Composer: Jacinto Silva, João do Pifi
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Era meu chamego ela era o meu xodó
E dançava a noite inteira em qualquer forró
Em uma brincadeira quando ela chegava
Olha que o povo parava pra olhar quem vem
Ela comigo de lado andava faceira
E dançava a noite inteira nesse vai e vem
Mais o forró tava animado cheio de menina
E uma boa concertina era o que nós queria
A noite ia se passando e todo mundo achava pouco
Entao eu cavantava o coco e ela respondia
Ô lê, lê, ô, lá, lá
Venha de lá que eu vou de cá
Ô lê, lê, ô, lá, lá
Este coco esta bom pra se dançar
Mais por uma brincadeira ela foi embora
E hoje o meu coração chora por ficar tão só
Se ela não voltar o que será de mim
Eu não posso viver assim sem o meu xodó
Translation
She was my sweetheart, she was my darling
And she danced all night long at any forró
In a playful way, when she arrived
Look, the people stopped to see who's coming
She walked gracefully by my side
And danced all night long in this back and forth
But the forró was lively, full of girls
And a good concertina was what we wanted
The night was passing by and everyone thought it was too little
So I started the coco and she answered
Ô lê, lê, ô, lá, lá
Come from there, I'll go from here
Ô lê, lê, ô, lá, lá
This coco is good to dance to
But in a playful way she went away
And today my heart cries for being so alone
If she doesn't come back, what will become of me
I can't live like this without my darling
