Bezouro, Moderno, Ezequiel, Candeeiro, Ceca Preta, Labareda, Azul o, Arvoredo, Quina-Quina, Banananeira, Sabonete, Catingueira, Limoeiro, Laparina, Mergulh o, Corisco! Volta Seca, Jararaca, Cajarana, Viriato, Gitirana, Moita-Brava, Meia Noite, Zabele!
[These are the names of the members of Lampiao's gang!] [They were outlaw rebels that would steal from the rich and give to the poor] [(like a Brasilian Robin Hood).] [When they were captured,] [their heads were decapitated and displayed in the square of the city of Recife, Pernambuco.]
Quando degolaram minha cabe a Passei mais de dois segundos Vendo meu corpo tremendo E n o sabia o que fazer Morrer, viver, morrer, viver
[Translation:] When they cut off my head For more than two seconds I watch my body shake And I didn't know what to do To die, to live, to die, to live