| "Cangaceiro" | |
|---|---|
| 16th track of Soulfly | |
| Sung by | Max Cavalera |
| Duration | 2:18 |
| Genre(s) | Nu metal |
| Written by | Max Cavalera |
| Produced by | Ross Robinson |
| Released in | 1998 |
| Previous track "Karmageddon" |
Next track "Ain't No Feeble Bastard" |
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"Cangaceiro" is a bonus track of the self-titled debut album Soulfly, released in 1998. The word used for the title means a form of social banditry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in northeastern Brazil. This song speaks in Portuguese about bandits having limited lives with the presence of governments and land owners. Due to this theme, "Cangaceiro" is a political song.
Lyrics
Quando sinto o cheiro da caatinga
O serto d
Me d vontade de matar
Sou Lampio
Sou bandido
Eu sei que algum dia
Minha cabea vo degolar
Cangaceiro
Cangaceiro
Sou rei do cangao
No se aquieta comigo
Que eu te arregao
A morte comanda o cangao
E o meu nome alm do espao
Virgulino Ferreira
Serto de Canudos
Aqui eu nasci
Virgulino Ferreira
Serto de Canudos
Aqui eu morri
Cangaceiro
Cangaceiro
Cangaceiro
Cangaceiro
Cangaceiro
Cangaceiro
Cangaceiro
Cangaceiro
Lampio!
Video
Personnel
Performers
- Max Cavalera – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Jackson Bandeira – lead guitar
- Marcelo Dias – bass guitar
- Roy Mayorga – drums
Session musicians
Songwriter
- Max Cavalera – lyrics, music
Enginucers
- Richard Kaplan – engineering
- Chuck Johnson – second engineering
- Rob Agnello – second engineering
- Steve Sisco – mix engineering
- Ross Robinson – mixing, production
- George Marino – mastering
Live-only songs on various albums
"Spit" • "Beneath the Remains/Dead Embryonic Cells" • "Roots Bloody Roots" • "Attitude" • "Sanctuary" • "Polícia"