Que Lua Pra Caçar Tatu Lyrics Translation in English

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English Translation

Num daqueles dias meio atoa

In one of those aimless days

Com a lida feita bate a saudade

With the work done, longing strikes

Limpa a garganta com canha da boa

Cleans the throat with good sugarcane liquor

E se larga pras bandas lá da cidade

And heads out towards the outskirts of the city


Acostumado com o xucrismo

Accustomed to rustic life

E pealo em bagual corcoveador

And riding a bucking bronco

Nos braços e nas ventas só telurismo

Only earthliness in arms and nostrils

Só nunca sobrou espaço pro amor

But there's never been room for love


E Invés de palavras de amor

Instead of words of love

O taura afrouxa e bate o pavor

The cowboy loosens up, and fear strikes

E o silêncio do luar testemunha

And the silence of the moon bears witness

Mas que lua pra caçar tatu

But what a moon to hunt armadillos


Nas rodas de mate com a peonada

In mate circles with the ranch hands

Sempre pachola e fazendo graça

Always joking and with a bottle in hand

Em cada causo era uma pataquada

In each tale, there was a commotion

De grandes peleias pescarias e caças

Of great fights, fishing, and hunting


Mas a vida tem seus devaneios

But life has its fantasies

E Maria se rendeu a rudes encantos

And Maria succumbed to rough charms

Mirando a lua ansiava por gorjeios

Gazing at the moon, she longed for melodies

Palavras lindas e até acalantos

Beautiful words and even comforting ones

Added by Pedro Santos
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 10, 2024
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