Composer: Sandra Belê
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Olha gente o Nordeste moderno de asfalto
E jorrando tesouro
Nosso preto ouro,
Nosso preto ouro
Até o rastro foi gasto do cangaço macho
Só o chapéu de couro
Só o chapéu de couro
Somente o chapéu de couro
Ei, ei, eita Nordeste valente
Ei, ei, ei, tá pro alto e pra frente
Ôu, ôu, ôu, demorou, mas chegou
Adequaram o MOBRAL
E o apoio do Governo Federal
(2x)
Quando a seca matava
E a fome não dava pra se falar de amores
Onde cai o pranto do homem do campo
Nesse mesmo canto está nascendo flores
Translation
Look people, the modern Nordeste of asphalt
And gushing treasure
Our black gold,
Our black gold
Even the trace of the male cangaço was worn out
Only the leather hat
Only the leather hat
Only the leather hat
Hey, hey, wow brave Nordeste
Hey, hey, hey, it's up and forward
Oh, oh, oh, it took a while, but it arrived
They adapted MOBRAL
And the support of the Federal Government
(2x)
When the drought killed
And hunger didn't allow for talk of love
Where the tears of the man from the countryside fall
In that same corner, flowers are being born
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