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Ai meu tempo (Oh, my old days)

Portuguese:

Ai, meu tempo, faz tanto tempo
que o meu tempo não volta mais
quando os negos de Aruanda
cantavem coros iguais
Ai, meu tempo, faz tanto tempo
que o meu tempo não volta mais
quando os negos de Aruanda
cantavem coros iguais
Nos somos pretos da capanga de Aruanda
a Conceição viemos louvar
Aranda e e e, Aranda e e a
Nos somos pretos da capanga de Aruanda
a Conceição viemos louvar
Aranda e e e, Aranda e e a
Preto velho ficava sentado
no batente do velho portão
Preto velho com sua viola
Preto velho com seu violão
Preto velho com sua viola
Preto velho com seu violão
La na festa da Conceição
todo mundo pedindo e implorava
O menino pegava a viola
Preto velho então cantarolava
O menino pegava a viola
Preto velho então cantarolava

English:

Oh my old days, it has been so long
my old days will never return
when the blacks of Aruanda
sang together in a choir
Oh my old days, it has been so long
my old days will never return
when the blacks of Aruanda
sang together in a choir
We are the black guards of Aruanda
who came to praise Conceição
Aranda e e e, Aranda e e a
We are the black guards of Aruanda
who came to praise Conceição
Aranda e e e, Aranda e e a
The old black man was sitting
on the step of the old gate
Old man with your viola
Old man with your guitar
Old man with your viola
Old man with your guitar
At the feast of Conceição
everybody asked for forgiveness
The boy took the viola
The old man began to sing
he boy took the viola
he old man began to sing

 

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