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Anastácia

Vozes da SecaVoices of the Drought

Anastácia · 30 Anos de Forró 30 Years of Forró (1985)

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Composer: Anastácia, Belchior

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Seu doutor, os nordestino têm muita gratidão

Pelo auxílio dos sulista nesta seca do sertão

Mas, doutor, uma esmola a um home' que é são

Ou lhe mata de vergonha ou vicia o cidadão


É por isso que pedimos proteção a vosmicê'

Home' por nóis escolhido, para as rédeas do poder

Pois doutor, dos 20 estado, temos 8 sem chover

Veja bem, quase a metade do Brasil tá sem comer


Dê serviço ao nosso povo, encha os rio de barrage'

Dê comida a preço bom, não esqueça a açudage'

Livre assim nóis da esmola, que no fim dessa estiage'

Lhe pagamo até o juro sem gastar nossa coragem


Se o doutor fizer assim, salva o povo do sertão

Se um dia a chuva vim, que riqueza pra nação

Nunca mais nóis pensa em seca, vai dar tudo nesse chão

Como vê, nosso destino mercê tem na vossa mão

Translation

Dear sir, we northeasterners have much gratitude

For the help from the southerners in this drought of the backlands

But, sir, a handout to a man who is healthy

Either kills him with shame or addicts the citizen


That's why we ask for protection from you

A man chosen by us, to hold the reins of power

Because, sir, out of the 20 states, we have 8 without rain

See well, almost half of Brazil is without food


Give work to our people, fill the rivers with dams

Give food at a good price, don't forget the reservoirs

Thus free us from handouts, so that at the end of this drought

We will pay you even the interest without spending our courage


If you do this, you save the people of the backlands

If one day the rain comes, what wealth for the nation

We will never think of drought again, everything will grow on this land

As you see, our destiny is in your hands

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