Composer: As Galvão
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Fizemos a última viajem
Foi lá pro sertão de Goiás
Fui eu e o Chico Mineiro
Também foi o capataz
Viajamos muitos dias
Pra chegar em Ouro Fino
Aonde passamos a noite
Numa festa do divino
A festa tava tão boa
Antes não tivesse ido
O Chico foi baleado
Por um homem desconhecido
Larguei de comprar boiada
Mataram meu companheiro
Acabou o som da viola
Acabou-se o Chico Mineiro
Depois daquela tragédia
Fiquei mais aborrecido
Não sabia da nossa amizade
Porque nós dois era unido
Quando eu vi seus documentos
Me apertou o coração
Em saber que o Chico Mineiro
Era meu legitimo
Em saber que o Chico Mineiro
Era meu legitimo
Translation
We took our last trip
It was to the backlands of Goiás
It was me and Chico Mineiro
And the foreman too
We traveled for many days
To arrive in Ouro Fino
Where we spent the night
At a Divine Holy Spirit festival
The party was so good
I wish I hadn't gone
Chico was shot
By an unknown man
I gave up buying cattle
They killed my friend
The sound of the viola is gone
Chico Mineiro is gone
After that tragedy
I became more upset
I didn't know about our friendship
Because we were so close
When I saw his documents
My heart was squeezed tight
To learn that Chico Mineiro
Was my true brother
To learn that Chico Mineiro
Was my true brother
