Composer: Elino Julião, Messias Holanda
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Pra onde vai com essa trouxona danada mariá
Na cacimba só tem água pra beber
Pouca água, deixa a roupa mal lavada mariá
Lavar roupa, também tenho que aprender
Bota pouco pano nessa trouxa, mariá
Nesse tempo não tem água pra gastar
Leve a colcha, eu preciso dessa colcha
Abra a trouxa, bote a colcha
Leve a colcha pra lavar - bis
Já disse, na cacimba não dá certo
Vá pro riacho salgado, eu fiz um buraco lá
A água do riacho é bem limpinha
Tu lava a trouxa todinha se o sabão não cortar
Translation
Where are you going with that crazy bundle, Maria?
There's only water to drink in the well
Little water, it leaves the clothes poorly washed, Maria
Washing clothes, I also have to learn
Put little cloth in that bundle, Maria
In this weather there's no water to waste
Take the quilt, I need that quilt
Open the bundle, put the quilt in
Take the quilt to wash - repeat
I already said, it doesn't work at the well
Go to the salty stream, I made a hole there
The water in the stream is very clean
You wash the whole bundle if the soap doesn't cut it
