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Luiz Gonzaga

Penerô XerémPenerô Xerém (a regional expression)

Luiz Gonzaga · 17 Sucessos 17 Hits (2022)

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Composer: Luiz Gonzaga, Zé Dantas

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Ôi pisa o milho, penerô xerém

Ôi pisa omilho,penerô xerém

Eu num vou criar galinha

Pra dar pinto pra ninguém } bis


Na minha terra

Dá de tudo que plantar

O Brasil dá tanta coisa

Que eu num posso decorar

Dona Chiquinha

Bote o milho pra pilar

Pro angu, pra canjiquinha

Pro xerém, pro munguzá


Só passa fome

Quem não sabe trabalhar

Essa vida é muito boa

Pra quem sabe aproveitar

Pego na peneira

Me dano a saculejar

De um lado fica o xerém

Do outro sai o fubá

Saculeja, saculeja, saculeja, já } bis

Penerô xerém


Ôi pisa no milho...

Translation

Oh, grind the corn, sifted the xerém

Oh, grind the corn, sifted the xerém

I won't raise chickens

To give chicks to anyone }bis


In my land

Everything grows that you plant

Brazil yields so many things

That I can't memorize them all

Dona Chiquinha

Put the corn to pound

For angu, for canjiquinha

For xerém, for munguzá


Only goes hungry

Whoever doesn't know how to work

This life is very good

For those who know how to enjoy it

I take the sieve

I start shaking it

On one side stays the xerém

On the other comes out the fubá

Shake, shake, shake, now }bis

Sifted the xerém


Oh, grind the corn...

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