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Luiz Gonzaga

Paraíba (feat. Elba Ramalho)Paraíba (feat. Elba Ramalho)

Luiz Gonzaga · Baião de Dois Baião for Two (2012)

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Composer: Luiz Gonzaga, Elba Ramalho

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Full lyrics

Quando a lama virou pedra

E Mandacaru secou

Quando a ribaçã de sede

Bateu asa e voou

Foi aí que eu vim me embora

Carregando a minha dor

Hoje eu mando um abraço

Pra ti, pequenina


Paraíba masculina

Muié macho, sim sinhô


Eita, pau pereira

Que em princesa já roncou

Eita, Paraíba

Muié macho sim sinhô


Eita, pau pereira

Meu bodoque não quebrou

Hoje eu mando

Um abraço pra ti, pequenina


Paraíba masculina

Muié macho, sim sinhô


Quando a lama virou pedra

E Mandacaru secou


Quando a ribaçã de sede

Bateu asa e voou

Foi aí que eu vim me embora

Carregando a minha dor

Hoje eu mando um abraço

Pra ti, pequenina


Paraíba masculina

Muié macho, sim sinhô


Eita, eita

Translation

When the mud turned to stone

And Mandacaru dried up

When the ribaçã from thirst

Flapped its wings and flew away

That's when I came away

Carrying my pain

Today I send a hug

To you, pequenina


Paraíba masculine

Tough woman, yes sir


Eita, pau pereira

That in Princesa already roared

Eita, Paraíba

Tough woman, yes sir


Eita, pau pereira

My slingshot didn't break

Today I send

A hug to you, pequenina


Paraíba masculine

Tough woman, yes sir


When the mud turned to stone

And Mandacaru dried up


When the ribaçã from thirst

Flapped its wings and flew away

That's when I came away

Carrying my pain

Today I send a hug

To you, pequenina


Paraíba masculine

Tough woman, yes sir


Eita, eita

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