Adeus Maria Fulô [English translation]

Goodbye, I'm taking off, baby

Crying can't do anyone any good

Wipe away your tears of pain

That the drought barely started

Goodbye, I'm taking off, Maria

Fulower1 of my heart

I'll be back any day

Should it rain in the Sertão2

And the days of my return

I count in my fingers

Goodbye Maria Fulô

The quince tree couldn't cope

Goodbye Maria Fulô

The waterhole's out of order.

1. "Fulô" is the pronounciation of the word "Flor" (flower), that is stereotipically associated with the speech of northeastern Brazil.2. Sertão is a semi-arid, inland portion of Northeastern Brazil.