Composer: Ary Lobo
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Formara a roda de coco
Na casa de Juliana
A coisa lá tava boa
Durou mais de uma semana
As mulheres que tava animada
Dançava e brincava naquele salão
Cantava o coco praiano
Com grande animação
Zé negreiro na roda do coco
Pulava e brincava rufava o pandeiro
Juliana deu um nó na saia
Desafiando Zé negreiro
Surgiu um sujeito valente
Cheio de aguardente
Com a foice na Mao
Dizendo aqui não tem homem
Procurando confusão
Juliana gritou para o povo
Aqui ninguém briga porque eu não quero
Passou a mão no trabuco
Mandou o sujeito para o cemitério
Translation
They formed a coconut circle
At Juliana's house
Things there were good
It lasted more than a week
The women who were excited
Danced and played in that hall
They sang the beach coconut song
With great excitement
Zé Negreiro in the coconut circle
Jumped and played, ruffled the tambourine
Juliana tied a knot in her skirt
Challenging Zé Negreiro
A brave fellow appeared
Full of brandy
With a scythe in his hand
Saying there's no man here
Looking for trouble
Juliana shouted to the people
No one fights here because I don't want to
She reached for the blunderbuss
Sent the fellow to the cemetery
