Nordeste Independente

Since in the south there exists this concept
That the northeast is bad, dry, and ungrateful
Since the separation already exists in fact
It must be made legal

When one day this is done
Both will greatly benefit
Starting a different life
Than what we have lived until now
Imagine Brazil being divided
And the northeast becoming independent

Dividing from Salvador
The northeast would be another country
Strong, loyal, rich, and happy
Without owing anything to anyone abroad

A fisherman would be the senator
The farmhand would be the substitute
A viola player, the president
The cowboy would be the party leader
Imagine Brazil being divided
And the northeast becoming independent

In Recife, the industrial district
The language would be Northeastern
The flag made of Ceará lace
'Asa Branca' would be the national anthem

The pamphlet would be the official symbol
The currency, the old penny
Conservator would be the conspirator
Lampião, the forgotten hero
Imagine Brazil being divided
And the northeast becoming independent

Brazil would have to import
From the northeast cotton, sugarcane, cashew
Carnauba wax, orange, babassu
Pineapple and cooking salt

Rice, the local agave
Oil, onion, brandy
The northeast is self-sufficient
Its profit would be guaranteed
Imagine Brazil being divided
And the northeast becoming independent

If this becomes a reality
And someone from Brazil visits us
In our country they will find
Trust, respect, and friendship

The bread shared in half
The plate on the table, the warm bed
The Brazilian will be a brother to us
Go there and you will be well received
Imagine Brazil being divided
And the northeast becoming independent

I don't want, with this, for you
To think that I am trying to be rude
Because remember that the Brazilian people
Are friends with the Portuguese people

If one day the separation happens
Both will respect each other in the present
If this has already worked in the past
In this concrete and known example
Imagine Brazil being divided
And the northeast becoming independent

People of my Brazil
Brazilian politicians
Don't think that you deceive us
Because our people are not fools