Caldeirão Dos Mitos Lyrics in English Elba Ramalho
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Caldeirão Dos Mitos by Elba Ramalho from Portuguese to English.
Eu vi o céu à meia-noite
I saw the sky at midnight
Se avermelhando num clarão
Turning red in a flash
Como incêndio anunciado
Like an announced fire
No apocalipse de São João
In the apocalypse of Saint John
Porém não era nada disso
But it wasn't anything like that
Era um Curisco, era um Lampião
It was a Curisco, it was a Lampião
Eu vi um risco nos espaços
I saw a streak in the spaces
Era um revôo do sanhaçu
It was a flight of the sanhaçu
Eu vi o dia amanhecendo
I saw the day dawning
No ronco do maracatu
In the roar of the maracatu
Não era lança de São Jorge
It wasn't Saint George's spear
Era o espinho do mandacaru
It was the thorn of the mandacaru
Eu vi o som na escadaria
I saw the sound on the staircase
Dó, ré, mi, fá, sol, lá, si, dó
Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do
Não era o eco das trombetas
It wasn't the echo of the trumpets
De Josué e Jericó
Of Joshua and Jericho
Era um fole de oito baixos
It was an eight-bass accordion
A tocar numa noite de forró
Playing on a forró night
(A Fogueira tá queimando
(The bonfire is burning
Em homenagem a São João
In homage to Saint John
O Forró já começou
The Forró has already started
Vamos gente rapa pé nesse salão)
Let's go people, drag your feet in this hall)
Eu vi o sol ao meio-dia
I saw the sun at midday
No meio do chão do Ceará
In the middle of Ceará's ground
Não era o coro dos Arcanjos
It wasn't the choir of the Archangels
Nem era a voz de Jeová
Nor was it the voice of Jehovah
Era uma cascavel armando o bote
It was a rattlesnake preparing to strike
Balançando o maracá
Shaking the maraca
Vi um magrelo amarelado
I saw a skinny, yellowish man
Passando a perna no patrão
Tricking the boss
Não foi ninguém da Inglaterra
It wasn't anyone from England
Nem de Paris, nem do Japão
Nor from Paris, nor from Japan
Era Pedro Malazarte
It was Pedro Malazarte
Era João Grilo e era Cancan
It was João Grilo and it was Cancan
Vi uma mão fazer o barro
I saw a hand make the clay
Um homem forte
A strong man
Um homem nu
A naked man
Um homem branco como eu
A white man like me
Um homem preto como tu
A black man like you
Porém não foi a mão de Deus
But it wasn't the hand of God
Foi Vitalino de Caruaru
It was Vitalino from Caruaru
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mandacaru — mandacaru cactus
Mandacaru refers to a specific type of cactus native to Brazil, particularly the arid Northeast region. It's a word deeply rooted in Brazilian culture and geography, making it unique and evocative.
In the song, it's used to describe a natural element of the landscape, contrasting with mythical or religious imagery. The lyrics say, "Não era lança de São Jorge / Era o espinho do mandacaru" (It wasn't Saint George's spear / It was the thorn of the mandacaru), highlighting the beauty and resilience of the Brazilian sertão.
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