Viola Cabocla Lyrics Translation in English
Tonico e TinocoPortuguese Lyrics
English Translation
Viola cabocla não era lembrada
Viola cabocla was not remembered
Veio pra cidade sem ser convidada
Came to the city uninvited
Juntou com os vaquero trazendo a boiada
Joined the cowboys bringing the cattle
Com chero de mato e o pó da estrada
With the scent of the woods and the road's dust
Fez grande sucesso com a Disparada
Had great success with Disparada
Viola cabocla feita de pinhero
Viola cabocla made of pine
Que leva a alegria por sertão intero
That brings joy throughout the backcountry
Trazendo a saudade dos que já morrero
Bringing the longing of those who have passed away
Na noite de lua que sai no terrero
In the moonlit night that emerges in the field
Consolando a mágoa do triste violero
Consoling the sorrow of the sad troubadour
Viola de pinho é bem brasilera
Pine viola is very Brazilian
Sua melodia atravessou frontera
Its melody crossed borders
Mostrando a beleza pra terra estrangera
Showed the beauty to foreign lands
Do nosso sertão é a mensagera
From our backcountry, it's the messenger
É o verde amarelo da nossa bandera
It's the green and yellow of our flag
Viola de pinho seu timbre não faia
Pine viola, its tone does not falter
Criado no mato como a samambaia
Raised in the woods like the fern
Veio pra cidade de chapéu de paia
Came to the city with a straw hat
Mostrou teu valor vencendo a bataia
Showed its worth overcoming the battle
Voltou pro sertão trazendo a medaia
Returned to the backcountry bringing the medal