Bailanta do Fundão

Backcountry Dance

Bailanta do Fundão

The folks clap their thighs at the backcountry danceA indiada bate coxa na bailanta do fundão
They shelter with the dark-haired girls in the lamplight's shadowSe acolhera com as morochas na penumbra do lampião oi
The folks clap their thighs at the backcountry danceA indiada bate coxa na bailanta do fundão
They shelter with the dark-haired girls in the lamplight's shadowSe acolhera com as morochas na penumbra do lampião

In a kind of stretch and squeeze, the little accordion falls apartNum tal de espicha e encolhe a gaitita se desmancha
Through the trot of this bellows until the night asks for a breakPelo trote deste fole até a noite pede cancha
The horn full of cane, goes from one side to the other sideA guampa cheia de canha, vai de um lado pro outro lado
And the commotion gets excited in this abandoned gatheringE o chinaredo se assanha neste surungo largado

The folks clap their thighs at the backcountry danceA indiada bate coxa na bailanta do fundão
They shelter with the dark-haired girls in the lamplight's shadowSe acolhera com as morochas na penumbra do lampião oi
The folks clap their thighs at the backcountry danceA indiada bate coxa na bailanta do fundão
They shelter with the dark-haired girls in the lamplight's shadowSe acolhera com as morochas na penumbra do lampião

In a chat by the ear, the cowboy rubs his mustacheNuma prosa ao pé da orelha, o xiru roça o bigode
On the very red cheek, of the flask that shakesNa bochecha bem vermelha, da changa que se sacode
And the mano a mano continues at length in the shedE prossegue o mano a mano a lo largo no galpão
In a kind of let's-go in the backcountry danceNum tal de vamo-que-vamo na bailanta do fundão

The folks clap their thighs at the backcountry danceA indiada bate coxa na bailanta do fundão
They shelter with the dark-haired girls in the lamplight's shadowSe acolhera com as morochas na penumbra do lampião oi
The folks clap their thighs at the backcountry danceA indiada bate coxa na bailanta do fundão
They shelter with the dark-haired girls in the lamplight's shadowSe acolhera com as morochas na penumbra do lampião

There's no ugly China, nor clumsy cowboyNão existe China feia, nem gaudério remanchão
And when the accordion bucks, everyone gives upE quando a gaita corcoveia, todo mundo dá de mão
When the Sun burning in embers in the backcountry shows its backQuando o Sol ardendo em brasas no fundão dá os costados
The couples go home in this heat of loversOs casais se vão pra casa nesse cio dos namorados