Singelo Menestrel
Lalalaia lalalaia lalalalalalalalalalala
Grande festa no barraco do nêgo joão
Pandeiro, cavaco, viola
Sob a luz do lampião (grande festa do lampião)
De alegria Dona Maria chorava
Para o bebê que nascia
Aquela gente cantava
Mesmo a pouco leite, a pouco pão
Aquele bebê foi crescendo
Vencendo as barreiras desse mundo cão
Fascinado por pandeiro, cavaquinho e violão
Com suaves sinfonias no piano do patrão
Aquele neguinho que andava
Descalço na rua e ao léu
Assobiando Beethoven, Chopin
Porém preferindo noel
Foi assim se trasformando
Num singelo menestrel
No barraco na favela
Pra esquecer o desamor
Escrevendo à luz de vela
Mais uma canção de amor
La la la ia
Simple Minstrel
Lalalaia lalalaia lalalalalalalalalalala
Great party at João's shack
Tambourine, ukulele, guitar
Under the lamplight (great party of the lamp)
With joy, Mrs. Maria cried
For the baby that was born
That people sang
Even with little milk, little bread
That baby grew up
Overcoming the barriers of this dog-eat-dog world
Fascinated by tambourine, ukulele, and guitar
With soft symphonies on the boss's piano
That little black boy who walked
Barefoot in the street and aimlessly
Whistling Beethoven, Chopin
But preferring Noel
That's how he transformed
Into a simple minstrel
In the shack in the slum
To forget the lack of love
Writing by candlelight
Another love song
La la la ia