Ritual de Tropa Larga

César Oliveira e Rogério Melo César Oliveira e Rogério Melo

Long Herd Ritual

Wrapped in my poncho tight
And a wide brim for the weather
If I need to get ready.
I settle in and head out again
Driving cattle for the folks,
I'll be there in eight or ten days.

The foreman of this crew
Told me it’s top-notch
And I can take a wild one.
A cattle driver earns little,
Old "ildo" and crazy "vandico"
Help me gallop along.

Already on the first break
If I get the herd together
It’s easy to sort it out.
I stop by Ignacio's store,
Trade my blanket and backbone
So I won’t run out of my vices.

I got baptized on a round-up
In stormy nights,
With the wind as my godfather
Shaking the brush,
And a chattering bell
Decorated beautiful nights
Like a bell in a cathedral.

Only those raised on the road
Herding these long drives
Know the depths of a corridor.
With the whole herd ahead
Two steers stand firm
To make a good guarantor.

Ritual of long drives
Partners of the early mornings
A cattleman’s fate to roam.
I feel like a king in the saddle
And the back of my horse
Is the holiest altar to me.

  1. Regalo
  2. O Sonho
  3. O Campo
  4. Gaúcha
  5. Chakay Manta
  6. Campo e fé
  7. Estampa Domingueira
  8. Graças a Deus
  9. Zamba de Las Tolderias
  10. Chacarera Del Rancho
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