Caipira

What I wear is not linen
I even walk barefoot
And the singing of a bird
Is, to me, a song

I live with the dust of the hoe
Embedded in my nose
I bring the field well planted
To serve my country

I am, I am this way and I don't change
Here I have everything
And life is not a lie

I am, I am free like a stream
I am a wild animal
I am proud to be a countryman

Doctor, I didn't have an education
I only know how to work
In this country house
Anyone who arrives is welcome

If I have calloused hands
It's from the plow tearing the ground
If my skin is burnt
It's the strong sun of the backlands

I am, I am this way and I don't change
Here I have everything
And life is not a lie

I am, I am free like a stream
I am a wild animal
I am proud to be a countryman

While some make war
Bringing hunger and sadness
My fight is with the land
So there's no lack of bread on the table

Sometimes I go to the city
But I can't speak properly
Because, a true countryman
Is born and dies this way

I am, I am this way and I don't change
Here I have everything
And life is not a lie

I am, I am free like a stream
I am a wild animal
I am proud to be a countryman

I am, I am free like a stream
I am a wild animal
I am proud to be a countryman