Corre Xintidu [English translation]

When I was little

I remember

Old Man Ariki with his cimboa

Taking the women to play batuko

When I was little

I remember

Dji with his ukulele

Playing the day the sperm whale beached itself

When I was little

I remember

Ver with his accordion

Sitting out in front of Fafá’s house

When I was little

I remember

Punoy with his tabanka

With its King and Queen marching into town

I’ve never been so big

As when I was little

When I thought I’d grown up

Everything turned small

Ah, everything turned small, everything turned small