A Feira de Caruaru

The Caruaru Market

A Feira de Caruaru

The Caruaru MarketA Feira de Caruaru
It's a pleasure to seeFaz gosto a gente vê
Of everything in the worldDe tudo que há no mundo
There is to sellNela tem pra vendê
At the Caruaru marketNa feira de Caruaru

There's cassava doughTem massa de mandioca
Roasted chestnuts, raw eggsCastanha assada, tem ovo cru
Bananas, oranges, mangoesBanana, laranja, manga
Potatoes, sweet potatoes, cheese and cashewsBatata, doce, queijo e caju
Carrots, jabuticabasCenoura, jabuticaba
Guinea fowl, chicken, duck and turkeyGuiné, galinha, pato e peru
There's goat, sheep, pigTem bode, carneiro, porco
If you doubt, even a toadSe duvidá, inté cururu

There are baskets, woven baskets, ropesTem cesto, balaio, corda
Clogs, harnesses, armadillo shellsTamanco, gréia, tem cuêi-tatu
There's tobacco, there's a tobacco pipeTem fumo, tem tabaqueiro
Made of zebu ox hornFeito de chifre de boi zebu
A wooden mugCaneco acuvitêro
A good sieve and urucu honeyPenêra boa e mé de uruçú
There are tree bark trousersTem carça de arvorada
So the countryman doesn't walk nakedQue é pra matuto não andá nú

There are hammocks, bird trapsTem rêde, tem balieira
For boys to hunt tinamousMode minino caçá nambu
Okra, green onionsMaxixe, cebola verde
Tomatoes, squash, cabbage and chayoteTomate, cuento, couve e chuchu
Lunch cooked in clay potsArmoço feito nas torda
Mixed porridge like cornmealPirão mixido que nem angu
A tambourine stoolMubia de tamburête
Made from the trunk of the mulungu treeFeita do tronco do mulungú

There are dishes, there's old ironTem loiça, tem ferro véio
Shaved ice cream that makes you droolSorvete de raspa que faz jaú
Cold sugarcane juiceGelada, cardo de cana
Fruits from the palm tree and mandacaru cactusFruta de paima e mandacaru
Vitalino's clay figurinesBunecos de Vitalino
Known even in the SouthQue são cunhecidos inté no Sul
Of everything in the worldDe tudo que há no mundo
You can find at the Caruaru MarketTem na Feira de Caruaru