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Parai-BaParai-Ba

Messias Holanda · Pra Tirar Côco To Crack Côco (1981)

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Composer: Messias Holanda

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P-a-pa-ra-raíba Paraíba

P-a-pa-ra-raíba


Paraíba do Norte, do caboclo forte

Do homem disposto, esperando chover

Da gente que canta com água nos olhos

Chorando e sorrindo querendo viver

Do sertão torrado, do gado magrinho

O açude sequinho do céu tão azul

Do velho sentado no banco e o velho

Comendo com gosto o prato de angu

Acende o cachimbo da uma tragada

Não sabe de nada da vida do sul


P-a-pa-ra-raíba Paraíba

P-a-pa-ra-raíba


Paraíba do Norte, que tem seu progresso

Que manda sucesso pra todo país

Que sente a presença da mãe natureza

Que vê a riqueza nascendo a raiz

Que acreditar em Deus e também no pecado

E faz do roçado a sua oração

E ainda confia no seu semelhante

Que vai sempre a vante em busca do pão

O pão que é nosso que garante a vida

Terrinha querida do meu coração


P-a-pa-ra-raí-ba Paraíba

P-a-pa-ra-raí-ba


Paraíba do Norte, do caboclo forte

Do homem disposto, esperando chover

Da gente que canta com água nos olhos

Chorando sorrindo querendo viver

Do sertão torrado, do gado magrinho

O açude sequinho do céu tão azul

Do velho sentado no banco e o velho

Comendo com força o prato de angu

Acende o cachimbo da uma tragada

Não sabe de nada da vida do sul


P-a-pa-ra-raíba Paraíba

P-a-pa-ra-raíba

Translation

P-a-pa-ra-raíba Paraíba

P-a-pa-ra-raíba


Paraíba of the North, of the strong caboclo

Of the willing man, waiting for rain

Of the people who sing with tears in their eyes

Crying and smiling wanting to live

Of the parched sertão, of the skinny cattle

The dry dam of the sky so blue

Of the old man sitting on the bench and the old man

Eating the plate of cornmeal with relish

Lights the pipe takes a puff

Knows nothing of the life of the south


P-a-pa-ra-raíba Paraíba

P-a-pa-ra-raíba


Paraíba of the North, which has its progress

That sends success to the whole country

That feels the presence of mother nature

That sees wealth being born from the root

That believes in God and also in sin

And makes the plantation his prayer

And still trusts his fellow man

Who will always go forward in search of bread

The bread that is ours that guarantees life

Beloved land of my heart


P-a-pa-ra-raí-ba Paraíba

P-a-pa-ra-raí-ba


Paraíba of the North, of the strong caboclo

Of the willing man, waiting for rain

Of the people who sing with water in their eyes

Crying smiling wanting to live

Of the parched sertão, of the skinny cattle

The dry dam of the sky so blue

Of the old man sitting on the bench and the old man

Eating the plate of cornmeal with force

Lights the pipe takes a puff

Knows nothing of the life of the south


P-a-pa-ra-raíba Paraíba

P-a-pa-ra-raíba

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