Composer: Jackson Do Pandeiro, Almira
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
O-lê, lê, lê, Boi Tungão
O-lê, lê, O-lá, lá, Boi Tungão
O-lê, lê, lê, lê, lê, lê, lê, Boi Tungão
O-lê, lê, O-lá, lá, Boi Tungão
Eu chamava e o boi vinha, Boi Tungão
Na porteira do curral
O-lê, lê, lê Boi Tungão.....(coro-repete)
Esse boi era a lembrança, Boi Tungão
Do tempo da escravidão, Boi Tungão
Ficou pra mim de herança, Boi Tungão
Do meu avô Bastião
O-lê, lê, lê Boi Tungão.....(coro-repete)
Naquele tempo os negros, Boi Tungão
Eram igualmente ao boi, Boi Tungão
Negro pobre, boi de carro, Boi Tungão
Ninguém lhe dava razão
O-lê, lê, lê Boi Tungão.....(coro-repete)
A lembrança desse amigo, Boi Tungão
Não me saiu da memória, Boi Tungão
Ele morreu e eu fiquei, Boi Tungão
Pra contar a nossa história
Translation
O-lê, lê, lê, Boi Tungão
O-lê, lê, O-lá, lá, Boi Tungão
O-lê, lê, lê, lê, lê, lê, lê, Boi Tungão
O-lê, lê, O-lá, lá, Boi Tungão
I called and the ox came, Boi Tungão
At the corral gate
O-lê, lê, lê Boi Tungão
This ox was the memory, Boi Tungão
Of the time of slavery, Boi Tungão
It remained for me as an inheritance, Boi Tungão
From my grandfather Bastião
O-lê, lê, lê Boi Tungão
In that time the Black people, Boi Tungão
Were just like the ox, Boi Tungão
Poor Black person, cart ox, Boi Tungão
No one gave them justice
O-lê, lê, lê Boi Tungão
The memory of this friend, Boi Tungão
Did not leave my memory, Boi Tungão
He died and I remained, Boi Tungão
To tell our story
