Composer: Pinto Do Acordeon
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Jesus nasceu em belém
E eu nasci no nordeste
Jesus é filho de Deus
E eu sou cabra da peste
Jesus mora lá no céu
E eu moro no sertão
Jesus morreu pelo povo
E eu morrendo sem pão
Jesus andou no deserto
E eu ando no cerrado
Com a barriga vazia
Descalço e de pé rachado
Jesus andava vestido
Com o seu manto sagrado
E eu sou um passa fome
Descalço e descamisado
Meu Jesus tenha dó do meu nordeste
O homem investe na ciência
Mais no campo não investe
Meu Jesus tenha dó do meu sertão
Será só falta de chuva ou falta de irrigação
Translation
Jesus was born in Bethlehem
And I was born in the nordeste
Jesus is the son of God
And I am a cabra da peste
Jesus lives up in heaven
And I live in the sertão
Jesus died for the people
And I am dying without bread
Jesus walked in the desert
And I walk in the cerrado
With an empty stomach
Barefoot and with cracked feet
Jesus walked dressed
With his sacred mantle
And I am a starving person
Barefoot and shirtless
My Jesus have mercy on my nordeste
Man invests in science
But does not invest in the countryside
My Jesus have mercy on my sertão
Is it just lack of rain or lack of irrigation
