Mineiro Pau

Wooden Miner

Mineiro Pau

I was in a groveEu tava num arvoredo
(Wooden miner, wooden miner)(Mineiro pau, mineiro pau)
Resting at noonAo meio-dia descansando
(Wooden miner, wooden miner)(Mineiro pau, mineiro pau)

I looked up to the skyBotei o zóio pro céu
(Wooden miner, wooden miner)(Mineiro pau, mineiro pau)
Saw the birds singingVi os pássaro cantando
(Wooden miner, wooden miner)(Mineiro pau, mineiro pau)

The little bird is singingPassarinha está cantando
To comfort those who cryPara alívio de quem chora
If it sings to console meSe cantar pra consolar-me
Little bird, go awayPassarinho vai-te embora
(Wooden miner, wooden miner)(Mineiro pau, mineiro pau)

Who walks on foreign landQuem andar em terra alheia
(Wooden miner, wooden miner)(Mineiro pau, mineiro pau)
Must know how to behaveSaiba bem se conduzir
(Wooden miner, wooden miner)(Mineiro pau, mineiro pau)

Step on the ground slowlyPise no chão devagar
(Wooden miner, wooden miner)(Mineiro pau, mineiro pau)
So the earth doesn't feel itQue é pra terra não sentir
(Wooden miner, wooden miner)(Mineiro pau, mineiro pau)

My mother always saidMinha mãe sempre dizia
That those who walk on strange landQue quem anda em terra estranha
Are the last to eatÉ o derradeiro que come
Being the first to be beatenSendo o primeiro que apanha
(Wooden miner, wooden miner)(Mineiro pau, mineiro pau)

I'm leaving, I'm leavingVou-me embora, vou-me embora
(Wooden miner, wooden miner)(Mineiro pau, mineiro pau)
I'm going to see my bluebirdEu vou ver meu azulão
(Wooden miner, wooden miner)(Mineiro pau, mineiro pau)

I'm going to see my beautyEu vou ver minha beleza
(Wooden miner, wooden miner)(Mineiro pau, mineiro pau)
That I left in the backcountryQue deixei lá no sertão
(Wooden miner, wooden miner)(Mineiro pau, mineiro pau)

I'm leaving, I'm leavingVou-me embora, vou-me embora
I won't be back so soonNão tão cedo eu venho cá
I only come on New Year's DaySó venho Dia de Ano
In the octave of ChristmasNas oitava do Natá
(Wooden miner, wooden miner)(Mineiro pau, mineiro pau)

(Hey wooden miner, wooden miner(Oi mineiro pau, mineiro pau
Hey wooden miner, wooden minerOi mineiro pau, mineiro pau
Hey wooden miner, wooden minerOi mineiro pau, mineiro pau
Hey wooden miner, wooden miner)Oi mineiro pau, mineiro pau)