| Bananeira, no quintal
| Banana tree, in the backyard
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| Na boca o gosto da vida, no ar temporal
| In the mouth the taste of life, in the temporary air
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| Bananeira, no jardim
| Banana tree, in the garden
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| O gosto da fruta madura dentro de mim
| The taste of ripe fruit inside me
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| Eu menino grande colhí, e comí fruta no pé
| I big boy harvested, and ate fruit on the tree
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| Que deu dentro de mim
| What got inside of me
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| Era bom ah, era sim
| It was good oh yes it was
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| O gosto da semente que morava em mim
| The taste of the seed that lived in me
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| O gosto da semente que morava em mim
| The taste of the seed that lived in me
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| Sabendo no começo como era o fim
| Knowing in the beginning what the end was
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| Ah, era bom, beber chope
| Oh, it was good, drinking beer
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| Com batat’omar café com pão
| With potato coffee with bread
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| Ah, era bom, me queixar sempre
| Oh, it was good, always complaining
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| Da vida e ter o seu perdão
| Of life and having your forgiveness
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| Ah, como dói, saudade no meu peito
| Oh, how it hurts, I miss you in my chest
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| M roi, me roi, me roi, me roi, m roi
| M roi, roi, me roi, roi, m roi
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| Já deixei… por estar de edredon
| I already left it... because it was on duvet
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| Ansiando sem ver viva força ao redor
| Yearning without seeing living strength around
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| Pudera, mercador de ilusão
| Pudera, merchant of illusion
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| Pois a preço de espera
| Because at waiting price
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| Eu sou a primavera, madurando em verão… | I am spring, maturing in summer... |