Fuá na Casa de Cabral

Fuá at Cabral's House

Fuá na Casa de Cabral

In that old BrazilNaquele Brasil antigo
Lost in disillusionmentPerdido no desengano
Your Cabral arrived swimmingSeu Cabral chegou nadando
And didn't worry about anythingE não preocupou com nada
Ordered the boysDeu ordem à rapazeada
Told them to sweep the yard:Mandou barrer o terreiro:
"Call the father of the pigsty"Me chame o pai do chiqueiro
because today I want forró,que hoje eu quero forró,
Toré, samba, catimbóToré, samba, catimbó
I've already become Brazilian"Que eu já virei brasileiro"

People of all kinds were thereFoi gente de todo tipo
At Cabral's partyNa festa de seu Cabral
Portuguese from PortugalPortuguês de Portugal
Mixed with those from the EastRaceado no Oriente
The black man drank aguardenteNegão bebeu aguardente
The caboclo went to JuremaCaboclo foi na Jurema
Cabral asked for a themeSeu Cabral pediu um tema
Started singing poetryDanou-se a cantar poesia
Until the day brokeAté amanhecer o dia
With a small guitarNuma viola pequena

At the end of the party and revelryNo fim da festa e da farra
Cabral didn't feel lazyCabral não sentiu preguiça
Immediately ordered a mass to be saidMandou logo rezar missa
To feel relievedPra ficar aliviado
Calling the priest in a hurryChamando o padre, apressado
Started quicklyMandou começar ligeiro
Putting order in the yardBotando ordem no terreiro
With his maraca in handCom seu maracá na mão
Swearing by the QuranJurando pelo alcorão
That he was a true believerQue era crente verdadeiro

But when the truth came outMas na hora da verdade
When the cachaça passedQuando passou a cachaça
Cabral sat in the squareSeu Cabral sentou na praça
Fell into reflectionCaiu na reflexão
Said: "This situationDisse: "Esta situação
I know I'll never solve again!"sei que nunca mais resolvo!"
Then he spoke to the people:Então falou para o povo:
"I swear I regretted it"Juro que me arrependi
the Brazil I discoveredo Brasil que eu descobri
I wanted to cover again!"queria cobrir de novo!"