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Alceu Valença

TiranaTyrant Woman

Alceu Valença · Cinco Sentidos Five Senses (1981)

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Composer: Alceu Valença

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Oh que estrada mais comprida

Oh que légua tão tirana

Ai se eu tivesse asa

Inda hoje eu via Ana


Quando o sol tostou as 'foia'

E bebeu o riachão

Fui 'inté' o Juazeiro

Pra 'fazê' minha oração


Tô 'vortando' estropiado

Mas alegre o coração

Padim Ciço ouviu minha prece

Fez 'chovê' no meu sertão


Varei mais de vinte serras

De alpercata e pé no chão

Mesmo assim, como 'inda' 'farta'

Pra chegá no meu rincão


Trago um terço pra Das Dores

Pra Reimundo um violão

E pra ela, e pra ela

Trago eu e o coração

Translation

Oh, what a long road

Oh, what a tyrannical league

Ah, if I had a wing

I would still see Ana today


When the sun toasted the 'leaves'

And drank the stream

I went 'even' to Juazeiro

To 'make' my prayer


I'm 'returning' broken

But with a happy heart

Padim Ciço heard my prayer

Made it 'rain' in my backlands


I crossed more than twenty mountains

With sandals and bare feet

Even so, as it 'still' 'lacks'

To arrive in my corner


I bring a rosary for Das Dores

A guitar for Reimundo

And for her, and for her

I bring myself and my heart

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