| Velho Francisco (original) | Velho Francisco (translation) |
|---|---|
| J gozei de boa vida | I've had a good life |
| Tinha at meu bangal | I even had my bungalow |
| Cobertor, comida | blanket, food |
| Roupa lavada | Washed clothes |
| Vida veio e me levou | Life came and took me |
| Fui eu mesmo alforriado | I was freed myself |
| Pela mo do Imperador | By the way of the Emperor |
| Tive terra, arado | I had land, plow |
| Cavalo e brida | horse and bridle |
| Vida veio e me levou | Life came and took me |
| Hoje dia de vista | Today day of view |
| Vem a meu grande amor | Come to my great love |
| Ela vem toda de brinco | She comes all in earrings |
| Vem todo domingo | come every sunday |
| Tem cheiro de flor | It smells like flower |
| Quem me v, v nem bagao | Who sees me, sees neither bagao |
| Do que viu quem me enfrentou | From what you saw who faced me |
| Campeo do mundo | world champion |
| Em queda de brao | In arm fall |
| Vida veio e me levou | Life came and took me |
| Li jornal, bula e prefcio | Li newspaper, leaflet and preface |
| Que aprendi sem professor | What I learned without a teacher |
| Freqentei palcio | I attended palace |
| Sem fazer feio | without doing ugly |
| Vida veio e me levou | Life came and took me |
| Hoje dia de vista | Today day of view |
| Vem a meu grande amor | Come to my great love |
| Ela vem toda de brinco | She comes all in earrings |
| Vem todo domingo | come every sunday |
| Tem cheiro de flor | It smells like flower |
| Eu gerei dezoito filhas | I fathered eighteen daughters |
| Me tornei navegador | I became a navigator |
| Vice-rei das ilhas | viceroy of the islands |
| Da Caraba | From Caraba |
| Vida veio e me levou | Life came and took me |
| Fechei negcio da China | I closed the deal with China |
| Desbravei o interior | I unlocked the interior |
| Possu mina | have mine |
| De prata, jazida | Silver, deposit |
| Vida veio e me levou | Life came and took me |
| Hoje dia de visista | Today visit day |
| Vem a meu grande amor | Come to my great love |
| Hoje no deram almoo, n | Today they didn't have lunch, |
| Acho que o moo at | I think the moo at |
| Nem me lavou | Didn't even wash me |
| Acho que fui deputado | I think I was a deputy |
| Acho que tudo acabou | I think it's all over |
| Quase que | Almost |
| J no me lembro de nada | I can't remember anything anymore |
| Vida veio e me levou | Life came and took me |
