É Disso Que o Velho Gosta

I am a ranch hand, born there in the shack
And I learned since childhood to honor tradition
My father was a gaucho who never knew luxury
But lived carefree, in the end
And when someone asked what he liked the most, the old man would say like this

Barbecue, good chimarrão, fandango, drink and woman
That's what the old man likes, that's what the old man wants
Barbecue, good chimarrão, fandango, drink and woman
That's what the old man likes, that's what the old man wants

And that's how I learned to like what is good
To play my accordion, sing without going off key
To be a friend to friends
Never run from danger, my old man taught me
And I who live to sing, always learned to like what my old man liked

Barbecue, good chimarrão, fandango, drink and woman
That's what the old man likes, that's what the old man wants
Barbecue, good chimarrão, fandango, drink and woman
That's what the old man likes, that's what the old man wants

I left my homeland and got muddy in the countryside
And today I have a sweetheart to caress me
And when a little boy comes to decorate our nest, I will have more joy
And if he asks me what one should like, like my father I will say

Barbecue, good chimarrão, fandango, drink and woman
That's what the old man likes, that's what the old man wants
Barbecue, good chimarrão, fandango, drink and woman
That's what the old man likes, that's what the old man wants