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Jacinto Silva

Gírias do NorteNorthern Slang

Jacinto Silva · Gírias do Norte Northern Slang (1981)

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Composer: Jacinto Silva

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Full lyrics

O zé do brejo quando se casariou

Ele me convidariou pr'uma quadrilha eu marcaria

Marcariei uma quadrilha ritmada

Foi até de madrugada todo mundo com seu parear


Alavantiú, chá de dama na rariê

Cantei coco pra valer

Todo mundo com seu parear


Cantariei na festa de casamento

Da filha de pedro bento na fazenda caiucariá

O zé do brejo noivo muito animado

Logo depois de casado me pediu para cantaria


Me perguntaram por que é que eu canto assim

Eu então lhe respondi: é porque a minha língua não dariar

Esse negócio de dizer alavantú, chá de dama, rariê

Eu posso me atrapalhariá

Translation

Zé do Brejo when he got married

He invited me to mark a square dance

I marked a rhythmic square dance

It went on until dawn, everyone with their partner


He lifted, tea of ladies in the rariê

I sang coco for real

Everyone with their partner


I sang at the wedding party

Of Pedro Bento's daughter at the Caiucariá farm

Zé do Brejo, a very lively groom

Right after getting married, he asked me to sing


They asked me why I sing like this

I then answered him: it's because my tongue won't give

This business of saying alavantú, tea of ladies, rariê

I can get confused

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