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Luiz Gonzaga

ParaíbaParaíba

Luiz Gonzaga · Forró do Brasil Forró from Brazil (2021)

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Composer: Luiz Gonzaga, Humberto Teixeira

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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics

Full lyrics

Não é só a Paraíba que tem Zé

Que tem Zé, que tem Zé

A Paraíba de Zé Américo

Zé da Luz e Zé Pereira

Ainda deu o Padre Zé


E o famoso Zé Limeira

Pernambuco tem um Zé

Que nunca andou por baixo

É Zé, Chico de Moura

Cavalvante, cabra


Zé de Moura é da Mata

Da terra do goiamum

Pernambuco tá assim de Zé

Mas de Moura, só tem um

Ele veio de Macapá

Mas é de Macaparana

Dá um jeito Zé de Moura

Na pobreza pernambucana

Translation

It's not just Paraíba that has a Zé

That has a Zé, that has a Zé

Paraíba of Zé Américo

Zé da Luz and Zé Pereira

It even gave us Padre Zé


And the famous Zé Limeira

Pernambuco has a Zé

Who never walked below

It's Zé, Chico de Moura

Cavalvante, tough guy


Zé de Moura is from the Forest

From the land of the goiamum

Pernambuco is full of Zés like this

But there's only one de Moura

He came from Macapá

But he's from Macaparana

Do something, Zé de Moura

About the poverty in Pernambuco

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