Composer: Alceu Valença
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
O meu cavalo dos arreios prateados
E a namorada, muito amada, agarrada na garupa
Me protegendo dos malefícios da vida
E agarrada, muito amada, na garupa do cavalo
Iê, iê arreio de prata, uou
Uou eu todo prateado
Muita boiada, muita cerca colocada
E as meninas proibidas de fazer amor mais cedo
E o meu cavalo e a sua égua malhada
Fazendo amor no terreiro da morada das meninas
Iê, iê arreio de prata, uou
Uou eu todo prateado
E relinchavam, pois gozavam liberdade
E as meninas não podiam nem gozar da vaidade
E as meninas até sonhavam com a cidade
E com os rapazes que por ventura encontrassem
Iê, iê arreio de prata, uou
Uou eu todo prateado
E olhavam tanto para o meu cavalo
Se imaginavam éguas e eu todo prateado
E olhavam tanto tanto para meu cavalo
Se imaginavam éguas e eu todo prateado
Translation
My horse with the silver harness
And my girlfriend, much loved, holding on to the back
Protecting me from the evils of life
And holding on, much loved, to the back of the horse
Yeah, yeah silver harness, wow
Wow, me all in silver
Lots of cattle, lots of fence put up
And the girls forbidden to make love early
And my horse and his spotted mare
Making love in the yard of the girls' dwelling
Yeah, yeah silver harness, wow
Wow, me all in silver
And they neighed, for they enjoyed freedom
And the girls couldn't even enjoy vanity
And the girls even dreamed of the city
And with the boys they might encounter
Yeah, yeah silver harness, wow
Wow, me all in silver
And they looked so much at my horse
They imagined themselves mares and me all in silver
And they looked so much at my horse
They imagined themselves mares and me all in silver
