Zelia Barbosa sings Funeral do Lavrador

Funeral do Lavrador (Funeral of a laborer) is a protest song from Brazil.

Funeral do Lavrador

Here the full album:

Album

Esta cova em que estás, com palmos medida/É a conta menor que tiraste em vida/
É a conta menor que tiraste em vida

É de bom tamanho, nem largo nem fundo/É a parte que te cabe deste latifúndio
É a parte que te cabe deste latifúndio

Não é cova grande, é cova medida
É a terra que querias ver dividida
É a terra que querias ver dividida

“Fit to mesure, that grave you’re in/ Is the best deal you ever got. Is the best deal you ever got

The size is right, not too big, not too small/ It is your share of this latifundio (plantation). It is your share of this latifundio

A good size grave, fit to measure/On the land you wanted to see divided. The land you wanted to see divided.”

The song was made famous by Chico Buarque. A later version arranged by Ennio Morricone is also worth a listen:

Buarque
Buarque & Morricone

Zelia Barbosa

Translation by the inactivist

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