Viola Cabocla Lyrics Translation in English

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Portuguese 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

Added by Lucas Santos
Brasília, Brazil November 2, 2024
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