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Luiz Gonzaga

Vozes da SecaVoices of the Drought

Luiz Gonzaga · RCA 100 Anos De Música - Luiz Gonzaga RCA 100 Years of Music - Luiz Gonzaga (2001)

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Composer: Luiz Gonzaga

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Seu doutô os nordestino têm muita gratidão

Pelo auxílio dos sulista nessa seca do sertão

Mas doutô uma esmola a um homem qui é são

Ou lhe mata de vergonha ou vicia o cidadão


É por isso que pidimo proteção a vosmicê

Home pur nóis escuído para as rédias do pudê

Pois doutô dos vinte estado temos oito sem chovê

Veja bem, quase a metade do Brasil tá sem cumê


Dê serviço a nosso povo, encha os rio de barrage

Dê cumida a preço bão, não esqueça a açudage

Livre assim nóis da ismola, que no fim dessa estiage

Lhe pagamo inté os juru sem gastar nossa corage


Se o doutô fizer assim salva o povo do sertão

Quando um dia a chuva vim, que riqueza pra nação!

Nunca mais nóis pensa em seca, vai dá tudo nesse chão

Como vê nosso distino mercê tem nas vossa mão

Mercê tem na vossa mão!

Translation

Sir, the Northeasterners have much gratitude

For the help of the Southerners in this drought of the sertão

But sir, alms to a man who is sound

Either kills him with shame or corrupts the citizen


That is why we ask for your protection

Man chosen by us for the reins of power

Because sir, of the twenty states we have eight without rain

Look closely, almost half of Brazil is without food


Give work to our people, fill the rivers with dams

Give food at a good price, don't forget the reservoir construction

Free us thus from alms, so that at the end of this drought

We will even pay you the interest without losing our courage


If you, sir, do this, you save the people of the sertão

When one day the rain comes, what wealth for the nation!

Never again will we think of drought, everything will grow on this land

As you see, our destiny you hold in your hands

You hold in your hands!

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