Composer: Luiz Gonzaga
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Esta terra dá de tudo
Que se possa imaginar
Sapoti, jaboticaba
Mangaba, maracujá
Cajá, manga, murici
Cana caiana, juá
Graviola, umbu, pitomba
Araticum, araçá
Engenho velho ô, canavial
Favo de mel no meu quintal
O fruto bom dá no tempo
No pé pra gente tirar
Quem colhe fora do tempo
Não sabe o que o tempo dá
Beber a água na fonte
Ver o dia clarear
Jogar o corpo na areia
Ouvir as ondas do mar
Engenho Velho ô, canavial
Favo de mel, no meu quintal
Translation
This land gives everything
That one can imagine
Sapoti, jaboticaba
Mangaba, maracujá
Cajá, manga, murici
Cana caiana, juá
Graviola, umbu, pitomba
Araticum, araçá
Engenho velho oh, sugarcane field
Honeycomb in my backyard
The good fruit ripens in time
On the tree for us to pick
Whoever harvests out of season
Doesn't know what time gives
To drink water from the spring
To see the day break
To throw one's body on the sand
To hear the waves of the sea
Engenho Velho oh, sugarcane field
Honeycomb, in my backyard
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