A ponteira e o pião

I still remember
From my boyhood
When I saw Celestino
Drawing Lampião

Painting the flowers
By the riverbank
And I, a mischievous kid
A pencil and a spinning top
(repeat)

And the kids
All gathered around
The colors coming together
Forming a beautiful balloon

And Petrolina
So beautiful leaning over
And Juazeiro embracing it
Shouting 'Long live Saint John'
(repeat)

It was Saint John's Day
And the city was bustling
The sky was shining
Illuminating my love
Juazeiro is my other wing
I left home
In the sway of the steam
Petrolina is lovely,
Is big, is beautiful
Juazeiro, a kiss in the heart

Long live João Gilberto
Long live Geraldo Azevedo
Long live Saint Peter
Saint Anthony and Saint John
(repeat)

Petrolina, my gardener
Juazeiro, my flower plant

I take both
Inside this old chest
I make a bed and lie down
And I'll dream of my love
(repeat)