Lampião Subia A Serra
Song Lyrics
E! Lampião . . . Subia a serra
E! Lampião . . . Descia a ladeira
Maria bonita cantava mulher rendeira
Lampião . . . Subia a serra
E Lampião . . . Descia a ladeira
Maria bonita cantava mulher rendeira
Lampião . . . Subia a serra
E Lampião . . . Descia a ladeira
Maria bonita cantava mulher rendeira
E! Lampião ele foi pégo
foi morto a traição
Não se entregava a polícia,
coronel nem capitão, Lampião
Subia a serra
E Lampião . . . Descia a ladeira
Maria bonita cantava mulher rendeira
Lampião . . . Subia a serra
E Lampião . . . Descia a ladeira
Maria bonita cantava mulher rendeira
E! Maria bonita
era mulher macho, sim senhor
Ao Lampião
seu coraçao lhe entregou, Lampião
Subia a serra
E Lampião . . . Descia a ladeira
Maria bonita cantava mulher rendeira
Lampião . . . Subia a serra
E Lampião . . . Descia a ladeira
Maria bonita cantava mulher rendeira
E! Vigulino
férreira o cangacero, Lampião
Seu nome ficou marcado
na história do sertão, Lampião
Subia a serra
E Lampião . . . Descia a ladeira
Maria bonita cantava mulher rendeira
Lampião . . . Subia a serra
E Lampião . . . Descia a ladeira
Maria bonita cantava mulher rendeira
E! Junto com Corisco
ventania azulao e ponteira
Ze sereno moita brava
Dada, Bem-tivi e Járaraça, Lampião
Subia a serra
E Lampião . . . Descia a ladeira
Maria bonita cantava mulher rendeira
Lampião . . . Subia a serra
E Lampião . . . Descia a ladeira
Maria bonita cantava mulher rendeira
English Translation
Hey! Lampião. . . Up the mountain
Hey! Lampião. . . Down the slope
A beautiful woman Maria sang lacemaker woman
Lampião. . . Up the mountain
And Lampião. . . Down the slope
Beautiful Maria sang lacemaker woman
Lampião. . . Up the mountain
And Lampião. . . Down the slope
A beautiful woman Maria sang lacemaker woman
Hey! Lampião he was bitter
betrayal was killed
The police did not surrender,
colonel or captain, Lampião
Up the mountain
And Lampião. . . Down the slope
A beautiful woman Maria sang lacemaker woman
Lampião. . . Up the mountain
And Lampião. . . Down the slope
A beautiful woman Maria sang lacemaker woman
Hey! Beautiful Maria
it was a male woman, yes sir
To Lampião
your heart gave you, Lampião
Up the mountain
And Lampião. . . Down the slope
A beautiful woman Maria sang lacemaker woman
Lampião. . . Up the mountain
And Lampião. . . Down the slope
A beautiful woman Maria sang lacemaker woman
Hey! Vigulino
the cangacero, Lampião
His name was marked
in the history of the sertão, Lampião
Up the mountain
And Lampião. . . Down the slope
A beautiful woman Maria sang lacemaker woman
Lampião. . . Up the mountain
And Lampião. . . Down the slope
A beautiful woman Maria sang lacemaker woman
Hey! Along with Corisco
blue wind and tip
Ze sereno clump
Dada, Bem-tivi and Járaraça, Lampião
Up the mountain
And Lampião. . . Down the slope
A beautiful woman Maria sang lacemaker woman
Lampião. . . Up the mountain
And Lampião. . . Down the slope
A beautiful woman Maria sang lacemaker woman
History and sentiment behind song
Lampião A Celebrated Brazilian Figure
"Eh eh eh toom toom toom See the footsteps of Lampiao Lampiao descends from the Sierra To look for Maria Bonita To help escape from the police" One of the most famous bandit and celebrated figure in Brazil was Lampiao,once referred to as the King of Cangaco,a form of banditry endemic to north east Brazil in 1920's and 30's.
The History Of The Song
This song to be sung in homage to Mestre Lampiao,presumably, just before he was killed. The lyrics give an inkling that Lampiao knew he had been betrayed so wanted to escape with his loved one, Maria Bonita. It seems that in spite of his murders,rape and pillaging activities, even to this day he is regarded as a folk hero. It is something about the Brazilians: they admire the underdog and his fight against the powers to be. Maria, stayed with him always, though the girl with miscellaneous eyes,looked totally out of place with the band of cangaceiros. His escapades, with Maria at his side, across the Serta, a semi arid desert to the north east of Brazil remain etched in Brazilian folklore
