Composer: Alceu Valença
Spotify subscribers hear the full song. Without a subscription, only a preview.
The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
O sertão precisa é disso
Açude, cacimba, barreiro
Barragem no São Francisco
Mas só existe governo
Pra dar emprego a soldado
Perseguir os cangaceiro
Cobrar imposto pro estado
Que vive nadando em dinheiro
O sertão precisa é disso
Açude, cacimba, barreiro
Barragem no São Francisco
Mas só existe governo
Pra dar emprego a soldado
Perseguir os cangaceiro
Cobrar imposto pro estado
Que vive nadando em dinheiro
Translation
The backlands need this:
Reservoirs, wells, watering holes
A dam on the São Francisco
But all we have is a government
That employs soldiers
To hunt down bandits
And collect taxes for the state
That swims in money
The backlands need this:
Reservoirs, wells, watering holes
A dam on the São Francisco
But all we have is a government
That employs soldiers
To hunt down bandits
And collect taxes for the state
That swims in money
Enjoyed the lyrics?
forrozinho is an independent project keeping this archive online. Following us on Instagram is what makes it grow — and it costs nothing.
