Pregão do Almocreve
Cante Alentejano
The Muleteer's Chant
The muleteers sang happily through the villages
They worked the land and climbed the mountains to see the beehives
They tended the cattle, they harvested in the meadow
The hay and the straw
They drank from the fountains
The mountains went
Sell the junk
Honey and honey water
Pioes and strings
Slingshots and crockery
Pitchers, pots, basins, bowls and other things
They wore black pants
Vest or jacket
Striped shirt
Handkerchief and casket
They wore caps and greased boots
Honey and honey water
Handkerchief and casket
They wore caps and greased boots
There from time to time
They were smuggling
With sacrifice
History describes the muleteer as having seven trades
With rain or wind
cart, donkey
Rattlesnake and squirrel
Samarra saphons
They collected plagiarisms when they arrived at the village
White lime
And to sell we sing
Who wants lime?
Oregano and thistle
Silarcas and asparagus
Pennyroyals of the valley
Who has scrap metal?
Rabbit, fox or hare fur
Auction in song
And that was the life of the muleteer
White lime
Auction in song
And that was the life of the muleteer
