Canoeiro Lyrics Translation in English

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English Translation

Domingo de tardezinha eu estava mesmo à toa

Sunday afternoon, I was really idle

Convidei meus companheiros pra ir pescar na lagoa

I invited my companions to go fishing in the lagoon

Levamos rede de lance, ai, ai, fomos pescar de canoa!

We took a casting net, oh, oh, went fishing in a canoe!


Eu levei meus apreparo pra dá uma pescada boa

I brought my gear for a good fishing

Saímo cortando água na minha velha canoa

We cut through the water in my old canoe

A garça avistei de longe, ai, ai, chegar perto ela voa

I spotted the heron from afar, oh, oh, as we approached, it flew away


Fui descendo rio a baixo, remando minha canoa

I went downstream, paddling my canoe

Eu entrei numa vazante, fui sair noutra lagoa

I entered a shallows, going into another lagoon

É o remanso do Rio Pardo, ai, ai, onde o pintado amoa

It's the backwater of Rio Pardo, oh, oh, where the painted fish thrive


Pra pegar peixe dos bão dá trabalho, a gente soa

To catch good fish takes effort, we sweat

Eu jogo timbó na água com isso o peixe atordoa

I throw timbó in the water, stunning the fish

Jogo a rede e dou um grito, (iih) ai, ai, o dourado amontoa

I throw the net and shout, (iih) oh, oh, the dorado gathers


O rio estava enchendo muito tava cobrindo a taboa

The river was rising, covering the board

Acompanhei a maré, e encostei minha canoa

I followed the tide and docked my canoe

Cada remada que eu dava, ai, ai, dava um balanço na proa

Every paddle I took, oh, oh, the bow swayed

Added by Carolina Oliveira
Fortaleza, Brazil November 23, 2024
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