Deus Menino
Chico da Silva
God Boy
A poor boy lived
By the banks of the Salgadinho river
He grew up on the hillside
The holy man of Christ
His name travels through paths
Of the Pernambuco backlands
Alagoas, Paraíba, Sergipe, and Bahia
Ceará exalts the name of its dearest son
On the altar of divine saints
He's a god boy never forgotten
And who is he? And who is he?
He's Father Cícero Romão
From Juazeiro do Norte
My godfather, bless me
And who is he? And who is he?
He's Father Cícero Romão
From Juazeiro do Norte
My godfather, bless me
Many times it was to him
That Lampião knelt
At his feet, he told stories
Asked for forgiveness; cried
Blessed be the pilgrim who, in the faith of prayer
Exalts the patron saint in samba,
In coco, in xote, and in baião
And who is he? And who is he?
He's Father Cícero Romão
From Juazeiro do Norte
My godfather, bless me
And who is he? And who is he?
He's Father Cícero Romão
From Juazeiro do Norte
My godfather, bless me
