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Luiz Gonzaga

A PuxadaThe Pull

Luiz Gonzaga · Sanfoneiro Macho Master Accordionist (1985)

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Composer: Luiz Gonzaga

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Foi puxando nessa vida

Que achei uma saída

Foi no topo da subida

Que cheguei a conclusão

No mundo quem não puxou

Não se deu, não se arrumou

Não foi bom puxador

Não foi um bom cristão


Já dizia o velho pai

Quem encosta em Deus não cai

É puxando que se vai

Pra frente, queira, quer não


Eu puxo, puxo decente

Quem quiser que se arrebente

Sai da frente minha gente

Que eu preciso me arrumar

Meu puxar já vem da prole

Meu puxado neste fole

Que o povo todo se bole

Tô puxando e vamo lá


O que tem de gente boa

Por aí puxando à toa

Doido pra chegar na proa

Tem que não tá no gibi

Eu puxo, puxo e repuxo

Tiro leite no capucho

Cá com ele no meu bucho

Bom puxador tá aqui

Translation

It was by striving in this life

That I found a way out

It was at the top of the climb

That I reached the conclusion

In the world, whoever didn't strive

Didn't succeed, didn't get settled

Wasn't a good leader

Wasn't a good Christian



The old father used to say

Whoever leans on God doesn't fall

It's by striving that one goes

Forward, whether you want to or not



I strive, I strive decently

Whoever wants to, let them go all out

Get out of the way, my people

Because I need to get myself settled

My striving already comes from my lineage

My playing on this sanfona

So that all the people sway

I'm striving and let's go



What a lot of good people there are

Out there striving for nothing

Crazy to reach the forefront

There are things that aren't in the comic book

I strive, strive and strive again

I extract milk from the cotton boll

Here with it in my gut

A good leader is here

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