Fachiando

Let's go to the woods to hunt by torchlight in the foliage
My Mariquinha and I, let's go hunt by torchlight
It is night now, a vast darkness
I light the lantern and speak: My pure one
And the little birdie, when Venus rises from its garden bed
Is blinded, is ensnared, and it is the hour to catch her

Catch the birdie, Mariquinha
Don't let the birdie fly away
Because she roams the night, a little wild one
Let's go hunt by torchlight

Catch the birdie, Mariquinha
Don't let the birdie fly away
Because she roams the night, a little wild one
Let's go hunt by torchlight

It is dawn, me and my Mariquinha
Almost, my little love, the day begins to brighten
The homemade oil lamp is burning low
We've looked enough, it's time to stop the hunt
But Mariquinha puts on a pouty little face
Because there's no more to trap, and she wants to continue

Catch the birdie, Mariquinha
Don't let the birdie fly away
Because she roams the night, a little wild one
Let's go hunt by torchlight

Catch the birdie, Mariquinha
Don't let the birdie fly away
Because she roams the night, a little wild one
Let's go hunt by torchlight

Arriving home, me and my Mariquinha
We go to the kitchen to prepare our catch
Dark circles under our eyes, but oh, what a sensation
I light the stove so we can roast it
Then, a little vegetable with a chili pepper sauce
When it's over, no one can bear it, we long to hunt by torchlight again

Catch the birdie, Mariquinha
Don't let the birdie fly away
Because she roams the night, a little wild one
Let's go hunt by torchlight

Catch the birdie, Mariquinha
Don't let the birdie fly away
Because she roams the night, a little wild one
Let's go hunt by torchlight