Povo de Légua
Me convidaram pro engenho
Chegando lá tinha cana pra moer
Ô bota cana pra moer
A família de légua quer beber
Ô bota cana pra moer
A família de légua quer beber
Me convidaram pro engenho
Chegando lá tinha cana pra moer
Ô bota cana pra moer
A família de légua quer beber
Ô bota cana pra moer
A família de légua quer beber
Eu vou beber cachaça
Mas não vou cair no chão
Eu vou beber cachaça
Mas não vou cair no chão
A macumba só é boa
É na eira do Maranhão
Ê Maranhão ê Maranhão
A macumba boa é no Maranhão
É na eira do Maranhão
People of Légua
They invited me to the mill
When I got there, there was sugar cane to grind
Oh, put the sugar cane to grind
The family of Légua wants to drink
Oh, put the sugar cane to grind
The family of Légua wants to drink
They invited me to the mill
When I got there, there was sugar cane to grind
Oh, put the sugar cane to grind
The family of Légua wants to drink
Oh, put the sugar cane to grind
The family of Légua wants to drink
I'm going to drink cachaça
But I won't fall on the ground
I'm going to drink cachaça
But I won't fall on the ground
The good macumba
Is in the Maranhão threshing floor
Oh Maranhão, oh Maranhão
The good macumba is in Maranhão
Is in the Maranhão threshing floor