Coração Da Sanfona

The heart of the accordion is the bass drum
It beats, the little accordion moans
Like me, my leg starts to tremble
When mine starts to speed up
And I'm in the middle of the dance
Waiting to find the good
Heart drumming in the chest
I'm moaning and wanting to cry

And when I see in that flicker
The sob of a melody
The bass drum beating, what joy
Many people won't understand
And the last hope dies
Against time, it's not worth running
The accordion hurts my chest
And the bass drum helps me live

The night passes and the day is coming
The sweat, smoke, and dust
The accordion playing, how tiring
The bass drum wanting to stop
It's the blood in the vein that flows
And I run wanting to find
And the accordion moaning in the bellows
It's my heart drumming