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Luiz Gonzaga · O Reino do Baião The Kingdom of Baião (1957)

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Composer: Luiz Gonzaga

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Full lyrics

Atenção pessoal, muita atenção

Vai usar da palavra, o maior o candidato do sertão

João Cotó

João Cotó! (É o maior!)


Trabalhadores do sertão!

Eu vos prometo casa, comida e baião!

Linforme novo, blusa de brim, chapéu

E uma cadeira cativa no céu

Tá bom?

(Tá!)

Então haja animação!


Meu patrão, eu voto

Eu sou inleitor

Meu patrão, eu voto

Voto no senhor


Meu patrão, eu voto

Eu sou inleitor

Meu patrão, eu voto

Voto no senhor


Eu voto por muito pouco

Digo agora pro senhor

Grito inté ficar rouco

Já ganhou, já ganhou


Quero roupa, quero sapato

Paletó lascado atrás

Camisa fina de fato

Tarei pedindo demais?

Tarei? Tô não


Meu patrão, eu voto

Eu sou inleitor

Meu patrão, eu voto

Voto no senhor


Meu patrão, eu voto

Eu sou inleitor

Meu patrão, eu voto

Voto no senhor


Meu voto num vale tanto

Mas é todo do senhor

E com ele, eu lhe garanto

Já ganhou! Já ganhou!


Mas parece que há um quê

É a leis inleitorá

Quando não conhece ABC

Será que pode votá?


Porque se puder

Porque se puder

Ah, meu patrão

Se puder, atolo o pé

E voto, meu patrão, eu voto

(E voto, meu patrão, eu voto)


Peraí, pessoal, peraí!

Eu ainda vos prometo

Três invernos por ano

Pra todo esse sertão!


(E voto, meu patrão, eu voto)

(E voto, meu patrão, eu voto)

Translation

Attention everyone, pay close attention

The greatest candidate from the backlands will now speak

João Cotó

João Cotó! (He's the greatest!)


Workers of the backlands!

I promise you house, food, and baião!

New uniform, denim shirt, hat

And a reserved seat in heaven

Is that good?

(It is!)

Then let there be cheer!


My boss, I vote

I am a voter

My boss, I vote

I vote for you


My boss, I vote

I am a voter

My boss, I vote

I vote for you


I vote for very little

I tell you now, sir

I'll shout until I'm hoarse

You've already won, you've already won


I want clothes, I want shoes

A suit jacket torn in the back

A fine shirt, in fact

Am I asking too much?

Am I? I'm not


My boss, I vote

I am a voter

My boss, I vote

I vote for you


My boss, I vote

I am a voter

My boss, I vote

I vote for you


My vote isn't worth much

But it's all yours, sir

And with it, I guarantee you

You've already won! You've already won!


But it seems there's a catch

It's the electoral law

When you don't know your ABCs

Can you even vote?


Because if you can

Because if you can

Ah, my boss

If you can, I'll go all in

And vote, my boss, I vote

(And vote, my boss, I vote)


Wait a minute, everyone, wait a minute!

I still promise you

Three winters per year

For this entire backlands!


(And vote, my boss, I vote)

(And vote, my boss, I vote)

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