The Manhattan Transfer — Capim song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Capim" by The Manhattan Transfer.

Lyrics

Capim do vale
Vara de goiabeira
Na beira do rio
Paro para me benzer
Mãe d'Água sai um pouquinho
Desse seu leito-ninho
Que eu tenho um carinho
Para lhe fazer
Pinheiros do Paraná
Que bom tê-los
Como areia no mar
Mangas do Pará
Pitangueiras da Borborema
A Ema gemeu
No tronco do Juremá
Cacique perdeu
Mas lutou que eu vi
Jari não é Deus
Mas acham que sim
Que fim levou o amor?
Plantei um pé de fuló
Deu capim

Lyrics translation

Valley grass
Guava stick
By the river
I stop to bless myself
Mother of water comes out a little bit
From your Nest-Bed
That I have a affection
To make you
Pines of Paraná
How nice to have them
As sand in the sea
Pará sleeves
Pitangueiras of Borborema
The Ema groaned
In the trunk of the Jurema
Cacique lost
But fought that I saw
Jari is not God
But they think so
What end did love lead to?
I planted a foot of soot
Gave grass