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Paratodos

My father was from São PauloO meu pai era paulista
My grandfather, from PernambucoMeu avô, pernambucano
My great-grandfather, from Minas GeraisO meu bisavô, mineiro
My great-great-grandfather, from BahiaMeu tataravô, baiano
My sovereign maestroMeu maestro soberano
Was Antonio BrasileiroFoi Antonio Brasileiro

It was Antonio BrasileiroFoi Antonio Brasileiro
Who blew this tuneQuem soprou esta toada
That I covered with versesQue cobri de redondilhas
To follow my journeyPra seguir minha jornada
And with misty eyesE com a vista enevoada
See the hell and wondersVer o inferno e maravilhas

In these winding pathsNessas tortuosas trilhas
The guitar redeems meA viola me redime
Believe, illustrious gentlemanCreia, ilustre cavalheiro
Against gall, disease, crimeContra fel, moléstia, crime
Listen to Dorival CaymmiUse Dorival Caymmi
Go with Jackson do PandeiroVá de Jackson do Pandeiro

I saw cities, I saw moneyVi cidades, vi dinheiro
Bandits, I saw asylumsBandoleiros, vi hospícios
Girls like little birdsMoças feito passarinho
Flying from buildingsAvoando de edifícios
Smoke Ari, smell ViníciusFume Ari, cheire Vinícius
Drink Nelson CavaquinhoBeba Nelson Cavaquinho

For a petty heartPara um coração mesquinho
Against the wild lonelinessContra a solidão agreste
Luiz Gonzaga is a sure shotLuiz Gonzaga é tiro certo
Pixinguinha is indisputablePixinguinha é inconteste
Take Noel, Cartola, OrestesTome Noel, Cartola, Orestes
Caetano and João GilbertoCaetano e João Gilberto

Long live Erasmo, Ben, RobertoViva Erasmo, Ben, Roberto
Gil and Hermeto, applause forGil e Hermeto, palmas para
All the instrumentalistsTodos os instrumentistas
Hail Edu, Bituca, NaraSalve Edu, Bituca, Nara
Gal, Bethania, Rita, ClaraGal, Bethania, Rita, Clara
Hail, young ones in sightEvoé, jovens à vista

My father was from São PauloO meu pai era paulista
My grandfather, from PernambucoMeu avô, pernambucano
My great-grandfather, from Minas GeraisO meu bisavô, mineiro
My great-great-grandfather, from BahiaMeu tataravô, baiano
I've been on the road for many yearsVou na estrada há muitos anos
I am a Brazilian artistSou um artista brasileiro