Eu pisei na folha seca
Eu ouvi fazer xuê, xuà
Xuê, xuê, xuê, xuà
Ouvi fazer xuê, xuà
Xuê, xuê, xuê, xuà
Ouvi fazer xuê, xuà.
Na volta que mundo deu
Na volta que mundo da
Ouvi fazer xuê, xuà
Xuê, xuê, xuê, xuà
I stepped on the dry leaf
And heard them go, xuà
Xuê, xuê, xuê, xuà
I heard you do xuê, xuà
Xuê, xuê, xuê, xuà
I heard how to do xuê, xuà.
On the return that the world took
On the way back from the world
I heard how to do xuê, xuà
Xuê, xuê, xuê, xuà
Song about the noise the leaves made when they were stepped on.
We might imagine that it is about a slave hiding in the forest, fearful knowing every step might be heard by the slave hunter, called the Capitão do Mato ("Captain of the Jungle").
