Composer: Luiz Gonzaga
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Umbuzeiro veio
Veio amigo quem diria
Que tuas folhas caídas
Tuas galhas ressequidas
Iam me servir um dia
Foi naquela manhãzinha
Quando o sol nos acordou
Que a nossa felicidade
Machucou tanta saudade
Que me endoideceu de amor
Indiscreto passarinho
Solitário cantador
Descobriu nosso segredo
Acabou com nosso enredo
Bateu asas e voou
Hoje vivo pelo mundo
Tal o qual o vem-vem
Sobiando o dia inteiro
Quando vejo um umbuzeiro
Me lembro de ti meu bem
Translation
Old umbuzeiro
Old friend, who would have thought
That your fallen leaves
Your dried branches
Would serve me one day
It was on that early morning
When the sun woke us up
That our happiness
Hurt so much saudade
That drove me crazy with love
Indiscreet little bird
Solitary singer
Discovered our secret
Ended our story
Beat its wings and flew away
Today I live around the world
Just like the vem-vem
Whistling all day long
When I see an umbuzeiro
I remember you, my dear
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