Marinheiro Só
also sung as “Eu não sou daqui”
A lonely sailor from Bahia — and the question of who taught him to swim.
Draft translation The English is a first pass and hasn't been checked yet — corrections welcome.
Solo & coro
Eu não sou daquiI'm not from here
Marinheiro sóLonely sailor
Eu não tenho amorI don't have a love
Marinheiro sóLonely sailor
Eu sou da BahiaI'm from Bahia
Marinheiro sóLonely sailor
E de São SalvadorAnd from São Salvador
Marinheiro sóLonely sailor
Ô marinheiro, marinheiroOh sailor, sailor
Marinheiro sóLonely sailor
Quem te ensinou a nadar?Who taught you to swim?
Marinheiro sóLonely sailor
Foi o tombo do navioWas it the tumbling of the ship
Marinheiro sóLonely sailor
Ou foi o balanço do mar?Or the swaying of the sea?
Marinheiro sóLonely sailor
Lá vem, lá vemHere he comes, here he comes
Marinheiro sóLonely sailor
Como ele vem faceiroHow cheerful he looks as he comes
Marinheiro sóLonely sailor
Todo de brancoAll dressed in white
Marinheiro sóLonely sailor
Com seu bonezinhoWith his little cap
Marinheiro sóLonely sailor