Canción Del Pata-rajada

One day tired of the hunger that I suffered
I had nothing, so hungry
From so much drought in my Ceará
I gathered my belongings and a worn-out guitar
Hanging from a flatbed truck
Like a beast, I came here
And then wandering through unfamiliar streets
I sang and played night and day
Hoping people would listen
Holy Virgin,
The hunger was so much I couldn't even speak
Oh, God! So many people and so hungry
Rolling through the streets back and forth

That's when I decided to eat razor blades. I had a buddy from Quixeramubin, who made a fortune eating razor blades on Copacabana beach; but he ate so many,- that when I got there, people were tired of seeing him eat razor blades. One day I was so hungry I told a guy passing by: 'Hey young man, you wanna see me eat a little razor blade?' 'But aren't you ashamed, 'hungry belly'?' 'That made me so angry that if it weren't for the love I have for my guitar, I'd smash it over that guy's head...

Holy Virgin! There was no life worse than mine
What a cursed life! And so hungry
I was hungrier than in my Ceará
And looking at all those people eating, eating
I swear, I missed the hunger
I suffered in my Ceará
And there I was, skinny, dancing the 'xaxado'
And I could only because in the 'xaxado'
I just need to drag my feet
Holy Virgin! The hunger was so much it seemed
That while I danced my body rose
Like a feather wanting to fly...

The hunger was so much, that sometimes you'd start a fight to end up in jail and have something to eat. Oh! How warm your belly felt! -Excuse me, one would throw it all up later, because the food was already bad. But while it stayed inside, quiet... What happiness! No, but things are getting better now. There's a lady in Ipanema who loves to see me eat glass shards. Now that's kindness! With that, I managed to get a few cents out of her. When I have a little more, I'm out of here! I'm going back to my Ceará!

I go back and forth because there I have a name
Here I'm nothing, just hungry
I'm Hungry Belly, I don't even know how to sing
I fly back there because suddenly here
Things got heated
They can't get any worse than now!