Vida de Pescador

I'm going to make my little ranch on the riverbank just for me to fish
To escape the noise of the big city and not get stressed
There I stay hidden and throw some bran to feed the well
I even forget that I'm up to my neck in the bank

Oh, how difficult the life of a fisherman is!
At night he entwines the hook in the bamboo's stingray
During the day he burns in the sun giving the worm a bath

I get up at dawn, grab my hoe and start digging
But it's to catch worms to catch some catfish for us to eat
Then I tear off some cassava and throw it into the water before Istragá
To catch big fish I do everything to avoid working

Oh, how difficult the life of a fisherman is!
At night he entwines the hook in the bamboo's stingray
During the day he burns in the sun giving the worm a bath

I'm going to call Anizião, a good guy for tarrafiá
He gives a tackle that needs four to pull
The other day, he set up his fishing net in the stream
I catch five jiripoca, a puma and eighteen chickens

Oh, how difficult the life of a fisherman is!
At night he entwines the hook in the bamboo's stingray
During the day he burns in the sun giving the worm a bath

Everything here on my little ranch is very simple, I'll tell you
It's a hell of a lot, we'll catch the gold and sort it out again
The little pexaiana we have a stick that is for comparing
If it doesn't reach a meter and a half, we'll get the little animal to make it bigger

Oh, how difficult the life of a fisherman is!
At night he entwines the hook in the bamboo's stingray
During the day he burns in the sun giving the worm a bath

When it gets dark we go back to the ranch, it's time for dinner
Rice with cambuquira, country chicken for a change
Then we'll play some tricks, play a few games to relax
Oh, we'll sleep peacefully and the next day we'll go fishing

Oh, how difficult the life of a fisherman is!
At night he entwines the hook in the bamboo's stingray
During the day he burns in the sun giving the worm a bath