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Luiz Gonzaga

Nordeste Pra FrenteNortheast Forward

Luiz Gonzaga · Canaã Canaan (2000)

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Composer: Luiz Gonzaga

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Senhor repórter, já que tá me entrevistando

Vá anotando pra botar no seu jornal

Que meu Nordeste tá mudado

Publique isso pra ficar documentado


Qualquer mocinha hoje veste minissaia

Já tem homem com cabelo crescidinho

O lambe-lambe no sertão já usa flash

Carro de praça cobra pelo reloginho


Já tem conjunto com guitarra americana

Já tem hotel que serve Whisky escocês

E tem matuto com gravata italiana

Ouvindo jogo no radinho japonês


Caruaru tem sua universidade

Campina Grande tem até televisão

Jaboatão fabrica jipe à vontade

Lá de Natal já tá subindo foguetão


Lá em Sergipe o petróleo tá jorrando

Em Alagoas se cavarem vai jorrar

Publique isso que eu estou lhe afirmando

O meu Nordeste dessa vez vai disparar


Hahai... E ainda diziam que meu Nordeste não ia pra frente

Falavam até que a Sudene não funcionava

Mas Dr. João chegou lá

Com fé em Deus e no meu Padim Ciço

E todo mundo passou a acreditar no serviço

Essa é que é a história!

Translation

Mr. Reporter, since you're interviewing me

Go write it down to put in your newspaper

That my Nordeste has changed

Publish this so it gets documented


Any young girl today wears a miniskirt

There are already men with slightly longer hair

The street photographer in the backlands already uses flash

The taxi charges by the meter


There are already bands with American guitars

There are already hotels that serve Scotch Whisky

And there are country folks with Italian ties

Listening to games on a Japanese radio


Caruaru has its university

Campina Grande even has television

Jaboatão manufactures jeeps at will

From Natal, a rocket is already going up


There in Sergipe, oil is gushing

In Alagoas, if they dig, it will gush

Publish this that I am affirming to you

My Nordeste this time will take off


Hahai... And they still said my Nordeste wasn't moving forward

They even said that Sudene wasn't working

But Dr. João arrived there

With faith in God and in my Padim Ciço

And everyone started to believe in the work

That's the story!

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