Pixinguinha — Patrão Prenda Seu Gado song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Patrão Prenda Seu Gado" by Pixinguinha.
Lyrics
Ô patrão, ô patrão
Ô patrão, prenda seu gado
Na lavra tem um ditado:
«Quem mata gado é jurado
Quem sai de padre
É o latim
Rapaz solteiro é letrado»
Eu vim preso da Bahia
Só porque fui namorado
Uma dama de, ê, lalá
Samba, ioiô, samba, iaiá
Que o dia e vem dona
Eu bem sei
Eu bem sei que fui culpado
Tive preso da Bahia
Só porque fui namorado
Já tirei meu passaporte
Meu camarote de proa
Eu aqui não vou ficar
Vou me embora pra Lisboa
Senhorita vai detonar
Ou Joana ou Maria
Saruê pra quem trabalha
No pescoço da cutia
No pavilhão d’Atalaia
Era hoje, era ontem, era d’ontem
Era d’ontem, era ontem, era hoje
Sinhazinha mandou me chamar
Corri quatro cantos, balão de iaiá
Balão eh, balão ah
Lyrics translation
O boss, O boss
O boss, hold your cattle
In the lavra has a saying:
"Who kills cattle is sworn
Who leaves a priest
It's Latin
Single boy is literate»
I came from Bahia.
Just because I was a boyfriend
A lady of Lala
Samba, yoiô, samba, yaiá
That day and come mistress
I know very well
I know I was guilty.
I had arrested from Bahia
Just because I was a boyfriend
I already took my passport
My bow cabin
I'm not staying here
I'm leaving for Lisbon
Miss will detonate
Or Joana or Maria
Saruê for those who work
On the neck of the shirt
In the pavilion of Atalaia
It was today, it was yesterday, it was yesterday
It was yesterday, it was yesterday, it was today
Sinhazinha sent for me
I ran four corners, Yaya balloon
Balloon eh, balloon ah