Composer: Alceu Valença
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
No carnaval me lembro dela
Rosa amarela
E eu metido a beija-flor
No carnaval na pitombeira
Vi Olinda guerreira
A cantar coisas de amor
No carnaval suguei seus lábios
E apaixonado
Todo sujo de batom
Saí descendo pelas ladeiras
Com Olinda guerreira
Sem pensar no amanhã
No carnaval me lembro dela
Rosa amarela
E eu metido a beija-flor
No carnaval na pitombeira
Vi Olinda guerreira
A cantar coisas de amor
No carnaval suguei seus lábios
E apaixonado
Todo sujo de batom
Saí descendo pelas ladeiras
Com Olinda guerreira
Sem pensar no amanhã
Ó doce bailarina e seu vestido azul
Dançando ao som do baque e do maracatu
Ó doce bailarina e seu vestido azul
Dançando ao som do baque e do maracatu
Translation
In carnival I remember her
Yellow rose
And I pretending to be a hummingbird
In carnival at the pitombeira tree
I saw Olinda, a warrior
Singing things of love
In carnival I sucked her lips
And in love
All smeared with lipstick
I went down the hills
With Olinda, a warrior
Without thinking about tomorrow
In carnival I remember her
Yellow rose
And I pretending to be a hummingbird
In carnival at the pitombeira tree
I saw Olinda, a warrior
Singing things of love
In carnival I sucked her lips
And in love
All smeared with lipstick
I went down the hills
With Olinda, a warrior
Without thinking about tomorrow
Oh sweet ballerina and her blue dress
Dancing to the sound of the baque and the maracatu
Oh sweet ballerina and her blue dress
Dancing to the sound of the baque and the maracatu
