Composer: Alceu Valença
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Pernambuco da cana caiana
Do verde imburana
Do cajá do mel
Se destina vida severina
A moer na usina o amargor do fel
Pernambuco da cana caiana
Do verde imburana
Do cajá do mel
Se destina, vida Severina
A moer na usina o amargor do fel
Pernambucano, dos olhos de Holanda
Do negro luanda, cheirando a bangüê
Se destina, vida Severina
A moer na usina, remoer, moer
Remoer fazer forró
E arrasta pé no massapé
Se forro vem de forro
É para mim e pra você
Pernambucano, dos olhos de Holanda
Do negro luanda, cheirando a bangüê
Se destina, vida Severina
A moer na usina, remoer, moer
Translation
Pernambuco of the caiana sugar cane
Of the green imburana
Of the honey cajá
The harsh life is destined
To grind in the mill the bitterness of gall
Pernambuco of the caiana sugar cane
Of the green imburana
Of the honey cajá
The harsh life is destined
To grind in the mill the bitterness of gall
Pernambucano, with eyes of Holanda
Of the Luanda black, smelling of bangüê
The harsh life is destined
To grind in the mill, re-grind, grind
To re-grind, to make forró
And arrasta-pé on the massapé
If forro comes from lining
It's for me and for you
Pernambucano, with eyes of Holanda
Of the Luanda black, smelling of bangüê
The harsh life is destined
To grind in the mill, re-grind, grind
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