Meu mulato inzoneiro Vou cantar-te nos meus versos O Brasil samba que d Bamboleio que faz gingar O Brasil do meu amor Terra do Nosso Senhor
Brazil, My Brazilian Brazil
My trouble making mulatto I'm going to sing of you in my verses Brazil your samba Puts some bounce in my strut Brazil of my love Land of our Lord
Abre a cortina do passado
Open the curtain of the past Tira a Me Preta do Cerrado Take the Black Mother out of the savannah Bota o rei Congo no congado Put the Congo King in the congado Canta de novo o trovador The ryhmer sings once more A melancolia luz a lua The melancholy light of the moon Toda cano do meu amor All the songs of my love Quero ver essa dona caminhando I want to see this woman walking Pelo sales arrastando Through the ballrooms, trailing O seu vestido rendado Her dress of homemade lace Esse conqueiro que d cco onde amarro a minha rde Nas noites claras de luar E essas fontes murmurantes Onde eu mato a minha sde Onde a lua vem brincar sse Brasil lindo e trigueiro o meu Brasil Brasileiro Terra de samba e pandeiro Brasil Brazil Terra boa e gostosa Da morena sestrosa E de olhar indiferente O Brasil samba que d Para o mundo se admirar O Brasil do meu amor
This coconut tree that bears coconuts
Is where I tie my hammock On clear moonlit nights And these whispering springs Where I kill my thirst Where the moon comes to play Oh this Brazil, beautiful and bountiful Is my Brazilian Brazil Land of the samba and the pandeiro Good and lush home of the darkgirl With the indifferent eyes Brazil, samba that the world admires Brazil of my love