Moer Cana - Miriam Maria, Chico Cesar, Simone Sou

De longe escuto o gemido da usina

Adeus menina do meu padecer

Moer a cana dói- tirar a gema

Sobra o bagaço nesse meu viver

Desde anteontem o relógio silencia

Pinga na pia o choro de quem é só

Moer a cana dói- tirar a gema

Era madeira, cupim roeu deixou pó

Adeus meu povo Pernambuco e Paraíba

Vim nessa vida pra dizer adeus

Moer a cana dói- tirar a gema

Sol dá e a luz clareia os olhos meus

Em fogo morto vai o afago da saudade

Nem a metade do que queimou queima mais

Moer a cana dói- tirar a gema

Range a ferrugem e o mel do chorume cai

From afar I hear the mill's groan

Goodbye girl of my suffering

Grinding sugarcane hurts - removing the yolk

The bagasse remains in my life

Since the day before yesterday, the clock has been silent

The cry of someone who is alone drips into the sink

Grinding sugarcane hurts - removing the yolk

It was wood, termites gnawed it left dust

Goodbye my people Pernambuco and Paraíba

I came into this life to say goodbye

Grinding sugarcane hurts - removing the yolk

The sun gives and the light brightens my eyes

In dead fire goes the caress of longing

Not even half of what burned burns anymore

Grinding sugarcane hurts - removing the yolk

Crushes the rust and the honey from the manure falls