Canary from Germany,
Nightingale and thrush,
Little green bird, acauã,
I never saw them sing again.
How can the little bird
Live trapped in a cage?

Hummingbird, grassquit
Tanager, pajéu,
Graúna, Cabocolinho
I don't see any anymore.
How can the little bird
Live trapped in a cage?

Eeee cattle, eeee people
Step on the ground very slowly!

Without stealing or killing
The poor were condemned
Even so, they still sing
Assum preto, brown canary
How can the little bird
Live trapped in a cage?

Parakeet, patativa,
Curio and bluebird
There's a banana tree xexéu
Up in the highlands
How can the little bird
Live trapped in a cage?

Eeee cattle, eeee people
Step on the ground very slowly!

Eeee cattle, eeee people
Eeee cattle, eeee brother
Eeee cattle, eeee people
Step on the ground... very slowly!

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