Composer: Anchieta Dali, Walkiria Mendes
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Tive pena de te ver canarinho
Pena do teu penar sabiá
Tive mais que dó curió
Chorei tua dor canção cantor
Não posso entender zabelê
Nunca mais te vi bem-te-vi
Nem te vi bem-te-vi
Acaso fosse só de brincadeira
Arapuca, liga-liga, com baleadeira
Acaso fosse com baleadeira
Arapuca, liga-liga só de brincadeira
Tanta roupa pra lavar, lavandeira
E o riacho cercado papagaio
Casa demolida, João de barro
Um clarão e um pá! Fogo-pagô
A terra vermelha ave menina
Chorei tua sina galo de campina
Mas com tantos fuzis
Adeus juritis, carão, periquito
Adeus caboclinhos
Longe do teu ninho
E eu longe do meu
Mas com tantos fuzis
Adeus patoris, adeus corduniz
Azulão, vim-vim
Longe do teu ninho
Sofrem como eu
Chofreu sofreu
Sofreu chofreu
Sofrem as penas
Asas despenadas
Qual almas penadas
Sem poder voar
Sofrem as penas
Qual almas penadas
Asas despenadas
Sem poder voar
Translation
I felt pity seeing you, little canary
Pity for your suffering, thrush
I felt more than sorrow, curio
I cried your pain, singing bird
I cannot understand, partridge
I never saw you again, great kiskadee
Nor did I see you, great kiskadee
If it were just a game
Bird trap, slingshot, with a slingshot
If it were with a slingshot
Bird trap, slingshot, just a game
So much laundry to wash, wagtail
And the stream surrounded, parrot
Demolished house, rufous hornero
A flash and a bang! Nightjar
The red earth, little bird girl
I cried your fate, red-cowled cardinal
But with so many rifles
Goodbye ground doves, limpkin, parakeet
Goodbye seedeaters
Far from your nest
And I far from mine
But with so many rifles
Goodbye partridges, goodbye quail
Ultramarine grosbeak, vim-vim
Far from your nest
They suffer like me
Chofreu suffered
Suffered Chofreu
They suffer the pains
Wings plucked
Like tormented souls
Unable to fly
They suffer the pains
Like tormented souls
Wings plucked
Unable to fly
