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Edson Duarte

Saudade das MarchinhasLonging for the Marchinhas

Edson Duarte · Parafina Paraffin (2020)

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Composer: Edson Duarte

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Full lyrics

Tenho saudade daquele tempo das marchinhas de São João

Quanta saudade, o que era bom agora ta em extinção

Não se vê mais brincadeira na fogueira

Sem faca na bananeira não tem adivinhação


Ninguém escuta o barulho da ronqueira

O tiro do bacamarte que estremecia o chão

Aquelas moças tão bonitas e faceiras

Tão ai na bananeira só ouvindo palavrão


Eu fecho os olhos e viajo no passado

Fico emocionado, me alegra o coração

Volto no tempo e vejo tudo esculhambado

É um fato consumado acabou a tradição

Translation

I miss those times of the Saint John marches

How much I miss it, what was good is now extinct

You no longer see games at the bonfire

Without a knife in the banana tree, there's no fortune telling


No one hears the noise of the snorer

The shot of the blunderbuss that shook the ground

Those beautiful and flirtatious girls

Are there in the banana tree, only hearing swear words


I close my eyes and travel to the past

I get emotional, it gladdens my heart

I go back in time and see everything messed up

It's a done deal, the tradition is over

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