Doçura Lyrics English Translation by Marina Sena
The night has fallen, the dark night
Bring me some cachaça for this dark night
I need that healing, I need that healing
I need that healing, I need that healing
And this rain, rain
I’m both the curse and the cure
Bring me some cachaça for this dark night
Bring me something cold for this endless heat
This sweetness is my cure
This honey wipes away your bitterness
Never bet against my old rhythm
Winds and drums by the river’s edge
Oiá’ lá, the ox moves on
Oiá’ lá, the ox moves on
Oiá’ lá, the ox moves on
Oiá’ lá, the ox moves on
From the land, cinnamon skin, Víctor Piñero, blow out the candle
The story belongs to the one who tells it, you’re like a telenovela to me
Uh, I flow through the seas like a Spanish fish, dagger’s secret strike
Behind me, the power of the National, rank—uh, Aureliano, I’m the general
Momposina, dark night, a pirouette, a silhouette
Cleansing all the evils away, light so bright, moon so clear
Momposina, dark night, a pirouette, a silhouette
Cleansing all the evils away, light so bright, moon so clear
The night has fallen, the dark night
Bring me some cachaça for this dark night
I need that healing, I need that healing
I need that healing, I need that healing
And this rain, rain
I’m both the curse and the cure
Bring me some cachaça for this dark night
Bring me something cold for this endless heat
This sweetness is my cure
This honey wipes away your bitterness
Never bet against my old rhythm
Winds and drums by the river’s edge
Oiá’ lá, the ox moves on
Oiá’ lá, the ox moves on
Oiá’ lá, the ox moves on
Oiá’ lá, the ox moves on