wisdom

As ordens eram severas, e a peonada obedecia

The orders were strict, and the cowboys obeyed


O ponteiro moço novo, muito desembaraçado

The young pointer, very resourceful

Mas era a primeira viagem que fazia nestes lados

But it was his first trip in these parts

Não conhecia os tormentos do Araguaia afamado

He didn't know the troubles of the famous Araguaia

Não sabia que as piranhas eram um perigo danado

He didn't know that piranhas were a damn danger


Ao chegarem na barranca disse o velho boiadeiro

When they arrived at the bank, said the old cowboy

Derrubamos um boi n'água deu a ordem ao ponteiro

We threw a bull in the water, ordered the pointer

Enquanto as piranhas comem, temos que passar ligeiro

While the piranhas eat, we have to pass quickly

Toque logo este boi velho que vale pouco dinheiro

Drive this old bull quickly, worth little money


Era um boi de aspa grande já roído pelos anos

It was a big-horned bull already worn out by the years

O coitado não sabia do seu destino tirano

The poor thing didn't know its tyrannical fate

Sangrado por ferroadas no Araguaia foi entrando

Bleeding from stings, it entered the Araguaia

As piranhas vieram loucas e o boi foram devorando

The piranhas came crazy and devoured the bull


Enquanto o pobre boi velho ia sendo devorado

While the poor old bull was being devoured

A boiada foi nadando e saiu do outro lado

The cattle kept swimming and came out on the other side

Naquelas verdes pastagens tudo estava sossegado

In those green pastures, everything was calm

Disse o velho ao ponteiro, pode ficar descansado

The old man said to the pointer, you can rest now


O ponteiro revoltado disse que barbaridade

The outraged pointer said, what a cruelty

Sacrificar um boi velho pra que esta crueldade

To sacrifice an old bull for such cruelty

Respondeu o boiadeiro aprenda esta verdade

The cowboy replied, learn this truth

Que Jesus também morreu pra salvar a humanidade

That Jesus also died to save humanity

Added by Bruno Silva
Praia, Cape Verde February 3, 2025
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