Saco De Ouro Lyrics in English Eduardo Costa
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Saco De Ouro by Eduardo Costa from Portuguese to English.
Num saco de estopa com embira amarrado
In a burlap sack tied with fiber rope
Eu tenho guardado é a minha paixão
I've kept my passion
Uma bota velha, chapéu cor de ouro
An old boot, a golden hat
Bainha de couro e um velho facão
A leather sheath and an old machete
Tenho um par de esporas
I have a pair of spurs
Um arreio e um laço
A saddle and a lasso
Um punhal de aço e rabo de tatu
A steel dagger and an armadillo tail
Tenho uma guaiaca ainda perfeita
I have a guaiaca still perfect
Caprichada e feita só de couro cru
Carefully crafted and made only of rawhide
Do lampião quebrado só resta o pavio
Of the broken lantern, only the wick remains
Pra lembrar do frio eu também guardei
To remember the cold, I also kept
Um pelego branco que perdeu o pelo
A white sheepskin that lost its wool
Apesar do zelo com que eu cuidei
Despite the care I took
Também o cachimbo de canudo longo
Also the pipe with a long stem
Quantos pernilongos com ele espantei
How many mosquitoes I chased away with it
Um estribo esquerdo
A left stirrup
Que guardei com jeito
That I carefully kept
Porque o direito na cerca eu quebrei
Because I broke the right one on the fence
A nota fiscal já toda amarela
The invoice already all yellow
Da primeira sela que eu mesmo comprei
Of the first saddle that I bought myself
Lá em Soledade na Casa da Cinta
There in Soledade, at Casa da Cinta
Duzentos e trinta, na hora paguei
Two hundred and thirty, I paid right away
Também o recibo já todo amassado
Also the receipt already all crumpled
Primeiro ordenado que eu faturei
The first salary that I earned
É a minha tralha num saco amarrado
It's my gear in a tied sack
Num canto encostado, que eu sempre guardei
Leaning in a corner, that I always kept
Pra mim representa um belo passado
For me it represents a beautiful past
A lida de gado que eu sempre gostei
The cattle work that I always liked
Assim enfrentando o trabalho duro
Thus facing the hard work
E fiz meu futuro sem violar a lei
And I made my future without breaking the law
O saco é relíquia com meus apetrechos
The sack is a relic with my gear
Não vendo e não deixo ninguém pôr a mão
I don't sell it and I don't let anyone touch it
Nos trancos da vida aguentei o taco
In life's struggles, I held my ground
E o ouro do saco é a recordação
And the gold of the sack is the memory
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guaiaca — money belt / pouch
Guaiaca refers to a traditional leather belt or pouch, often used by cowboys or rural workers to carry money, documents, or small tools. It's a term deeply rooted in Brazilian country culture and isn't commonly heard in everyday conversation or many other song genres.
In "Saco de Ouro," the singer lists various cherished items from his past as a cattle worker, and the guaiaca is one of them, symbolizing his hard work and the simple, honest life he led. It evokes a strong sense of nostalgia and connection to a specific way of life.
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