Composer: Trio Nordestino, Zeca Pagodinho
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Oh! Deus perdoe esse pobre coitado
Que de joelhos rezou um bocado
Pedindo pra chuva cair sem parar
Oh! Deus será que o senhor se zangou
E só por isso o sol se a retirou
Fazendo cair toda a chuva que há
Senhor eu pedi para o sol
Se esconder um tiquinho
Pedi pra chover mas chover de mansinho
Pra ver se nascia uma planta no chão
Meu Deus se eu não rezei direito
O senhor me perdoe
Eu acho que a culpa foi
Deste pobre que nem sabe fazer oração
Meu Deus perdoe eu encher
Os meus olhos de água
E ter lhe pedido cheinho de mágoa
Pro sol inclemente se a retirar
Desculpe eu pedir a toda hora
Pra chegar o inverno
Desculpe eu pedir para acabar com o inferno
Que sempre queimou o meu Ceará
Translation
Oh! God forgive this poor wretch
Who knelt and prayed a lot
Asking for the rain to fall without stopping
Oh! God, could it be that you are angry
And that's why the sun withdrew
Making all the rain that exists fall
Lord, I asked for the sun
To hide a little bit
I asked for it to rain, but to rain gently
To see if a plant would grow on the ground
My God, if I didn't pray correctly
Lord, forgive me
I think the fault was
Of this poor man who doesn't even know how to pray
My God, forgive me for filling
My eyes with water
And for having asked you, full of sorrow
For the inclement sun to withdraw
Forgive me for asking all the time
For winter to arrive
Forgive me for asking to end the hell
That has always burned my Ceará
