Composer: Luiz Gonzaga
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Aquilo sim que era vida
Aquilo sim, que vidão
Aquilo sim que era vida, seu moço
A vida lá do sertão
Plantava milho, arroz e feijão
Pescava de linha, lá no ribeirão
Domingo saía no meu alazão
Dançava uma valsa lá no matão
lálálálálálálá, aquilo sim, que vidão
Aquilo sim que era vida, seu moço
A vida lá do sertão
De noite eu me sentava bem juntinho ao fogão
Rosa trazia o cachimbo, Creuza trazia o tição
Com a viola no peito, tirava uma canção
De hora em hora tomava um golinho de quentão
Translation
That indeed was life
That indeed, what a great life
That indeed was life, young man
The life there in the sertão
I planted corn, rice, and beans
I fished with a line, there in the stream
On Sunday I would go out on my sorrel horse
I would dance a waltz there in the thicket
lálálálálálálá, that indeed, what a great life
That indeed was life, young man
The life there in the sertão
At night I would sit very close to the stove
Rosa would bring the pipe, Creuza would bring the firebrand
With the viola on my chest, I would play a song
From hour to hour I would take a little sip of quentão
