Paratodos
O meu pai era paulista
Meu avô, pernambucano
O meu bisavô, mineiro
Meu tataravô, baiano
Meu maestro soberano
Foi Antonio Brasileiro
Foi Antonio Brasileiro
Quem soprou esta toada
Que cobri de redondilhas
Pra seguir minha jornada
E com a vista enevoada
Ver o inferno e maravilhas
Nessas tortuosas trilhas
A viola me redime
Creia, ilustre cavalheiro
Contra fel, moléstia, crime
Use Dorival Caymmi
Vá de Jackson do Pandeiro
Vi cidades, vi dinheiro
Bandoleiros, vi hospícios
Moças feito passarinho
Avoando de edifícios
Fume Ari, cheire Vinícius
Beba Nelson Cavaquinho
Para um coração mesquinho
Contra a solidão agreste
Luiz Gonzaga é tiro certo
Pixinguinha é inconteste
Tome Noel, Cartola, Orestes
Caetano e João Gilberto
Viva Erasmo, Ben, Roberto
Gil e Hermeto, palmas para
Todos os instrumentistas
Salve Edu, Bituca, Nara
Gal, Bethania, Rita, Clara
Evoé, jovens à vista
O meu pai era paulista
Meu avô, pernambucano
O meu bisavô, mineiro
Meu tataravô, baiano
Vou na estrada há muitos anos
Sou um artista brasileiro
For Everyone
My father was from São Paulo
My grandfather, from Pernambuco
My great-grandfather, from Minas Gerais
My great-great-grandfather, from Bahia
My sovereign maestro
Was Antonio Brasileiro
It was Antonio Brasileiro
Who blew this tune
That I covered with verses
To follow my journey
And with misty eyes
See the hell and wonders
In these winding paths
The guitar redeems me
Believe, illustrious gentleman
Against gall, disease, crime
Listen to Dorival Caymmi
Go with Jackson do Pandeiro
I saw cities, I saw money
Bandits, I saw asylums
Girls like little birds
Flying from buildings
Smoke Ari, smell Vinícius
Drink Nelson Cavaquinho
For a petty heart
Against the wild loneliness
Luiz Gonzaga is a sure shot
Pixinguinha is indisputable
Take Noel, Cartola, Orestes
Caetano and João Gilberto
Long live Erasmo, Ben, Roberto
Gil and Hermeto, applause for
All the instrumentalists
Hail Edu, Bituca, Nara
Gal, Bethania, Rita, Clara
Hail, young ones in sight
My father was from São Paulo
My grandfather, from Pernambuco
My great-grandfather, from Minas Gerais
My great-great-grandfather, from Bahia
I've been on the road for many years
I am a Brazilian artist