Viver na Roça Lyrics Translation in English

Tião Carreiro
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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Lá no interior é que eu fui criado

There in the countryside is where I was raised

E desde pequeno eu fui esforçado

And since I was little, I was hardworking

Fazendo lavoura neste rico Estado

Working the land in this rich state

Com a minha enxada, a foice e o machado

With my hoe, the scythe, and the axe

Todas madrugada os galo cantava

Every dawn, the roosters would crow

Muito satisfeito eu me alevantava

Very content, I would get up

E a minha enxada eu logo amolava

And I would quickly sharpen my hoe

E rumo ao serviço eu já caminhava

And towards work, I would already walk

No findar o dia o sor descabava

As the day ended, the sun would set

Deixava o trabaio pra casa eu voltava

I'd leave work and head home

Minha companheira que me acarinhava

My companion who cherished me

Lá na porta do rancho ela me esperava

There at the door of the shack, she awaited me

Lá tinha de tudo nada me fartava

There was everything, nothing lacked for me

Uma boa viola nela eu disfarçava

A good guitar, in it, I would disguise

Um pingo estima que nele eu andava

A horse I esteemed, on it, I would ride

Que vida feliz que lá eu levava

What a happy life I led there

Eu sempre lutei pra vida ganha

I always fought to earn a living

Mudei pra cidade pra mim descançá

I moved to the city to rest

Mais falo a verdade não é por gabá

But I speak the truth, not to boast

Que o viver na roça não tem otro iguá

Living in the countryside has no equal

Meu viver cantando é pra disfarçá

My life singing is to disguise

A grande saudade que eu sinto de lá

The great longing I feel for there

E as veis suspirando pego a relembrá

And sometimes, sighing, I start to reminisce

Da velha choupana meu berço natá.

Of the old hut, my native crib

Added by Marcelo Almeida
Luanda, Angola July 29, 2025
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