Composer: Assisão
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Meu avô plantou um pé de catuaba
Que conhecia catuaba cabroeira
Os velhotes queriam ir lá pra feira
Voltavam cedo pra ficar na capoeira
Quem ia, quem vinha
Descalçava na catuabeira
Muitas arvores frondosas por ali
E hoje sim tem pé de juazeiro
Passarada cochilava na mangueira
Mas o povo larga tudo
Pela catuabeira
A catubeira, a catuabeira
A catubeira é o sucesso da ribeira
Translation
My grandfather planted a catuaba tree
He knew about potent catuaba
The old folks wanted to go to the market
They came back early to stay in the capoeira
Whoever went, whoever came
Took off their shoes by the catuaba tree
Many leafy trees were there
And today there is indeed a juazeiro tree
The birds would nap in the mango tree
But the people leave everything
For the catuaba tree
The catuaba tree, the catuaba tree
The catuaba tree is the success of the riverside
