Couro De Boi Lyrics in English by Tonico e Tinoco

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Couro De Boi by Tonico e Tinoco from Portuguese to English.
Declamado
Declaimed
Conheço um velho ditado que é do tempo dos zagais
I know an old saying that's from the time of the zagais
Diz que um pai trata dez filhos, dez filhos não trata um pai
Says a father treats ten children, ten children does not treat a father
Sentindo o peso dos anos sem poder mais trabalhar
Feeling the weight of years without being able to work anymore
O velho peão estradeiro com seu filho foi morar
The old trade-estradeiro pawn with his son went to live
O rapaz era casado e a mulher deu de implicar
The boy was married and the woman gave to imply
Você manda o velho embora se não quiser que eu vá
You send the old man away if you don't want me to go
E rapaz coração duro com seu velho foi falar'
And hard-hearted boy with his old man was talking'
Cantado
Sung
Para o senhor se mudar meu pai eu vim lhe pedir
For you to move my father I came to ask you
Hoje aqui da minha casa o senhor tem que sair
Today here from my house you have to leave
Leva este couro de boi que eu acabei de curtir
Take this oxskin I just made out
Pra lhe servir de coberta onde o senhor dormir
To serve as a covering where you sleep
O pobre velho calado pegou o couro e saiu
The poor old man kept his ass and left
Seu neto de oito anos que aquela cena assistiu
Your eight-year-old grandson that scene watched
Correu atrás do avô seu paletó sacudiu
Ran after grandpa his jacket shook
Metade daquele couro chorando ele pediu
Half that crying leather he asked for
O velhinho comovido pra não ver o neto chorando
The old man moved not to see his grandson crying
Partiu o couro no meio e ao netinho foi dando
Broke the leather in the middle and the grandnet was giving
O menino chegou em casa, seu pai foi perguntando
The boy came home, his father was asking
Pra que você quer este couro que seu avô ia levando
What do you want this leather your grandfather was taking
Disse o menino ao pai um dia vou me casar
I told the boy to his father one day I'm getting married
O senhor vai ficar velho e comigo vem morar
You're going to get old and come to live with me
Pode ser que aconteça de nós não se combinar
It may happen that we don't combine
Esta metade do couro vou dar pro senhor levar
This half the leather I'll give to you take
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