No Chaquaio do Pandeiro

In the Chaquaio of the Pandeiro

No Chaquaio do Pandeiro

I made a pandeiro from a mare's leatherEu fiz um pandeiro de lônca de égua
And the sound reached for meters and leaguesE o som alcançava por metros e léguas
I put a vine around the outsideBotei um cipó na volta de fora
And it had a spur rosette as a rattleE tinha por guizo roseta de espora

I was hired for a country danceEu fui contratado pra um baile campeiro
By bad luck the band was missing a pandeiroPor azar do conjunto faltava um pandeiro
The folks liked the native soundA indiada gostava do som nativista
And so I was called with a reputation as an artistE assim fui chamado com fama de artista

In a buckskin horseNum baio roncolho
I went to the partyMe fui pro surungo
And the sound of the instrumentE o som do instrumento
Scared the horseAssustava o matungo

He came frightenedVinha ele assombrado
From that shakingDaquele chacoalho
And I stuck the pandeiroE eu grudei o pandeiro
In the horse's earsNas oreia do baio

In that gallop my horse refusesNaquele planaço meu baio se nega
I pulled on the reins, sniffed the grassFrenei nas paleta, cheirei as macega
The gaucho beret got lost in the windA boina gaúcha perdeu-se no vento
And I found a note for my instrumentE eu achei uma nota pro meu instrumento

I arrived at the party of the buckskin horseCheguei no surungo do baio roncolho
Who came frightened with bloodshot eyesQue vinha assombrado com sangue no olho
The band was already rehearsingJá tava o conjunto fazendo o ensaio
And it was in the shed that I tied up my horseE foi na ramada que eu atei o meu baio

The dance starts with a xoteO baile começa entonado num xote
Outside my horse stretched its neckLá fora meu baio estendia o cangote
It sat through that thunderstormSentava de todo naquela trovoada
And around midnight the shed collapsedE lá pelas tanta se foi a ramada

There were women runningDeu china correndo
Old ladies screamingDeu veia gritando
And the dance endedE o baile acabou
In that chaosNaquele desmando

It was the horse's faultFoi culpa do baio
In that messDaquele entrevero
That I was annoyedQue eu vinha enfezado
Playing the pandeiroTocando pandeiro

In that gallop my horse refusesNaquele planaço meu baio se nega
I pulled on the reins, sniffed the grassFrenei nas paleta, cheirei as macega
The gaucho beret got lost in the windA boina gaúcha perdeu-se no vento
And I found a note for my instrumentE eu achei uma nota pro meu instrumento

In that gallop my horse refusesNaquele planaço meu baio se nega
I pulled on the reins, sniffed the grassFrenei nas paleta, cheirei as macega
The gaucho beret got lost in the windA boina gaúcha perdeu-se no vento
And I found a note for my instrumentE eu achei uma nota pro meu instrumento

It was the horse's faultFoi culpa do Baio
In that messNaquele entreveiro
That I was annoyedQue eu vinha enfezado
Playing the pandeiroTocando pandeiro