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Jackson do Pandeiro

Vou Buscar MariaI'm Going to Fetch Maria

Jackson do Pandeiro · Jackson Do Pandeiro Volume 2: Chiclete Com Banana! Jackson do Pandeiro Volume 2: Chewing Gum with Banana! (1960)

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Composer: Jackson Do Pandeiro

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Eu vou, eu vou / Pro Sertão, se Deus quiser

Vou visitar minha mãe, vou buscar minha mulher

(coro repete)


Já faz quatro anos que cheguei do Norte

Tive muita sorte no Rio de Janeiro

Bastante dinheiro já tenho guardado

Enfrento o pesado de noite e de dia

Só está me faltando é minha Maria


Eu vou, eu vou / Pro Sertão, se Deus quiser

Vou visitar minha mãe, vou buscar minha mulher

(2x)


Não é brincadeira viver tão sozinho,

Sem ter um carinho de rabo de saia

Quando vou à praia fico me mordendo,

As "muié" correndo fazendo arrelia

Só está me faltando é minha Maria


Eu vou, eu vou / Pro Sertão, se Deus quiser

Vou visitar minha mãe, vou buscar minha mulher

(2x)


Quando aqui chegar, temos que morar em Copacabana no segundo andar

Tomar banho de mar, todo dia eu vou,

Ela de maiô, feito de cetim

E mulher nenhuma zomba mais de mim


Eu vou, eu vou / Pro Sertão, se Deus quiser

Vou visitar minha mãe, vou buscar minha mulher

(2x)


Não é brincadeira viver tão sozinho,

Sem ter um carinho de rabo de saia

Quando vou à praia fico me mordendo,

As "muié" correndo fazendo arrelia

Só está me faltando é minha Maria


Eu vou, eu vou / Pro Sertão, se Deus quiser

Vou visitar minha mãe, vou buscar minha mulher

(2x)

Translation

I'm going, I'm going / To the Sertão, if God wills

I'm going to visit my mother, I'm going to get my woman

(coro repete)


It's been four years since I arrived from the North

I had a lot of luck in Rio de Janeiro

I already have a lot of money saved

I face the heavy work day and night

All I'm missing is my Maria


I'm going, I'm going / To the Sertão, if God wills

I'm going to visit my mother, I'm going to get my woman

(2x)


It's no joke living so alone,

Without having a woman's affection

When I go to the beach I get frustrated,

The women running around causing mischief

All I'm missing is my Maria


I'm going, I'm going / To the Sertão, if God wills

I'm going to visit my mother, I'm going to get my woman

(2x)


When she arrives here, we have to live in Copacabana on the second floor

Go swimming in the sea, every day I will,

She in a swimsuit, made of satin

And no woman will mock me anymore


I'm going, I'm going / To the Sertão, if God wills

I'm going to visit my mother, I'm going to get my woman

(2x)


It's no joke living so alone,

Without having a woman's affection

When I go to the beach I get frustrated,

The women running around causing mischief

All I'm missing is my Maria


I'm going, I'm going / To the Sertão, if God wills

I'm going to visit my mother, I'm going to get my woman

(2x)

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