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Machado CortadorCutting Axe

Irah Caldeira · Entre o Calango e o Baião Between the Calango and the Baião (2012)

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Composer: Irah Caldeira

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Eu comprei esse machado tipo de primeira

E mandei botar esse cabo de boa madeira

Veja bem foi escolhido que é de quixabeira

E seu gume tá amolado de não dá canseira

Foi preparado à propósito pra madeira torta

E abra o "ôi" tome cuidado que o machado corta


Tome cuidado que o machado corta

E abra o "ôi" tome cuidado que o machado corta


O cabo desse machado foi vinte mil réis

E seu corte tá aprumado de não vim aos pés

Pra miolo de braúna não sou eu que gabo

E foi Pedro Marcolino quem botou o cabo

Já mandei botar por ele pra fazer a porta

E abra o "ôi" tome cuidado que o machado corta


Ajeite o tronco do pau limpe a redó

Prepare bem direitinho nao deixe cipó

Cuidado com o gume dele no seu mocotó

Pois se pega de mau jeito é de fazer dó

Tô cansado de avisar e você não se importa

E abra o "ôi" tome cuidado que o machado corta

Translation

I bought this first-class axe

And had this good wooden handle put on it

See, it was well chosen, it's made of quixabeira

And its edge is sharp, it won't tire you out

It was prepared specifically for crooked wood

And open your "ôi", be careful, the axe cuts


Be careful, the axe cuts

And open your "ôi", be careful, the axe cuts


The handle of this axe cost twenty mil réis

And its cut is so straight it won't come to your feet

For the heartwood of braúna, it's not me who boasts

And it was Pedro Marcolino who put on the handle

I already had him put it on to make the door

And open your "ôi", be careful, the axe cuts


Adjust the tree trunk, clean around it

Prepare it very carefully, don't leave any vines

Be careful with its edge on your mocotó

Because if it hits badly, it's pitiful

I'm tired of warning you and you don't care

And open your "ôi", be careful, the axe cuts

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