Mula Baia Lyrics Translation in English

Vô conta um passado que me acontecia

I'll tell you a past that happened to me

Quando eu fui rapaz os zelos que eu fazia

When I was a young man, the jealousy I had

Os prazeres que eu tinha meu pai consentia

The pleasures I had, my father allowed

Trabalhei dois anos a deztão por dia

I worked two years, ten hours a day

Pra compra uma égua um animar de raça chamava baia

To buy a mare, I called her Baia, a fine breed

Domingo e dia santo eu me prevenia

Sunday and holy day, I took precautions

Arriava a baia na cidade eu ia

I saddled Baia, to the city I went

Nas ruas avenidas pra baixo eu descia

Down the streets and avenues I'd descend

As moça bonita na porta saia

The pretty girls would come out

Pra ver os batidos dos cravos de prata da mão da baia

To see the beats of Baia's silver horseshoes

Arriava a baia numa fantasia

I'd saddle Baia in a fantasy

Eu ia na raia com galantaria

I'd go to the racetrack with gallantry

As moça rica elas me conhecia

The rich girls knew me

E jogava flores e a prata cobria

And threw flowers and covered with silver

E gritava viva era viva pra mim

And shouted "long live," it was "long live" for me

Depois viva baia

Then, long live Baia

Pra ter uma carreira de muita valia

To have a career of great worth

Com um fazendeiro que muito possuía

With a wealthy farmer

No fim da carreira quase houve arrelia

At the end of the career, there was almost trouble

Eu estava vendo que bala chovia

I saw that bullets were flying

Imaginei a vida eu balancei o chicote

I imagined life, I cracked the whip

Eu vali da baia

I valued Baia