Composer: Luiz Gonzaga
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Ta me doendo e to doente to
Ai que saudade eu to do meu zamor
Ontem eu ouvi no radio na pracinha
Tocando coisa da nossa terrinha
Naquela moda da triste partida
Do baioneiro baião gonzagão
Perdi as contas estou de mala pronta
Porque cheguei agora a conclusão
Que a gente sai do nosso pé de serra
Mais o nordeste não sai de nós não
Translation
It's hurting me and I'm sick, I am
Oh, what a longing I have for my love
Yesterday I heard on the radio in the little square
Playing something from our homeland
In that style of the sad departure
Of the baião player, baião, Gonzagão
I've lost count, my bag is packed
Because I've now come to the conclusion
That we leave our foothills
But the Northeast doesn't leave us
