Composer: Tribo de Gonzaga
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
MATA O CABOCLO
Mandacaru, mandioca, manteiga e manhã
mata o caboclo.
Feio que veio do meio do mato do clã
mata o caboclo.
Cheiro que veio do meio da mata irmã
mata o caboclo.
A água que pode secar,
o ar que tem que se engolir,
morena perdida por lá,
na selva de pedra sumiu
mata o caboclo
Maracatu madrugava, mascava maçã,
mata o caboclo
Vermelha de fogo, a pele perdeu sua cor,
mata o caboclo
Cega a balança entorta pro lado de lá,
mata o caboclo.
Na hora do aperto é que há,
no agreste tem que vencer.
Paúra sede que dá,
caboclo tem que viver
mata o caboclo
Translation
KILLS THE CABOCLO
Mandacaru, cassava, butter and morning
kills the caboclo.
Ugly that came from the middle of the clan's bush
kills the caboclo.
Scent that came from the middle of the sister forest
kills the caboclo.
The water that can dry up,
the air that must be swallowed,
morena lost over there,
disappeared in the concrete jungle
kills the caboclo.
Maracatu dawned, chewed apple,
kills the caboclo.
Red from fire, the skin lost its color,
kills the caboclo.
Blind, the scale tilts to that side,
kills the caboclo.
In the hour of hardship, that's when it is,
in the agreste one must win.
Fear, thirst that it gives,
caboclo must live
kills the caboclo.
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