Lyrics:

Bezouro, Moderno, Ezequiel,

Candeeiro, Ceca Preta, Labareda,

Azul鉶, Arvoredo, Quina-Quina,

Banananeira, Sabonete, Catingueira,

Limoeiro, Laparina, Mergulh鉶, 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 cabeé?°

Passei mais de dois segundos

Vendo meu corpo tremendo

E n鉶 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