A Função
Elomar Figueira Melo
The Function
Come João
bring the guitar surely in hand
grab the manduréba stoke the embers
carry to the yard the benches and chairs
and call the girls to dance the baião
Both of us sitting by the fire
gonna have our fun and sing
the light-hearted love song
to honor our Saint John
and to end the killer longing
you sing light, I sing deep
you sing light, I sing deep
oh my Saint John, from the joys
oh my Saint John, from the joys
the longing hurts my heart more each day
Come João, let's sing the deep song
there's a beast gnawing at my heart
when I was a kid, life was easy
didn't think about life by the fire
playing with my brothers the whole night
without realizing how good that time was
it will pass
and the longing will come this time
whoever thinks this beast is from the city
is mistaken, longing was born here in the Sertão
by the fire of Saint John
by the fire of Saint John
oh my Saint John, from the joys
oh my Saint John, from the joys
the longing hurts my heart more each day
