Lyrics:

Bezouro, Moderno, Ezequiel,

Candeeiro, Ceca Preta, Labareda,

Azul?, Arvoredo, Quina-Quina,

Banananeira, Sabonete, Catingueira,

Limoeiro, Laparina, Mergulh?, Corisco!

Volta Seca, Jararaca, Cajarana, Viriato,

Gitirana, Moita-Brava, Meia Noite, Zabele!



(These are the names of the members of Lampiao's gang! They were outlaw rebels that would

steal from the rich and give to the poor (like a Brasilian Robin Hood). When they were

captured, their heads were decapitated and displayed in the square of the city of

Recife, Pernambuco.)



Quando degolaram minha cabe?

Passei mais de dois segundos

Vendo meu corpo tremendo

E n? sabia o que fazer

Morrer, viver, morrer, viver



Translation:

When they cut off my head

For more than two seconds

I watch my body shake

And I didn't know what to do

To die, to live, to die, to live