Composer: Luiz Gonzaga
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Manduquinha
Era o maior sanfoneiro do lugar
Em toda parte tocava
Para o povo apreciar
Duas lágrimas rolavam
Dos seus dois olhos sem vida
Quando assim ele cantava
Minha canção prefeirda
Ceguinho!
Grita um ex-companheiro
A brincar no cajueiro
Pela força de arrebol
Cego sim, que desventura
Tua vida é sempre escura
Pois não tem a luz do sol } bis
Translation
Manduquinha
Was the greatest sanfona musician of the place
He played everywhere
For the people to appreciate
Two tears rolled
From his two lifeless eyes
When he sang like this
My favorite song
Ceguinho!
An ex-companion shouts
Playing in the cajueiro
By the power of the twilight
Blind yes, what misfortune
Your life is always dark
For it doesn't have the light of the sun } bis
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