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Sao Francisco de CanindéSaint Francis of Canindé

Luiz Gonzaga · Aboios & Vaquejadas, Nos Caminhos da Fé e São João Na Roça Aboios & Vaquejadas, On the Paths of Faith and São João in the Countryside (2014)

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Composer: Luiz Gonzaga

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Eu vi terra fumaçar

Vi graveto aestalando ao sol

Eu vi o rio virar

Um deserto de pedra e pó

A noite se avermelhou

De tão quente o céu e o chão

Meu povo se encomendou

Esperando o ,fim do sertão


Dê um jeito meu São Francisco

Foi assim que pedi com fé

De repente choveu bonito

O rio encheu de fazer maré


É triste se acompanhar

O sertão secar e morrer

Compensa a graça de Deus

O milagre do renascer


Só pode mesmo julgar

Que não é exagero meu

Pessoa de boa fé

Ou então quem por lá viveu


Obrigado meu São Francisco

Louvo a Deus sua sagração

Tenha sempre ao seu cuidado

O povo humilde do meu sertão


Não precisa prometer

Ele ajuda a quem tem fé

Fazer bem é seu poder

São Francisco em Canindé

Translation

I saw the land smoke

I saw twigs crackling in the sun

I saw the river turn into

A desert of stone and dust

The night turned red

So hot were the sky and the ground

My people commended themselves

Waiting for the end of the sertão


Do something, my São Francisco

That's how I asked with faith

Suddenly it rained beautifully

The river filled up to make a tide


It's sad to witness

The sertão dry up and die

God's grace compensates

The miracle of rebirth


Only can truly judge

That it's not an exaggeration of mine

A person of good faith

Or whoever lived there


Thank you, my São Francisco

I praise God for your sacredness

Always have under your care

The humble people of my sertão


No need to promise

He helps those who have faith

Doing good is his power

São Francisco in Canindé

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