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Luiz Gonzaga

A Morte Do Vaqueiro - Ao VivoThe Death of the Cowboy - Live

Luiz Gonzaga · O Fole Roncou - Luiz Gonzaga 100 Anos The Accordion Roared - Luiz Gonzaga 100 Years (2014)

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Composer: Luiz Gonzaga, Gonzaguinha

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Ei, gado, oi

E, ei


Numa tarde bem tristonha

Gado muge sem parar

Lamentando seu vaqueiro

Que não vem mais aboiar

Não vem mais aboiar

Tão dolente a cantar

Tengo, lengo, tengo, lengo

Tengo, lengo, tengo

Tengo, lengo, tengo, lengo

Tengo, lengo, tengo


Ei, gado, oi


Bom vaqueiro nordestino

Morre sem deixar tostão

O seu nome é esquecido

Nas quebradas do sertão

Nunca mais ouvirão

Seu cantar, meu irmão


Tengo, lengo, tengo, lengo

Tengo, lengo, tengo

Tengo, lengo, tengo, lengo

Tengo, lengo, tengo


Ei, gado, oi


Sacudido numa cova

Desprezado do Senhor

Só lembrado do cachorro

Que inda chora

Sua dor

É demais tanta dor

A chorar com amor


Tengo, lengo, tengo, lengo

Tengo, lengo, tengo

Tengo, lengo, tengo, lengo

Tengo, lengo, tengo

Ei, gado, oi

E, ei

Translation

Hey, cattle, oh

And, hey


On a very sad afternoon

Cattle moo without stopping

Lamenting their cowboy

Who no longer comes to sing his cattle call

He no longer comes to sing his cattle call

So mournfully singing

Tengo, lengo, tengo, lengo

Tengo, lengo, tengo

Tengo, lengo, tengo, lengo

Tengo, lengo, tengo


Hey, cattle, oh


Good Northeastern cowboy

Dies without leaving a penny

His name is forgotten

In the ravines of the sertão

They will never again hear

His singing, my brother


Tengo, lengo, tengo, lengo

Tengo, lengo, tengo

Tengo, lengo, tengo, lengo

Tengo, lengo, tengo


Hey, cattle, oh


Tossed in a grave

Despised by the Lord

Only remembered by the dog

Who still cries

His pain

So much pain is too much

Crying with love


Tengo, lengo, tengo, lengo

Tengo, lengo, tengo

Tengo, lengo, tengo, lengo

Tengo, lengo, tengo

Hey, cattle, oh

And, hey

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