| Fumo de rolo, arreio de cangalha
| Roller smoke, shoulder strap
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| Eu tenho pra vender, quem quer comprar
| I have to sell, who wants to buy
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| Bolo de milho, broa e cocada
| corn cake, bread and cocada
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| Eu tenho pra vender, quem quer comprar
| I have to sell, who wants to buy
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| Pé de moleque, alecrim, canela
| Pé de moleque, rosemary, cinnamon
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| Moleque sai daqui me deixa trabalhar
| Kid get out of here let me work
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| E Zé saiu correndo pra feira dos pássaros
| And Zé ran to the bird fair
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| E foi pássaro voando pra todo lugar
| And it was a bird flying everywhere
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| Tinha uma vendinha no canto da rua
| There was a little shop on the corner of the street
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| Onde o mangaieiro ia se animar
| Where the mangaieiro would be excited
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| Tomar uma bicada com lambu assado
| Take a bite of roasted lambu
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| E olhar pra Maria do Joá
| And look at Maria do Joá
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| Cabresto de cavalo e rabichola
| Horse and pigtail halter
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| Eu tenho pra vender, quem quer comprar
| I have to sell, who wants to buy
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| Farinha, rapadura e graviola
| Flour, brown sugar and soursop
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| Eu tenho pra vender, quem quer comprar
| I have to sell, who wants to buy
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| Pavio de candeeiro, panela de barro
| Lamp wick, clay pot
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| Menino, vou-me embora, tenho que voltar
| Boy, I'm leaving, I have to go back
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| Xaxar o meu roçado que nem boi de carro
| Xaxar my swidden like a cart
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| Alpargata de arrasto não quer me levar
| Drag espadrilles don't want to take me
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| Porque tem um Sanfoneiro no canto da rua
| Because there's an accordion player in the corner of the street
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| Fazendo floreio pra gente dançar
| Making a flourish for us to dance
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| Tem Zefa de Purcina fazendo renda
| There's Zefa de Purcina making lace
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| E o ronco do fole sem parar | And the snoring of the bellows without stopping |