Composer: Luiz Gonzaga
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Esse trem atrasa?
Olha ele chegando aí emriba' da hora
Mas é quando, Ribamar
Esse é o de onti', homi'
Peguei o trem em Teresina
Pra São Luiz do Maranhão
Atravessei o Parnaíba
Ai, ai que dor no coração
O trem danou-se naquelas brenhas
Soltando brasa, comendo lenha
(Comendo lenha e soltando brasa)
Tanto queima como atrasa
(Tanto queima como atrasa)
Bom dia, Caxias
Terra morena de Gonçalves Dias
Dona sinhá avisa pra seu Dá
Que eu tô muito avexado
Dessa vez não vou ficar
O trem danou-se naquelas brenhas
Soltando brasa, comendo lenha
(Comendo lenha e soltando brasa)
Tanto queima como atrasa
(Tanto queima como atrasa)
Boa tarde Codó, do folclore e do catimbó
Gostei de ver cabrochas de bom trato
Vendendo aos passageiros
De comer, mostrando o prato
O trem danou-se naquelas brenhas
Soltando brasa, comendo lenha
(Comendo lenha e soltando brasa)
Tanto queima como atrasa
(Tanto queima como atrasa)
Alô, Coroatá
Os Cearenses acabam de chegar
Meu jirimão, uma safra bem feliz
Vocês vão para Pedreiras
Que eu vou pra São Luís
O trem danou-se naquelas brenhas
Soltando brasa, comendo lenha
(Comendo lenha e soltando brasa)
Tanto queima como atrasa
(Tanto queima como atrasa)
Peguei o trem em Teresina
Pra São Luiz do Maranhão
Atravessei o Parnaíba
Ai, ai que dor no coração
O trem danou-se naquelas brenhas
Soltando brasa, comendo lenha
(Comendo lenha e soltando brasa)
Tanto queima como atrasa
(Tanto queima como atrasa)
Tanto queima como atrasa
Tanto queima como atrasa
Tanto queima como atrasa
Tanto queima como atrasa
Translation
Does this train delay?
Look, it's arriving right on time
But when is it, Ribamar
This is yesterday's, man
I took the train in Teresina
To São Luiz do Maranhão
I crossed the Parnaíba
Oh, oh what a heartache
The train went wild in those thickets
Spitting embers, burning wood
(Burning wood and spitting embers)
It burns as much as it delays
(It burns as much as it delays)
Good morning, Caxias
Brown land of Gonçalves Dias
Dona sinhá, tell seu Dá
That I'm in a great hurry
This time I won't stay
The train went wild in those thickets
Spitting embers, burning wood
(Burning wood and spitting embers)
It burns as much as it delays
(It burns as much as it delays)
Good afternoon Codó, of folklore and catimbó
I liked seeing well-mannered cabrochas
Selling to the passengers
Something to eat, showing the dish
The train went wild in those thickets
Spitting embers, burning wood
(Burning wood and spitting embers)
It burns as much as it delays
(It burns as much as it delays)
Hello, Coroatá
The Cearenses have just arrived
My jirimão, a very happy harvest
You all are going to Pedreiras
As I'm going to São Luís
The train went wild in those thickets
Spitting embers, burning wood
(Burning wood and spitting embers)
It burns as much as it delays
(It burns as much as it delays)
I took the train in Teresina
To São Luiz do Maranhão
I crossed the Parnaíba
Oh, oh what a heartache
The train went wild in those thickets
Spitting embers, burning wood
(Burning wood and spitting embers)
It burns as much as it delays
(It burns as much as it delays)
It burns as much as it delays
It burns as much as it delays
It burns as much as it delays
It burns as much as it delays
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