A Feira de Caruaru

The Caruaru Fair

A Feira de Caruaru

The Caruaru FairA Feira de Caruaru
It's a joy to seeFaz gosto a gente ver
Everything in the worldDe tudo que há no mundo
You can buy it thereNela tem pra vender
At the Caruaru fairNa feira de Caruaru

There's cassava doughTem massa de mandioca
Baked potatoes, raw eggsBatata assada, tem ovo cru
Bananas, oranges, mangoesBanana, laranja, manga
Sweet potatoes, cheese, and cashewBatata doce, queijo e caju
Carrots, jabuticabaCenoura, jabuticaba
Guinea fowl, chicken, duck, and turkeyGuiné, galinha, pato e peru
There's goat, ram, and porkTem bode, carneiro e porco
If you doubt, even a cururuSe duvidar inté cururu

There's baskets, bags, ropeTem cesto, balaio, corda
Wooden shoes, a gréia, and a cuêi-tatuTamanco, gréia, tem cuêi-tatu
There's tobacco, a tobacco makerTem fumo, tem tabaqueiro
Made from zebu bull hornFeito de chifre de boi zebu
A gossiping mugCaneco alcoviteiro
A good sieve and honey from uruçuPeneira boa e mé de uruçu
There's a tree trunk skirtTem carça de arvorada
So the country folk don't walk around nudeQue é pra matuto não andar nu

There's hammocks, there's a balieiraTem rede, tem balieira
For the kids to hunt nambuMode menino caçar nambu
Maxixe, green onionsMaxixe, cebola verde
Tomatoes, cilantro, kale, and chayoteTomate, cuentro, couve e chuchu
Lunch made in the tordaArmoço feito nas torda
Stirred porridge like anguPirão mexido que nem angu
Furniture made from a tambureteMobilha de tamburete
Crafted from the trunk of the mulunguFeita do tronco do mulungu

There's dishes, there's junkyard stuffTem louça, tem ferro velho
Shaved ice that makes jaúSorvete de raspa que faz jaú
Cold drinks, sugarcane juiceGelada, cardo de cana
Fruit from parma and mandacaruFruta de parma e mandacaru
Vitalino dollsBonecos de Vitalino
Known even down SouthQue são conhecidos inté no Sul
Everything in the worldDe tudo que há no mundo
You can find at the Caruaru fairTem na Feira de Caruaru