Composer: Os 3 do Nordeste
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Eu nasci no mato, e sou matuto do bom
sempre canto no tom
nunca desfinei
e de uma sanfona, nunca me separei
sou caipora do mato
sou madeira de lei
me criei no cangaço, mas eu nunca matei
mas eu nunca matei um
matar um nunca matei
mas eu nunca matei um, porque nunca desejei
mas eu sou cruel, sou parada dura
ninguém segura quando eu tomo uma bicada
daquela danada
daquela que a maria me dá todo dia
que provoca uma agonia
pelos cantos da latada
mas eu nunca matei um
matar um nunca matei
mas eu nunca matei um, porque nunca desejei
(repete tudo)
Translation
I was born in the woods, and I'm a good country boy
I always sing in tune
I've never gone out of tune
and I've never parted from an accordion
I'm a forest spirit
I'm hardwood
I grew up in the banditry, but I never killed
but I never killed one
to kill one, I never killed
but I never killed one, because I never wanted to
but I'm cruel, I'm a tough act
no one can hold me when I take a sip
of that damned thing
of that one that Maria gives me every day
that provokes an agony
in the corners of the arbor
but I never killed one
to kill one, I never killed
but I never killed one, because I never wanted to
(repeat everything)
