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Jacinto Silva

Nordeste SofredorSuffering Northeast

Jacinto Silva · Gírias do Norte Northern Slang (1981)

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Composer: Jacinto Silva

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Full lyrics

Ô nordeste terra linda

Onde lampião nasceu

O seu nome ficou na historia

Terra cheia de glória

E abençoada por deus


Quem me dera conhecer

Todo o sertão nordestino

Esta vontade eu tenho

Desde o tempo de menino

Depois que eu conhecer tudo

Serei um grande conhecedor

Porque ficarei sabendo

Como vive o nordeste sofredor

Doutor salve o nordeste

Desta triste situação

Também salve esta gente humilde

Que aqui reside neste torrão


Meu nordeste sofre tanto

Sofre seca e inundação

Quando a seca é demais

Sertanejo lá se vai

E abandona o seu sertão

Deixa o gado, deixa tudo

Porque não pode levar

O que ele leva consigo

É a vontade de ficar

Meu deus salve o nordeste

Desta triste situação

Também salve esta gente humilde

Que aqui reside neste torrão

Translation

Oh, Northeast, beautiful land

Where Lampião was born

His name remained in history

Land full of glory

And blessed by God


I wish I could know

All of the Northeastern backlands

I have had this desire

Since I was a boy

After I know everything

I will be a great connoisseur

Because I will know

How the suffering Northeast lives

Doctor, save the Northeast

From this sad situation

Also save these humble people

Who reside here in this land


My Northeast suffers so much

Suffers drought and flood

When the drought is too much

The backwoodsman goes away

And abandons his backlands

He leaves the cattle, leaves everything

Because he cannot take it

What he takes with him

Is the will to stay

My God, save the Northeast

From this sad situation

Also save these humble people

Who reside here in this land

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