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Luiz Gonzaga

Motivação NordestinaNortheastern Motivation

Luiz Gonzaga · Sertão 70 Sertão 70 (1970)

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Composer: Luiz Gonzaga

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Minha canção nordestina

Sem tristeza e amargor

Vem louvar a Carolina

Tropicália e Xangô

O xote, baião e xaxado

Vioeleiro e cantador

Eu canto com todo agrado

E louvo com todo amor


Ai nordeste guerreiro

De olhar e procissão

Ai nordeste pioneiro

De lutas e tradição

Em evolução


Paulo Afonso foi um sonho

Teu progresso fez mudança

Vem aí Boa Esperança

Pra o resto iluminar

Piauí e Maranhão

Já são temas pra cantar


Pranto meu roçado

Danço meu xaxado

Chove no sertão

Tange o boiadeiro

Santo e cangaceiro

Forte foi Lampião


Terra de história

Que a Lauro Maia deu glória

Terra de nascer

Terra de colher

Terra promissão


Terra de história

Que a Lauro Maia deu glória

Terra de nascer

Terra de colher

Terra promissão


Ai nordeste guerreiro

Translation

My Northeastern song

Without sadness and bitterness

Comes to praise Carolina

Tropicália and Xangô

The xote, baião and xaxado

Violinist and singer

I sing with all pleasure

And praise with all love


Oh warrior Northeast

Of gaze and procession

Oh pioneering Northeast

Of struggles and tradition

In evolution


Paulo Afonso was a dream

Your progress brought change

Here comes Boa Esperança

To illuminate the rest

Piauí and Maranhão

Are already themes to sing about


My tilled field weeps

I dance my xaxado

It rains in the sertão

The cowboy drives the cattle

Saint and cangaceiro

Lampião was strong


Land of history

That gave Lauro Maia glory

Land of birth

Land of harvest

Promised land


Land of history

That gave Lauro Maia glory

Land of birth

Land of harvest

Promised land


Oh warrior Northeast

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