Composer: Ary Lobo, Manezinho Araújo
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Ó seco
Ta torrando de novo o meu ceará
Ó meu senhor
Tenha pena do povo do lado de lá
O mato era verde
Ta seco danado
Ta esturricado e nada mais deu
Ate a esperança que dizem que é verde
Nem se escapou
Também já morreu
Meu padrinho Cícero do Juazeiro do norte
Sertanejo é cabra forte mais num vai agüentar
Só existe água nos olhos do povo
Chorando de novo no meu ceará
Translation
Oh drought
It's scorching my Ceará again
Oh my Lord
Have mercy on the people over there
The bush was green
It's terribly dry
It's scorched and nothing more grew
Even the hope that they say is green
Didn't escape
It also died
My godfather Cícero from Juazeiro do Norte
Sertanejo is a strong guy but won't be able to take it
There's only water in the people's eyes
Crying again in my Ceará
