Composer: Carmelia Alves
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Seu Zé pega a viola
E vem tocar
Eu vim de muito longe
Pra dançar
Tempera lá na prima
O que quiser
Vou arrastar o pé
Com seu Zé
Aqui no pé de serra
Sempre foi assim
O baila fica cheio
E vai cheio ate o fim
Se não tiver ninguém
Pra ser meu par
Eu danço ate sozinha sem parar
Balanço com as cadeiras
Assim, assim
Espalho no salão ate o fim
Translation
Seu Zé takes the viola
And comes to play
I came from very far
To dance
Tune it on the high string
Whatever you want
I'm going to shuffle my feet
With Seu Zé
Here at the foot of the mountain
It's always been like this
The dance gets full
And stays full until the end
If there's no one
To be my partner
I dance even alone without stopping
I sway my hips
Like this, like this
I spread out on the dance floor until the end
